Pentax K-7 Cleaning the CMOS Sensor, Removing Dust with Ultrasonic Vibrations (Dust Removal)

Cleaning the CMOS Sensor 295

Shadows may appear in the image for white backgrounds and other shooting conditions if the CMOS sensor becomes dirty or dusty. This indicates that the CMOS sensor must be cleaned.

Removing Dust with Ultrasonic Vibrations (Dust Removal)

Dust adhering to the CMOS sensor is removed by applying ultrasonic vibrations to the filter on the front surface of the CMOS sensor for approximately one second.

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

The [Dust Removal] screen appears.

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Press the 4button.

The Dust Removal function is activated.

Set [Start-up Action] to O(On) to turn the Dust Removal function on every time the camera is turned on. Use the four-way controller (45) to set to P(Off) if you do not want the function to be activated when the camera is turned on.

When the Dust Removal function is completed, the camera returns to the [R

Dust Removal

Dust Removal

Start-up Action

MENU OK Start

Set-up 4] menu.

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