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Detecting Dust on the CMOS Sensor (Dust Alert)

Dust Alert is the function that detects dust adhering to the CMOS sensor and visually displays the location of the dust.

You can save the detected image and display it when performing sensor cleaning (p.287).

The following conditions must be met before using the Dust Alert function:

-A DA, DA L, FA J lens or a D FA, FA and F lens that has an Aperture s(Auto) position is attached.

-The aperture is set to the sposition when using a lens with an aperture ring.

-The mode dial is set to any mode other than C (Movie).

-The focus mode lever is set to =.

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

The [Dust Alert] screen appears.

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Fully display a white wall or

 

 

Dust Alert

 

 

uniformly bright subject in the

Checks for dust on the sensor.

 

viewfinder and press the shutter

 

Press shutter release button

 

release button fully.

to reveal dust location

 

After image processing is performed, the

 

 

 

Dust Alert image appears.

 

 

 

If the message [The operation could not

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be completed correctly] is displayed,

 

 

 

press the 4button and take another picture.

 

113 Press the 4button.

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The image is saved and the camera

returns to the [RSet-up 4] menu.

 

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