❚❚“Clean at Startup/Shutdown”1 Select Clean at startup/shutdown.

Display the Clean image sensor menu as

described in Step 1 on the previous page. Highlight Clean at startup/shutdown and press 2.

2Select an option.

Highlight one of the following options and press J.

Option

Description

5 Clean at startup

The image sensor is automatically cleaned each time the

 

camera is turned on.

Clean at

The image sensor is automatically cleaned during shutdown

6 shutdown

each time the camera is turned off.

Clean at startup

The image sensor is cleaned automatically at startup and at

7 & shutdown

shutdown.

(default)

 

8Cleaning off Automatic image sensor cleaning off.

DImage Sensor Cleaning

The following interrupt image sensor cleaning: raising the built-in flash, pressing the shutter- release, a, depth-of-field preview, or Bbutton, using the AE-L/AF-Lbutton to focus, or using the Fn button for FV lock.

Cleaning is performed by vibrating the image sensor. If dust can not be fully removed using

 

the options in the Clean image sensor menu, clean the image sensor manually (pg. 246) or

n

consult a Nikon-authorized service representative.

If image sensor cleaning is performed several times in succession, image sensor cleaning may

 

be temporarily disabled to protect the camera’s internal circuitry. Cleaning can be performed

 

again after a short wait.

 

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