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Whenever you set the power switch to <
1
> or <
2
>, the Self
Cleaning Sensor Unit is activated to automatically shake off the dust on
the front of the sensor. Normally, you need not pay attention to this
operation. However, you can manually perform sensor cleaning or can
disable this unit as follows.
1
Select [Sensor cleaning].
Under the [
5
3
] tab, select [
Sensor
cleaning
], then press <
0
>.
2
Select [Clean now
f
].
Select [
Clean now
f
], then press
<
0
>.
Select [
OK
], then press <
0
>.
X
The screen will indicate that the sensor
is being cleaned. (A small sound may
be heard.) Although there will be a
mechanical sound of the shutter during
the cleaning, no picture is taken.
f
Automatic Sensor Cleaning
Activating the Sensor Cleaning Manually
When Multi Shot Noise Reduction is set, [
Clean now
f
] cannot be
selected.
For best results, perform the sensor cleaning with the camera placed
upright and stable on a table or other flat surface.
Even if you repeat the sensor cleaning, the result will not improve much.
Immediately after the sensor cleaning is finished, the [
Clean now
f
]
option remains disabled temporarily.
Dots of light may appear on images if the sensor is affected by cosmic
rays, etc. By selecting [
Clean now
f
], their appearance may be
suppressed (p.426).
