Pentax K-50 Removing Dust by Shaking the Cmos Sensor Dust Removal, Dust Removal screen appears

266Cleaning the CMOS Sensor

If the CMOS sensor becomes dirty or dusty, shadows may appear in the image in certain situations such as when shooting against a white background. This indicates that the CMOS sensor must be cleaned.

Removing Dust by Shaking the CMOS Sensor (Dust Removal)

Shaking the CMOS sensor removes dust from the sensor unit.

1Select [Dust Removal] in the [RSet-up 4] menu, and press the four-way controller (5).

The [Dust Removal] screen appears.

2Press the 4button.

The Dust Removal function is activated by shaking the CMOS sensor.

To activate the Dust Removal function every time the camera is turned on and off, set [Startup Action] and [Shutdown Action] to O.

When Dust Removal is completed, the camera returns to the [RSet-up 4] menu.

DustDust RemovalRemoval

DustDust RemovalRemoval

StartupStartup ActionAction

ShutdownShutdown ActionAction

MENU OK StartStart

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