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Camera Care
Camera Care16
Handling
With careful handling, your camera shou ld pr oduce i mages of t he highes t qual ity for years
to come.
✔Be careful not to drop your camera or subject it to shock. (While the camera has
been designed for durability, it is a precision instrument and should be handled
with care.)
✔ Keep the camera out of salt spray and protect it from excessive moisture. If you
use it at the beach, clean it thoroughly afterward with a dry cloth.
✔Do not leave the camera in an excessively hot place.
✔Do not touch the camera’s electronic contacts with your fingers. Touching the
contacts can cause corrosion and affect proper camera operation.
✔After removing a lens from the camera, plac e it face d own on a flat surfa ce to a void
damaging the electronic contacts on the lens mount.
✔Condensation is a problem when bringing cold equipment into a war m pl ace . I f the
autofocus optics cloud over, accuracy may be seriously affected. Before entering a
warm place, put equipment in a plastic bag so that condensation forms on the
outside of the bag.
✔A spray gun-type blower may damage the optical glass if used to clean the lens,
especially if ED glass is used for t he fr ont lens element. To avoid damage, hol d the
blower upright with its nozzle more tha n 30 cm ( approxi matel y 12 in ches) fr om the
lens surface, and keep the nozzle moving so that the stream of air is not
concentrated in one spot.