Sensor Cleaning Olympus OM-D Mirrorless Camera DIY
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video Peter Brogden shows you how to clean the sensor of your Olympus mirrorless camera with The Dust Patrol Alpha Premium Sensor Cleaning Swabs and Gamma sensor cleaning fluid. More sensor cleaning videos of further camera brands will follow.
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Thank you. My Olympus recently became very dirty when touring Iceland. I was not aware of the "power on" requirement. Great tip. Your demo gives me the confidence to give cleaning a go.
Thanks for sharing the process cleaning a mirrorless cam sensor. Loved your video presentation.
Thanks! works for removing fingerprint from my mkiii
Tip: Turn-on the self-timer to 12sec so if you accidentally push the shutter button, the self-timer lamp will light up saving your camera shutter during cleaning
Interesting - never had to do this on any of my Olympus 4/3 or M43 cameras in the last 15 years( since the E-1 ...). The SSWF has always done its job.
Thank you very much, very well explained... I may need wet cleaning so getting some of those swabs
Very useful video, very clear presentation. Thanks!
Peter, this is a good video with excellent instructions, but there’s one thing that confuses me. In other videos regarding the OMD system, including the most recent one posted by Olympus ambassador and photographer Lee Hoy on TH-cam, it doesn’t mention anywhere that the camera must be powered on due to the floating sensor. This confuses me now, and I believe it confuses others who want to be better informed about this topic. Which method is the right one? 🤔
Nice, well presented video. I notice one very strange thing😂, the presenter says a long focal length lens is needed, but when the video cuts into a hand turning the lens, the front of the lens says 9-18mm, which is a wide to ultra wide lens. The video cuts to the side and you now see that this lens is much longer than the usual M.Zuiko 9-18, it reminds of a 40-150 or 35-100 lens 😊
Great advice, Peter. Kind regards, Richard.
Nice, well presented video. I notice one very strange thing, the presenter says a long focal length lens is needed, but when the video cuts into a hand turning the lens, the front of the lens says 9-18mm, which is a wide to ultra wide lens. The video cuts to the side and you now see that this lens is much longer than the usual M.Zuiko 9-18, it reminds of a 40-150 or 35-100 lens
Very instructive. Thank you.
Thanks very much for the video - GREAT! Until now, Ive been wet cleaning my M10 Mark II with the switch OFF - Yipes! Being very gentle, low light images and video reveal no damage to the IBIS system (lucky I am!). ....However...I have one long living spot of perhaps 25 microns on the sensor that WILL NOT go away, so far - Grrrrrr! It is apparently a dry foreign substance, as opposed to a defect in the micro thin glass layer. I've tried both alcohol (Eclipse) and non-alcohol (VSGO) solutions with swipes and with PecPads - nothing touches it. Ready to use my neighbor's backhoe, a carpenter's chisel, or perhaps dynamite is needed. The camera is out of warranty, so I fear sending it in for replacement of the sensor would be hugely expensive. Thanks, Sir!
Thank you very much, very well explained.
Very helpful! Thanks for the details.
Great video, many thanks. You use a red swab and yet the Micro 4/3 kits seem to have a blue swab. Which should I order for my Olympus EM1?
David C : you can use either: red to swipe horizontally or blue to swipe vertically.
@@thedustpatrol7515 Many thanks!
Thanks alot for the video! Is it safe to wet cleaning while the camera is switch on? Is there a risk of a short circuit of sensor? And can you recommend to use this method to clean OM-D EM5 Mark II senor? Thank you!
There is no risk of a short circuit, because you put +/-3 drops of fluid onto the swab, but not directly onto the sensor or into the camera. Yes, you can clean your E-M5 Mark II the same way.
Thanks a lot!
Many thanks for this video, it was very helpful!!
How much pressure can I use with my hand when cleaning. Doing cleaning on my Nikon always worked well, but on Olympus, dirt is still there after several (4) cleanings.
On Amazon's site, the 20mm (blue handle) swab is for the 4/3 sensor but you say the red handle 17mm swab is the one to use. Which one is a better fit?
The blue swabs will work cleaning from top to bottom, the red ones will fit cleaning from side to side.
Hi, does the power have to be on when using the dry clean method with a brush please?
But you didn't show us the cleaned sensor at the end of the video. A very good tutorial though.
Thanks so much for this video!
What is strongest solvent available for this purpose? I have tried several times to remove ONE pesky spot on my sensor, with no success. It as apparently quite solid but tiny, at about 10microns diameter, and it does NOT appear to be any sort of grease or dust or adhesive...a perfectly round piece of fungus?? Anyway, the rest of the sensor is sparkling clean as you can imagine. I'm just getting tired of dealing with this in post. (OMD E-M10 Mark II)
Please check whether the spot is on the front side of the filter or on the rear side, which would mean it can't be reached. You will be able to see this using a sensor loupe. If it is on the front, try The Dust Patrol Beta. Due to the heat the sensor generates, the spot may be burned onto the filter, but you should be able to remove it by cleaning the area of the spot several times.
Thank you very much. It looks like a lost cause, having carefully tried wet cleaning many (about a dozen) times; the spot persists. Loop inspection shows the matter is not embedded below but appears above the sensor surface. Although tiny, this irritating spot appears to have a mechanical or chemical bond.
What if your sensor is a 2/3 size one? I don't see any sensor cleaning kits for a 2/3 one. All I see is one for 4/3.
Blow with your mouth. That sensor is so small that any saliva drops will miss it :)
Of course, I know that you wanted to say 3:2 sensor. Anyhow, you don't need another kit for every sensor size made. Just do more passes with the small swab.
@@cromyjr1592 I did menan 2/3 sensor and not 3:2.
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HI YOU NEVER MENTIONED HOW TO CLEAN THE SENCOR IN CAMERA
LA STABILIZAZIONE VA MESSA SU OFF?
как можно было засрать микро сенсор
opps
NO! there is a mechanism, especially by Olympus cameras, that will clear the sensor with every turn on, so this is useless...
The automatic cleaning mechanism works well, but has its limitations. This is when you will need a wet cleaning.
Boooring
Thanks so much for this good video!
Holy mother of Spongebob! It's a bloody sensor cleaning video. What do you expect? Do you need a catchy jingle and maybe some colorful lights to keep you entertained?
Thank you for making this Video and sharing.