Camera Sensor Dust Spots - How to find and fix them!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ส.ค. 2024
- Dust spots on your camera sensor is one of the most frustrating aspects of photography. It’s when little specs of dirt or dust appear as tiny black dots on your images when you’re editing them later on. Don’t stress though, finding them and dealing with them is easy when you know how.
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Great video Ralph! Love the thumbnail, the best I've seen in a while! So much useful info in this video. Basically exactly what my sensor looks like. I've cleaned it myself and it is literally one of the scariest things you can do. But to your point, just be careful, and if you do, you come away with a nice clean sensor again! Thanks for the great information. Hope you are well. Have a great week and stay safe mate!
Thank you so much mate. That feedback is gold. I super appreciate it. Dust spots are the kryptomnite of photographers everywhere I reckon.
Thank you for saving my life! The blowing upside down really helps!
It's this kind of comment that shows what I do is worth it. So stoked to help!
very helpful video Ralph, thanks for sharing tips on this rather scary (yet inevitable) subject!
Thanks mate. It’s often overlooked but I thought it might be helpful. Cheers.
I was out on the front the other morning and caught my neighbour pointing her camera at the sky - ah I thought 💭 Checking for dust spots and sure enough she was ! Boom Shaka Laka 💥 Great tips and I’m still to scared to mess with the sensor ! Have a great weekend 👍🏻
Haha it’s a strange thing to do, but most helpful. I use the backyard so my neighbours don’t think I’m weird lol. Thanks heaps Andrew.
Really handy video Ralph ! I hate seeing peoples pics with dust spots !
Me too!! Thanks heaps Daniel.
Just got to watching this ! Cheers mate 👍 Great tips as always 🤙
Cheers Harry. The algorithm doesn't agree with you, but I feel like I'm getting better lol.
I had an annoying spot. It was ruining some of my street photography shots. I used a clean unused ear bud, and cleaned around with the softest, most sensitive and most careful touch that I have ever done. This can be tried out too.
Did you touch your sensor with an ear bud?
@@RalphMayhewPhotography just with the outermost cottony edge of the ear bud, making sure not to touch the sensor with the entire thing.
@@sabyasachi9184 just be super careful. Those sensors are so easily and minutely scratched.
@@RalphMayhewPhotography for sure.
Hello Ralph, amazing video! I have a question, I got a new phone very recently and today as i woke up a dark spot appeared on my front facing camera. It's nothing too serious but very annoying. Is it possible that it is a dust spot? I tried wiping it, restarting it but nothing worked. Btw, yesterday I went out with some friends so i don't really remember what could have happened to it lol.
Thanks so much. That’s really interesting. Have you shined a bright torch into the lens to help you see where the spot might be? If it’s internal then I think you’d need to take it to a pro repairer. Sometimes external spots are really hesitant to move and you need to really scrub at them with a lens cleaning cloth. It could also be an external mark on your screen. So make sure you clean that too. Good luck.
Thank you just got the spot out from my sensor!
So good!!!
Great tip! I actually got one of those rockets about a month ago when I started noticing all of the dust on my hiking camera’s photos. Works wonders! I’m not brave enough to try a sensor cleaning kit though! 😅
Haha they’re great. The sensor cleaning kits are actually quite impressive and effective. Just need to be careful and sensible but if the rocket gets you buy then your all good 👍
Where can you buy the rocket from? I can’t see a link in the description box? TIA
@@wendysaunders2917 I got mine off Amazon
thank you so much!!!!
Awesome. My pleasure!!
what is a good alternative to those air sprayers? dont have time to buy one as im going on a trip in a few days.
hmmmm not sure. The air blowers filter the air, and most other options would just blow dirty air on the sensor, which you don't want. You could probably pick one up on your travels. Most camera shops would have them.
I changed my new A7IV from electronic to mechanical. Would that cause something like this to happen so soon. It’s literally like a day old and the first day I was just setting up menus.
Also, what if my censors has the barn doors over it to protect it. Do you just shoot the air at that? I’ll have to switch back to electronic shooting mode to see if it exposes the censor vs having it on mechanical.
That’s interesting. I wouldn’t have thought so. But perhaps.
You have to put it in cleaning mode to do it, which keeps the sensor exposed so you can access it.
I used all that tips but none work for me ?
What to do now ?
What issue are you left with precisely?
@@RalphMayhewPhotography same issues. Having a dot on my DSLR photos even though I have clean the Lens and sensor too
@@eatisamkhan090 gotcha. Have you used a professional sensor cleaning kit on the sensor? And have you cleaned both ends of the lens and peered through it with the aperture wide open to see if there’s a scratch or dust spot inside the lens?
I am facing black spots problem in my s23 3x camera😢
U talk like a pro
That’s pretty cool. Thanks mate.
thankyou very helpfull
Stoked to hear that. Thanks.
Hello Ralph , any idea how to handle these Sony dust spots while travelling on long trips without a laptop. Its very hard to see the spots on the LCD of the A7IV which as terrible resolution. I bought a brand new A7IV and it already has dust after 1 weeks use. I swap lenses facing down with the shutter curtain closed. I also when I remember try and remove the battery and turn it on to drain the voltage from the sensor. I also try and use the antishake mechanism as often as I remember but still getting dust. I also shoot Canon and my R6 has 1 medium dust spot after 14 months of use. I moved away from Sony when I had the A7III because of the dust spots after a 3 week European trip. I got home and most small aperture videos had dust spots which I could not see on the LCD during playback. I hate cleaning the sensor because of the risk involved and this camera is brand new. Why does Sony have more dust issues compared to Canon ? I can say this because I have been shooting both system for many years.
G’day Steve. That’s a fascinating discovery. I’m pretty sure the sensors in Canon are made by Sony. Maybe they’re a less quality which results in less dust spots? Maybe it’s the shape of the mount that makes it easier? 🤷🏼♂️ I use a Loupe which helps see the dust on the sensor and then face it down and blast it with a air blower. You should use an air blower when ever you change lenses. You probably know all this though :s
Wow! Just got the A7IV and it’s been 1-2 days with literally no use just setting up menus and after doing my first test I’m seeing spots! 😩
@@RayRomanMedia i eventually sold my Sony and went back to Canon with the R5 and R6mk2. In over a year my R5 is dust free and my R62 needed one sensor blow. I want some Sony lenses so I found the solution. Im getting the Nikon ZF with the Megadep adapter for E lenses. So Nikon Body and Sony lenses. Lets see. How that will go.
this happened to me this morning. went out to shoot for my new video and got back home to see the images and what do i see...dust spots. time to clean i think.
They’re so totally annoying aren’t they!!! And you rarely find out till it’s too late.
@@RalphMayhewPhotography luckily I was able to sort them out in post. 😂
@@paulkennedycreativemedia How did you sort them out in post ? I have a similar problem
@@projectunashamed7239 just by spot removal tools. Took a wee bit of time but worked.
ooh so that's what these spots were .. i have had one spot not lint in so many of my photos.....but with this method i also saw many more lint spots
Yep they are so annoying!!
Great stuff 👍 really digging the sun kissed look your Rocking 🥵😂😂
Cheers Woz! Haha nice mate. I’m working toward a Viking look!
A dust mark is showing, but only when I film and is visible on my monitor but not when I take a photo. I cannot find where it is. Does anyone have any idea where it could be?
You have four options. Front of lens, back of lens, sensor or a dirty monitor. Clean all four and you should be right 👍
In my mi note 5 pro same problem. Black spot
Sounds like it might be a repair job.
why dust show under high f stop even if manual focus on thin object like paper ?!
I’m pretty sure it’s to do with an increased focal plane.
@@RalphMayhewPhotography found the ansswer not correct., it about dust on filter not sensror and how shadow dust cast on sensoe
@@havefunwithmacrophotograph3839 ok but what filter are you talking about? And what does that have to do with the aperture setting?
Whats the name of the sensor blower rocket ?
I use and recommend this one now:
www.ulanzi.com/products/ulanzi-powerful-electric-air-duster-c067gbb1?aff=361
I have these black dots ⚫️ inside my iPhone camera! Ruing my pictures
Oh that’s not great. You may need to take it to a shop?
@@RalphMayhewPhotography Maybe, but the fix will costs me a lot, I checked.
Yep I’d imagine so :( TH-cam might have a tutorial on how to fix it yourself. You just need to realise the potential risk of that.
They keep coming back after every few hours 😢 I don't know what to do
Your sensor could be scratched. Are the spots in the same position each time?
@@RalphMayhewPhotography nope different
Hmmm I’d suggest dropping into a camera shop with it. If you were close to me I’d have a look at it for you.
Sir really it's happening with me while shooting with Sony Alpha m73 in sunlight
This video should help too How to Clean Your Camera Sensor (HINT: use Nitecore BlowerBaby & Sensor Cleaning Kit Review)
th-cam.com/video/J2Xkac5BND0/w-d-xo.html
I record a Full mini documentary for a school project and then I find that things 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
It’s so frustrating isn’t it. When I have important projects - especially video ones I always clean the sensor beforehand. This will help… How to Clean Your Camera Sensor (HINT: use Nitecore BlowerBaby & Sensor Cleaning Kit Review)
th-cam.com/video/J2Xkac5BND0/w-d-xo.html
OMG you dont need to do any of this. Manual focus and long exposure 5 seconds against a white wall textured or otherwise doesnt matter or the sky. Take photo but as you press and shutter opens ... move the camera around blurring background. What you then see is a grey to white photo with all the crap on your sensor showing.
That’s a great idea. Thanks for sharing
I want to talk you about my iphone xs can i contact you in watts app
What’s up with your phone?