I recommend this only if you dont care about this camera at all-have a newer one or a dslr and dont want to/are not able to sell it, or its value is lower than the repair cost.
I am in the state that my camera looks bad,with those naked parts and buttons barely wrking, but IS ABLE TO SHOOT PICTURES :)
glue the sensor to where it was,connect it to the motherboard,connect the boards with buttons to the motherboard (they are all flat connectors-only four in different parts of the camera at all-impossible to be mistaken). Fit the outer plastic to the buttons, put in some screws or use some glue and your camera will be ok hopefully.
I am in the state that my camera looks bad,with those naked parts and buttons barely wrking, but IS ABLE TO SHOOT PICTURES :)
(I think there won´t be any dirt on the sensor itsself, because it´s isolated from the environment - screwed and glued to the metal around and isolated from the lens by the filter). Yes, under the filter there´s just air and the lens, so this is where the dirt could theoretically be, but there is a chance that it is in the lens barrell and I did not open it at all during the modification of my camera,so this is where my help/guide ends.Then comes the assembling of the camera...
I only guess here, as I do not need this filter anymore (my reason for disassembling the camera was to remove it). So, if you managed to preserve this filter, you can clean it.
then you will see the sensor,being held by three screws, but the screws are glued to the metal around the sensor...it might be possible to melt the glue, but I just drilled them out. Right under the sensor, there is a square piece of blue glass-the low-pass filter,but it is a problem to get it out,because it gets damaged easily I think.
you can disassemble the camera until you get to the sensor...start on the back, screw out what´s possible but remember how you act or take photographs as you do it...some screws are hard to get out of the plastic (I had to drill some out) When you get in,you take away the first board with buttons,the upper part with zoom lever and shutter-release etc,do everything to get to the sensor...
hey i have the same camera PowerShot S3IS but my problem is that, I put any memory card in and it continues to say memory card error and card lock do you have a solution or suggestion to this problem?
I just posted my little vid on how I got dust off the sensor of my G9. It should work the same with the S3. The theory is that the dust comes in through the lens... so I tried blowing into the lens and the slots to get the dust to move along... it worked, at least for me. Good luck!
meanwhile I spoke to Canon Repair Service. They said that there is no easy sensor cleaning for the S3. They would have to replace the whole optical unit (lense system + sensor) which will cost around 200€ which is definately not worth it. I will try to apply air pressure to test if I can blow away the dust.
hey mike, i have a similar problem but instead of a dot, have a shape similar to a lying down 'S' on my top left side. I took the cam to a professional camera services store and they said i'd need to send it to Canon to get the sensor cleaned.
Do post an alternate solution (if u come across one) to this problem in the comments!
sorry, my comments below belong together, but are posted upside-down.
falcoltinnunculus 8 months ago
I recommend this only if you dont care about this camera at all-have a newer one or a dslr and dont want to/are not able to sell it, or its value is lower than the repair cost.
I am in the state that my camera looks bad,with those naked parts and buttons barely wrking, but IS ABLE TO SHOOT PICTURES :)
falcoltinnunculus 8 months ago
glue the sensor to where it was,connect it to the motherboard,connect the boards with buttons to the motherboard (they are all flat connectors-only four in different parts of the camera at all-impossible to be mistaken). Fit the outer plastic to the buttons, put in some screws or use some glue and your camera will be ok hopefully.
I am in the state that my camera looks bad,with those naked parts and buttons barely wrking, but IS ABLE TO SHOOT PICTURES :)
falcoltinnunculus 8 months ago
(I think there won´t be any dirt on the sensor itsself, because it´s isolated from the environment - screwed and glued to the metal around and isolated from the lens by the filter). Yes, under the filter there´s just air and the lens, so this is where the dirt could theoretically be, but there is a chance that it is in the lens barrell and I did not open it at all during the modification of my camera,so this is where my help/guide ends.Then comes the assembling of the camera...
falcoltinnunculus 8 months ago
I only guess here, as I do not need this filter anymore (my reason for disassembling the camera was to remove it). So, if you managed to preserve this filter, you can clean it.
falcoltinnunculus 8 months ago
then you will see the sensor,being held by three screws, but the screws are glued to the metal around the sensor...it might be possible to melt the glue, but I just drilled them out. Right under the sensor, there is a square piece of blue glass-the low-pass filter,but it is a problem to get it out,because it gets damaged easily I think.
falcoltinnunculus 8 months ago
you can disassemble the camera until you get to the sensor...start on the back, screw out what´s possible but remember how you act or take photographs as you do it...some screws are hard to get out of the plastic (I had to drill some out) When you get in,you take away the first board with buttons,the upper part with zoom lever and shutter-release etc,do everything to get to the sensor...
falcoltinnunculus 8 months ago
your dust must be on the glass at one of the lenses in the camera thats why it dosent move when you zoom
MrPlaystationboy 11 months ago
i have a canon powershot sx210is and it apears that i have hair on my sensor its a dark curve on the bottom left of the screen
MrPlaystationboy 11 months ago
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PRE323 1 year ago
hey i have the same camera PowerShot S3IS but my problem is that, I put any memory card in and it continues to say memory card error and card lock do you have a solution or suggestion to this problem?
PRE323 1 year ago
I just posted my little vid on how I got dust off the sensor of my G9. It should work the same with the S3. The theory is that the dust comes in through the lens... so I tried blowing into the lens and the slots to get the dust to move along... it worked, at least for me. Good luck!
rawpipeline 2 years ago
Hi Sufdee,
meanwhile I spoke to Canon Repair Service. They said that there is no easy sensor cleaning for the S3. They would have to replace the whole optical unit (lense system + sensor) which will cost around 200€ which is definately not worth it. I will try to apply air pressure to test if I can blow away the dust.
Rgds,
Mike
amigo2266 3 years ago
hey mike, i have a similar problem but instead of a dot, have a shape similar to a lying down 'S' on my top left side. I took the cam to a professional camera services store and they said i'd need to send it to Canon to get the sensor cleaned.
Do post an alternate solution (if u come across one) to this problem in the comments!
sufdee 3 years ago