Cleaning the CMOS Imaging Element

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Select [1: Enable].

Turn the 〈 〉

dial

to select [1: Enable],

 

 

then press the

button.

The message “ ” appears on the

LCD panel.

If “ ” is blinking on the LCD panel, set the Main Switch to OFFand remove the battery pack. Then repeat the procedure from Step1.

6 Press the shutter button down fully.

The reflex mirror of the camera then flips up, and the shutter opens.

7 Clean the imaging element.

Carefully blow any dust off the imaging element using a commercially available blower.

8Finish cleaning.

Set the Main Switch to OFF.

The camera power turns off, the shutter closes and the mirror is lowered.

Set the Main Switch to ONagain, and the camera will be ready to shoot pictures normally.

Never disconnect the camera power during cleaning. If the power is cut off, the shutter will close and possibly damage the shutter curtain.

Use a blower without a brush attached. Using a brush to remove dust from the image element can damage the element.

Do not insert a dust blower into the camera beyond the lens mount. If the power shuts off and the shutter closes, this may damage the shutter curtains.

Never use cleaning sprays or blower sprays. The pressure and freezing action of the spray gas may damage the surface of the imaging element.

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