HowTo Clean Nikon D70s Sensor

[1treking]

Does the Nikon Clean itself? Crazy question I know-sorry but "Clean image sensor" is also listed. Then if you click it as, "clean now" or "clean at: startup, shutdown, or both"

Just a little confused, If I should try your method or click, "clean now". Sorry, I'm a newbee and trying to learn stuff. My luck, I wreak my camera!

[bumpy783]

Thanks for posting this!

[raybat21]

Simple but very useful. Great post. Thanks!!

[GokuDragonHeart]

Exactly what I needed!  Thanks bro!

[sayuriarwen]

This is so to the point! Awesome! Keep it up.

[modernishfather]

Thanks, this was exactly what I needed! Short, simple and to the point!

[chocoluver18]

Thx

[brohdaw]

(1 of 3)

pbriscoe...you rock, been reading tons of pages on how to fix my camera...I was having picture-after-picture show up with black dots on all pics.  I learned from day 1 that it was probably my sensor, I had 'toyed' with sending it to a professional to clean but thought I'd try it myself. tried it a dozen times and the dots still appeared - and i mean for months and time after time - Glad that I have photoshop tired of editing tons of dots out of my pics

[brohdaw]

(2 of 3)

then i found out a sensor was $275 and thought "no way, i'd be better off buying a new camera" (There are so many options I thought of -you would not want to hear them all) I love my camera - "attached" to me - if you hear my friends and family talk LOL. NO ONE and I mean no one until you had discussed the "mirror lock" all this time I was cleaning what I now know as the shutter, not the sensor!!!

[brohdaw]

(3 of 3) I always thought the shutter was like the little plastic pieces, as I remember them in old-time 210 cameras so I figured these were in the lens diaphragm....YOU ROCK!!! Thank you soooo much!!!

[111nuthead]

Never !!! Never!! try to clean sensor yourself, even with blower. Then u blow, dust from inside of camera gets on sensor. God forbid wet/tab method: i ruined my D80 sensor(not too badly but got small scratch), now can`t sell it - do the math! In service shop that took $ 44.00 and 5min( New York City).

[applepiewithtoast]

@111nuthead I have cleaned my sensor many times and have never had any problems

[111nuthead]

@applepiewithtoast Hi. so do pro tech guys in repairshop, they have all necessary equipment which goes far !!! beyond blower, swabs & liquid, and the most important thing - years !! of experience. If u so desperate and want outdo them on your own ! expensive cam. Good Luck!!

[applepiewithtoast]

@111nuthead I'm not "desperate" and I don't wan't to "outdo" anyone...

[02LeafsFan]

Stop lying! last picture of the paper there was lots of dust there!!!!!........oh shit nvm it was my computer screen! LOL

[froggyluk]

Awesome, I was gonna sell my D200 but change my mind after this. Will do in the future

[mr1997luke]

wat lense are you using?

[OutThereIam]

pbriscoe, this is a "thank you note"! I had tons of dust on my sensor, and when I went to pro store to check if they could help me they asked me for $75.00 and 2 to 3 weeks to have it done. With this video I had it done easily, my blower is not even very good but did the work. So thank you, very useful!

[TheHig13]

Oh my god dude! I have a crap load of stuff in my picture!

The thing is, when I look at the censor in the light or whatever, I don't see any specs of anything. Well, that's not true, I see like 2 little teeny tiny specs of something, but when I took that picture with an fstop of 22, it just looks HORRIBLE... could it be my Mirror, or something else that got dirty? I don't see anything on that either but, yeah.

I also know that it isn't my lens, or lens', because yeah, I've used about 3 or 4...

[applepiewithtoast]

@TheHig13 Doesn't matter if there is dust on the mirror, you will only see it throu the viewfinder.

Yes, at f22 you will see every dust particle on the sensor. But how often do you use f22?

[dannydanieldanipod]

Cool! do you know how to clean the mirror?...

[drakonaf]

Hey, I accidently touched the sensor with the tip of the blower. It doesn't look like there is any damage, but i can see a half circle on the sensor itself and a barely smudge on a photo of a white page. is this fixable?

[pbriscoe]

@drakonaf I can't confidently answer that question. I'm not sure how sensitive the sensor is to damage. I recommend calling your local Nikon retailer and telling them your situation and see what they think.

[111nuthead]

@pbriscoe & "draconaf" That`s exactly my point ! Cheers

[OutThereIam]

@drakonaf Hello, you might want to take a look on this website: bythom.com/cleaning.htm The author says that sensors are pretty resistant to damage. I am not an expert, and I cannot give any advice, but it might help you.

[drakonaf]

@OutThereIam Thanks! I have my camera for 5 years, and it endured almost every kind of terrain possible. I took shots with it already and it's barely noticeable. It looks up close like some stubborn dust to me rather than a permanent damage. So thanks for the concern

[OutThereIam]

@drakonaf Glad to hear! :-) Nikon is such a great camera. Resilient, really! Mine too goes with me everywhere (just like my dogs ;-), and it endures all kinds of "treatment". My first Nikon was a very manual FM-2 and we were together for 20 years. "She" is calmly retired now, watching her digital granddaughter do the hard work. I have serious hope this one will also go another 20 years - although more electronics usually mean more things to be careful with. Bye bye pictures under rain :D

[lg123xyz]

Was the camera on while you were blowing the sensor?

[pbriscoe]

@lg123xyz Yes, because it must be on in order to enable the mirror lock-up mode.

[NDSCollector]

I cleaned my hasselblads sensor with my shirt.

[andy89899]

worked at treat thanks

[Dylanack93]

thanks just did mine !!

[rasyidia]

Yay...cleaned! thank you



[skcielo]

thank you so helpfullllll

[TheBrentieman]

does this also work on a normal D70?

[pbriscoe]

@TheBrentieman yes, all you need to do is get it into mirror lock up mode.

[TheBrentieman]

@pbriscoe thx man! you helped me alot

[Siwep]

Very nice tutorial but i'm pretty sure the second image (or maybe the first one or both) weren't taken at the time of the tutorial. not that it matters. Personally I rather just get it done by Nikon to avoid damaging the sensor even though this is unlikely with a blower method it still can happen and I think it you should probably mention that (if not just for legal purposes)

[lbchandler1]

thanks for the tip - worked perfectly! I used aeresole spray - hopefully it didn't damage the sensor. :)

[Cmdrdata1701]

@lbchandler1 Do not use a spray! It WILL damage the sensor!!

[trumpetman50]

Where did you get that battery grip.

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[Buzzardz]

Thanks for the very helpful video. Just did my D 70, and its much better.

JB

[ghac20]

vc eo cara ! muito obrigado .

you ore the guy! thank you.

[bergkamp74]

I found your video very helpful and I followed it step by step and got my D70 sensor cleaned.

Thank you :)

[TheTwilightsteph]

Thank you so much!!!! :D

[marybelleo]

Last month I noticed an annoying black speck in my Nikon D40x. I was photoshop(ing) to get the black spot out (annoyyyying!). I had removed the lens(es) several times...and blew air in numerous times to get dust out. Never did I know you can get "beneath" the mirror. Love YT!! I now know what the "mirror-lock up" function does. I followed your directions and actually saw that pesky BLACK piece of dust. Removed! You SAVED me a trip to the repair shop! THANK you for sharing this info!

[sweetwoof]

thank you 

[shamsss05]

nice technique XD

[shlomiblushtein]

excellent. thanks.

[izulfiqar7]

NO D70S DOSE not take video

[Superedu69]

Tks man really helped :) ! now i can shot the skies again!

[Ralmador]

Thank you man, clean and ready to shoot, great video!

[Elienko11]

Thank you!!! We saved around 13 dollars (250 Czech crowns) because of your video:)

[remzai]

wew this guy do same as me lels nc 1 -only blower not work for me heheheheh i love dirty cameras

[ahoy87]

thanks!

[dizzy67]

great video - clear and concise information with no BS !

[turneriver]

I used a scuba tank, and it worked like a charm. I turned the valve on just a little so as not to blow the camera away.

[MrPixelgrower]

This is the method I've used for years, and I can say without hesitation that you've provided an EXCELLENT tutorial on the dust removal method. The caution about touching the sensor with ANY cleaning system is well placed, at the beginning of your tutorial. Well done!

[yme4me]

thank u

[nikkfoo]

Thanks, works!

[Ladyjyee]

Hi, thx for the tip! Was wondering though if a regular dust/air can can be used in place of the rocket blower?

[pbriscoe]

@Ladyjyee I've heard that you shouldn't use an air can b/c it contains aerosols, which may damage your sensor.

[ByMalkavian]

Thank you for your expression

[Munki6]

thank you so much. I spent hours cleaning the mirror thinking that was the problem. Glad to have got it sorted.

[canibozz1992]

Joo Subscribe ? i'll sub back

[airjordanxi]

What tripod are you using?

[moonwalker5058]

Does the Nikon D70s shoot videos? I have one but I have not figured out if it shoots videos.

[pbriscoe]

@moonwalker5058 Nope; the first camera to shoot video was the D90.

[moonwalker5058]

@pbriscoe Oh man, I wish it did to shoot videos of the railway

[dogexplorer]

Nicely, simply done video. I wish cleaning the inside of my older 80-200 mm Nikkor zoom was this easy. :( The sensor is clean but I've got two dust bits on one piece of inner glass. The shop is the only option. I just shot a video with my D70S (yes video of stills). Used my 24 mm Nikkor for that. It is in my channel for anyone interested.

[SparingPolymath]

Cute boy =]

[oxiaDuracell]

On my canon 450D is a pink dot. It`s dust on my sensor or the pixel is dead?

[FrobblOo]

@oxiaDuracell is it just one pixel that is pink or more than one pixel? if one pixel, then obviously dead pixel.

[oxiaDuracell]

@FrobblOo Is more than one. and they have diferent colors. It may be dust or a heated pixel. hwo knows?

[kattys]

cn i ask you, after u clean the dust off... you switch off the camera is it?

[eschelar]

most people also put the camera in manual focus and DEfocus the lens to get a cleaner result.

[Rencloda]

Excellent tutorial! Simple and fast method! Thanks!

[tubezhi]

I tried on my D200. It worked!

Thank you!

[MrLOOOOONELY]

How Powerful Is It, Mr. pbriscoe? Have You Ever Tried It For Cleaning The Inside of Your PC? They Say It's An Excellent Replacement For Compressed Air, But I Was Wondering If It Was As Powerful... I Want It For Cleaning The Interior of My PC Without Having To Put My Hands Inside The Case (Damn Static)...

You Think It's Powerful Enough?

[pbriscoe]

Hmm, that depends on how hard and fast you squeeze it. I've used it to clean the inside of my PC, but you do need to get your hand inside there (a few inches away from the components). Like the air cans, it just blows the dust around, so I'd tilt your PC over so most of it falls out. It does a decent job, though it won't give you the power of compressed air.

[AS7Datlas]

does this work on a d40 camera? some problem that some people verbalized when using this rocketblower is that it scatters dust up to the viewfinder. is this true?

[pbriscoe]

Yes, the d40 does have a mirror lock up option (for cleaning only). I'm not sure if it is in the exact same spot on the menu, but it's there. I haven't experienced dust on the viewfinder as a result, although it does seem possible. Essentially, you are just blowing the dust around (hoping that much of it falls off the sensor and out of the camera, which much of it does). If you do get dust on the finder, you could just repeat the process to try and get rid of it. Good luck!

[Dentakulator]

Finally took the plunge to clean my D70s sensor today, having had a really annoying, worm-like blemish there for ages. Your video really helped - thanks from London, UK.

[lamfam]

Excellent thanks. I took some nice shots in the snow yesterday with My D70S set at F22 and noticed a large dust spot for the first time. Hopefully this method will get rid of it!

[whirp]

great !!!! thanks

[Imrooot]

Thanks, good tutorial!

[Robertisagoodlad]

Can you use this same method with the Nikon D70? Is the process for getting the mirror lock the same?

[Herb79]

@Robertisagoodlad

Yep is is - just got me a rocket blower and did it myself!

[IANT68]

Top tutorial! One day all tutorials will be made this way lol!!

5 stars

[pbriscoe]

Thanks! I'm glad this video is still helping :)

[UzZzY]

10x man for your tutorial. Works very fine for me

[collinclink]

Thanks. By the way these cameras seem to have a week spot with the flash not working.Make sure when you push down the flash after use, don't push from one side but squarely on the top otherwise the plastic will deform slightly enough to pop off the hinge and cause the contact switch to the flash to misalign.This is a fidely job to fix

[Caminator13]

would this work with a d70?

[snifnscratch]

can`t you just put it in the dishwasher?

[Xstratefx9084X]

coolac

[radiantguy]

Thanks :D

I just used Kenair Air Duster but that wasn't enough so I had to use a brush too :)

[huage110]

thank you, it helps me a lot!

[SLRist]

Actually, there's no filter in the Giottos Rocket blowers. It's just a rubber flap valve. You can pull it right out if you want to take a look see. All it does is make sure all the air goes out through the spout, and prevents it from sucking as much dust up in the spout end as it might otherwise.

[nasky1]

is there a canon or nikon for sale OCCASION ??

[Altissimo15]

my d70 is displaying an error where the remaining buffer space should be located.. any suggestions from anyone on how to fix the issue?

[rendertheworld]

try recharging your battery, i had the same problem and charged my battery and bam!.. it was fixed.

[jaygax]

hey, thanks a lot man. i just followed what your instructions on this video and i got rid of all those dark spots on my nikon D50. thanks a lot. you've been a great help.

[chadsexinton]

I wanna get this for sports to take advantage of the 1/8000 shutter speed. do you recommend this since its now cheap?

any sample pics?

[citizenross]

Thanks...!

[fekphotography]

Thanks for the info!

[andyvancouver2000]

Awesome! thanks for the video. The other cleaning tutorials here suck.

[m1n1234]

thankyou worked beautifully

[frenchpress]

Thank you SO much!!

[urthex]

Wow! Thanks, man. It really helped! (I'm a newbie with DSLR)

[onkelbolle]

Thanks mate... solved my problems :) And you saved me alot of money since it´s wicked expensive to fix these things in Norway. (About 300 bucks)

[mattdj313]

the tutorial helps a lot, but i've got some really stubborn pieces of dust or something on the sensor.

after blowing air at the sensor, it reduced the dust spots, but there are still a lot of dots.

what do i do now?

[pbriscoe]

Sorry, this was quite a while ago, but I'd suggest getting one of the sensor cleaning kits with the brushes/wipes that you physically clean the sensor with. You can do it yourself or bring it in to a camera shop and have them do it. You can really mess things up if you aren't careful though, so I'd get someone who knows what they're doing to do it. :)

[Gatecliffe]

That really helped cheers!!

[RHAK313]

thx a lot man!

[Chalenica]

I am very impressed with your presentation.  You look very young, yet sound like a mature teacher teacher. There's a very calming aura about you. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

CM

[fischgulasch]

nice vid, thanks a lot

[CheckeredDeamon]

Mr. Briscoe,

The idea to hang the camera upside down by a tripod is really clever.

So simple yet ingenious. Nice.

-Checks.

[redwoodcoaster]

with the help of this vide, i just cleaned my nikon for the first time and the big spot is gone. pbriscoe, thank you so much for sharing your wisdom.

[andrehellm13]

hey thanks for the help man.. great job. d60 i have and saw dust on the sensor. now i know how to clean it myself. thanks!

[AnaFelixPires]

I was wondering if anyone could answer me a little question...

"The Nikon D60 comes equipped with the innovative Image Sensor Cleaning function and Nikons exclusive Airflow Control System."

Do these features do anything at all, or will the regular cleanings still be necessary? We don't have Nikon shops where I live, only regular electronics ones. Also, if so, I have no idea where I'd get that kind of blower. Could you point me to one I can order online please?

Thank you!

[geedunk13]

i dont know where you can get one but the internal cleaning systems wont do the job they just help a little

[CheckeredDeamon]

Yes the ultrasonic image "shaker" does work but sometimes you'll get a speck of something in there that it can't shake off.

The worst time of year for this around here is now, the springtime, whith so much tree pollen in the air.

For a good source of blowers like the Giotto Rocket, check out B&H in New York or Calumet Photo (I think) in Chicago.

-Checks

[AnaFelixPires]

Thank you both for your answers. I got the camera already, and found a blower in the store too. There was only one brand, it sort of looks like the one in the video. I'm not American, and that Giotto one couldn't be shipped to where I live from anywhere online. The one from the store will hopefully do the job. Having a great time with the camera meanwhile. :P

Thanks again!

[ZalaTunzi1]

thanks - as you can see from the reviews you did a GREAT service to humankind. Oh, and you helped me out as well - thanks man!

[bradleyland]

Great job on this. I can actually hear you speak, and you took the time to put up some lighting, which a lot of amateur YouTubers don't do. Great effort and great info!

[dorotabulbiak]

do you think its ok to use vacuum cleaner with special dust filters to do that?

[pbriscoe]

This comment was quite a while ago, but for anyone wondering the same, I wouldn't suggest it.

[andrehellm13]

hey! thanks a lot on how to do it. its in the manual tho but didnt have the courage to actualy do it. thanks!

[aflatuntamanna]

Brother, I have no word to tnak you. Thank you very much for the tutorial. I must say, I owe you something. God bless you.

Aflatun

[dannyjogo]

somebody please help me im planning on buying a d70 is a 4800 shutter actuation high? please message me lmk!!!

[f1tch]

No, its quite low actually. I bought my d70 used with 15000 shutter actuation's.

[GlenthegayTV]

i usually scrape the dust off of my sensor with my house keys or car keys

[devashish1990]

I let my cat lick it off.

[Vagge1992]

i just spit in it, works for meh!

[MrBazzat11]

@GlenthegayTV Good way to ruin your camera..we assume you are kidding?

[Nabissco]

Very, very handy, my man -- I was about to give up my D200 for a week to a professional cleaner (and spend a ridiculous amount) to remove a few specks of dust. Many thanks...

[leonil7]

Thanks a lot buddy !! You helped me out with my D200. Cheers!

[kingmotan]

that was funny

[32erepy]

no bad thnks 4 all

[altecapollyon]

thanks for this, helped me get most of the dust off my sensor.

[Ranametalera]

TVM!

[kentrw51]

Oh Great.

[dhirajsharma17]

great help :) thanks

[911claus]

You are my hero!!!

I f###### love the internet :-)

Great video - keep them coming...

[erne59]

This is quite useful! Thanks dude!

[jmrhsdrummer]

thanks man!! worked great for my d50!

[lostinspace005]

u're hot!

[overtext]

thanks for the posting

[chrisrailer]

Thanks dude! You saved the day! No more post production work to removed those annoying spots on every photo! I'm free again! You're a rockstar!

[BryanDavison]

If after doing this you find that there is dust still in the picture...dont rush to send it out for cleaning....check the lens too, and not just the front....the back element too.

[dustinredmond1014]

Just did my D40 and a friends Canon Rebel,this was very helpful, thanks.

[Gavtastix]

Really helpful, especially the way of identifying if there is any dust there in the first place. Well done:

[archimede1980]

This works!!! Thanks for posting!!!

[shalipe]

GREAT! It works fine!! You just saved me 50 euros! Thanks a lot! :)

[shalipe]

By the way, i dusted off my D40! Now it's shiny! :)

[natashabishop]

Thanks dude! You saved me a good $60!

[NotToBeTakenAway]

so easy - worked like a charm - can't thank you enough!

[glissandi58]

Good tip, Thanks a lot.

JC

[owainjones1]

cheers from the UK

[DOBphoto]

Good job!!!!!

[TimtitsMCfly]

awesome thanks!

[thechump]

Thank you so much, you just saved me $60. This worked like a charm

[dickydelpechitra]

good !!! need help on the D80 please

[odnidleunam]

hi thank for that info, but some body there can help me to clean my d80, bec, i dint see mirror lock up in the menus, if somebody tells me or teach me how to clean it, thank you very much

[pisenagrama]

Maybe your menu is configured to show the most used items.

You have this options, or show all the items or to configure the items you want.

Try change to show all items and probably the mirror lock up will be there.

[msafari]

Thanks so much

[fromshadowlands]

Outstanding! Thanks for taking the time!

I own the Nikon D40x and may need your instructions one day.

[srflamenco]

WOW!WOWOWOWO

[HTCSWEOD]

Nice Job! This is a great resource for digital students... I send them your way. For blowing out, I use scuba air... I know lots of folks don't have dive equipment, BUT, if they do... it's super dry, and completely dust free. I put a nozzle on the BC power inflator hose and throttle it down at the primary stage... great for on location! You do a great job explaining and at the perfect pace... THANKS!

[pbriscoe]

Thanks. That is a great idea with the scuba gear; being a diver myself, I'll have to try it out!