Sensor Cleaning Tutorial - the BEST way to clean your camera sensor 2022!!!

[@Dukey22]

I ordered a cleaning kit for the sensor and doing the dreaded clean for the first time, this is a great video to follow.

[@wolfamri]

Thanks 🙏. It’s easier than you might think 😉

[@mandykok3011]

Very professional explanation, deserve more views and likes.

[@wolfamri]

Thank you, Mandy 🙏🙏

[@tmewborn1]

You're the Man Mr Wolf, I have always been wary of cleaning sensors. I try to be super cautious changing lens, and use the same blower you had in Your Video. Thanks for posting these very very educational Videos. This old man appreciate them Young Man.

[@wolfamri]

thank YOU, Tom. Young and old is always relative 😉. Very important is the mindset and it feels like you managed to keep that very young, my friend 👌.

[@soccerpunch5205]

You are the best. The way you explain things is just amazing. Even a toddler could understand. Thanks

[@wolfamri]

Thanks, that’s exactly what I have in mind when I create my videos 🤗🙏

[@georgikonstantinov6220]

Very useful! Please tell me which jelly brush I have need to cleaning the censor of Sony A7iii?

[@wolfamri]

Great to hear that, thank you! I use the regular blue eyelead linked in the description with the same camera.

[@djboy5]

LOVE my Eyelead! Not so much messing with liquids and risking pulling out oily stuff. Great video!!!

[@wolfamri]

100%. Before I found the eyelead, I hated sensor cleaning!

[@djboy5]

@@wolfamri At first I thought it was a crazy price, for how simple it is, but it works like a charm and is so worth the investment!!! Probably cuts your risk of sensor grease and poor wet cleaning, by 99%?!?!

[@wolfamri]

You get used to crazy prices in photography 😂😂😂.

[@JR-lx8nn]

Really well scripted / narrated videos. Nice job Wolf. JR

[@wolfamri]

Thank you so much, JR. You keep me motivated!

[@crisp.6341]

Your videos are just the BEST.

[@wolfamri]

Glad you like them! 🤗🤗

[@crisp.6341]

@@wolfamri It's your effort.

[@matrixphotodesign]

Hi Im looking at getting one to clean my panasonic GH4 Mirrorless camera should I get the red version?

[@wolfamri]

Thank you! Personally I haven't seen any issues with either. But if you want to be on the safe side, the red will work too ;).

[@xcomputronx]

So this gel stick is better and safer than the wet green clean swabs?Have you tested the green clean vacuum cleaner? Is the issue with the green gel related only to Sony ? Thank you!

[@wolfamri]

For me yes. I'm afraid I haven't tested the vacuum cleaner. sounds interesting. And yes, from what I read, it's a Sony thing.

[@smileofdean]

pretty comprehensive. Loved it.

[@wolfamri]

Thank you 🤗🙏

[@jayfine9090]

Excellent presentation

[@wolfamri]

Much appreciated, thank you, Jay 🙏🙏🙏

[@tekguyphoto]

Hello. I recently bought the amazing Sony A7IV - along side my Canon R6 which I have owned for over a year. I also shoot videos mostly without an ND filter so at small apertures. Never had to wipe my Canon R6 sensor in over a year and same with the prior Canon R which I also owned for about a year. I had the Sony for about a month and the sensor is full of dust. I swap lenses with body side down - I also remove the battery and discharge the voltage by turning on the camera without a battery and I also enable the shutter curtain closing at power off before the lens swap. I try to use the cleaning mode often which is now called Antidust and after a week dust is back. Its crazy how something I never had to worry about is now the number one reason I'm not liking my new Sony. I shoot birds and wildlife and I often start recording in between burst shots so I can not mount and ND in between shots so I'm forced to shoot at small apertures between f16 and f22. I don't have thousand dollar video editing software so I'm left with these videos with spots on them. Photo dust I can clone out but video I can not. Should I be really cleaning my sensor once a week ??? My home is not dusty - nobody smokes and I try to swap lenses indoor as much as possible. I always head out with my 200-600G already mounted. I also download my photos and videos via the side port so I seldom remove the SD card. Seriously with my Canons I used the blower a few times a year to be safe but never touched the sensor with cleaning pads like I do now with the Sony. I also shot video and no dust even at F22. I know the Canon shakes the sensor (cleaning mode) every time I power off and has the shutter curtain down at power off like the new Sony. Is this because the camera is new ???? Will it get better ??? ....help. My house is carpeted should I ground myself before touching the body ??

[@wolfamri]

Hmm-I shoot Sony and am used to it. Did you enable the curtain down when powered off? If you are only changing lenses at home, I could imagine the carpet being an issue. Perhaps there is also some dust in the back of your lens and it will get better once it’s gone 🤔. Regarding ND, freewell has a great magnetic filter system. Maybe have a look at that.

[@bolt339]

Fantastic tutorial, will get one of the Pentax gel sticks, pronto, just praying the dust isn't on the focus prism, fingers crossed!

[@wolfamri]

Thanks, Keith! Good luck. If it’s on the prism, at least it doesn’t show up in the pics, so it shouldn’t show in the test shots 😉

[@gentianshllaku7403]

Hi, hope you are well. I'm having an issue I got streaks and made the sensor worse from liquid probably because a cheap one? K&F concept 20ml liquid cleaner with their swabs, they were the only one available now I'm left with streaks, please can you help what to do I'm terrified....

[@wolfamri]

Hi Gentian. No worries, if everything else fails you can always have it professionally cleaned. In the past I too had streaks with liquid cleaners. If you have some left, try it again. Sometimes it takes a few tries.

[@Marcin_pl]

Same here, lol. First cleaning and I got streaks.

[@wolfamri]

Exactly why I don’t like liquid cleaning 😬

[@r.a.f.f.a.]

This channel is amazing. Thanks for the tips

[@wolfamri]

Thank you, Raffaele 🙏🙏

[@yes-in4205]

Clear and vert useful, as always.

[@wolfamri]

Thanks so much 🙏🤗😉

[@ecliao]

Best sensor cleaning video

[@wolfamri]

Thank you, Eric 🙏🙏

[@matrixphotodesign]

This is amazing , Thank you

[@vichuzgallery7068]

Really helpful. Thank you

[@wolfamri]

Thank you 🤗🤗

[@javiergarcia-rd5lj]

Amazing tutorial for both, knowing where the dust particles are located and doing something about it. No offense intended but if I close my eyes I can tell Gru is talking to me. Thanks.

[@wolfamri]

😂 thank you. I heard that before 😂😂😂

[@hanskuoni7088]

This was very helpful! Thank you !

[@wolfamri]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for your feedback!

[@joronjo305]

I love it when you share your knowledge. You teaching us these things are both inspiring and encouraging. Thank you Faxe : I’m always delighted to see your cameos.

[@wolfamri]

Va do, Jo 🙏🤗🙏

[@thedr2629]

Sir i have a question....if a fungus appears on my camera sensor...can i use the stick sticky tool to remove it?

[@wolfamri]

Hi there hmmm, I’m afraid I have no idea. But I guess in that case I’d have it professionally cleaned. They often use alcohol swaps, which I assume would be better. But as I said, I don’t know 😬🤷‍♂️

[@engineerirfan]

AWESOME VIDEO DEAR SIR

[@wolfamri]

Thank you 🙏🙏

[@Birdaily]

great tutorial, thanks for making this video!

[@wolfamri]

Thanks for watching and for your feedback ;)

[@Aivaras83]

Hi, I took glass before sensor, to shoot infrared. Would I damage sensor if I clean it? I'm talking about actual sensor not the glass/filter in front of it. I'm having some kind of white shodow when I'm zooming in and it disappears when I'm fully zoomed out. Did I du something with sensor or just lenses needs to clean as it is old canon sx50. Thanks

[@wolfamri]

Hi there! If you have a filter in front of your sensor, it would even protect the sensor. A white shadow doesn't sound like dust - that is usually darker. And zooming in doesn't usually change all that much with sensor dust, so I assume it is the lens that needs some cleaning.

[@pravinprabhakaran9683]

Thanks!

[@wolfamri]

Wow! Thank you soooooo much! 🤗🤗🤗

[@acekat7009]

Great video Sir Are the sticky papers included in the pentax cleaning kit package?if not where can i buy them?can you send some link? And i have one more question are sensor cleaning wet swabs are better or this cleaning gel stick?

[@wolfamri]

Thanks! The sticky paper is included. I always avoided sensor cleaning in the past (using swabs and brushes). With this tool it is a breeze!

[@kaviarasansenthil3732]

Great video 👌

[@wolfamri]

thank you 🙏

[@jonoy4375]

Very useful

[@wolfamri]

Great to hear that, thank you 🙏🙏

[@kianshoots]

I am late this time😜.. Useful videos as always loved watching ❤️❤️

[@wolfamri]

Thanks, Abhik 🤗🙏🤗

[@najamsofficial]

Very Nice

[@wolfamri]

Thanks 🙏🙏

[@horstschoninger1265]

This is the best way to do it....

[@wolfamri]

Thank you, Horst. Yes, it is so much more convenient than the wet cleaning.

[@BlazenMikay]

Hey whats the difference between pentex and the other eyelead?

[@wolfamri]

Some people say the eyelead leaves residue on Sony sensors. I haven’t experienced that. Perhaps it was an issue with the first generation. The pentax never seemed to have that issue.

[@BlazenMikay]

@@wolfamri sweet thank you, looking to buy one of these to not always wet clean. sounds like the pentex will do the job and could be the way to go and hopefully the residue thing isn't an issue or something i come across

[@VE5MC]

My camera has a sensor cleaner built in. How does this work and it is a good idea to have it on? It cleans the sensor every time it is turned on.

[@wolfamri]

That's a mechanical thing. It vibrates to shake dust off. It doesn't hurt, but cannot really get rid of the problem. It's like using a broom without a scoop to clean a room and never bring the dust out. It will stay in the room on a different spot and will eventually find it's way back on the sensor. Some sensor spots are also resistant to shake and won't go off. But it's definitely a good thing to use, so don't turn it off.

[@VE5MC]

@@wolfamri Thanks Wolf....I am glad I found you, I can learn a lot from your vast library of videos. "Photography is a life of learning. What I get from photography is learning" Rondal Prartridge.

[@wolfamri]

VE5MC Thanks for your feedback, honestly appreciated 🤗🤗

[@hastraj8210]

Im Very2 appreciated !

[@wolfamri]

Thank you! 🙏

[@peterbilici8023]

Thank you !!!

[@wolfamri]

Thanks, Peter 🙏🙏

[@scottweaverphotovideo]

Much easier to just wipe the entire sensor surface with the appropriate swabs and solution. Only takes a couple of minutes. And yes I always blow off the sensor thoroughly using a special filtered bulb blower. The Zee Pro bulb blower.

[@wolfamri]

Thank you, Scott. I never had good success with these swaps. Which ones are you using? The gel sticks have the advantage that you can easily do it almost everywhere.

[@scottweaverphotovideo]

@@wolfamri I use the green swabs from Vdust, and their liquid. I only do it in my studio, fortunately.

[@ChhongMengly]

Nice for share

[@wolfamri]

Thanks 🙏

[@ChhongMengly]

@@wolfamri you're welcome

[@gossedejong9248]

thank you!!

[@wolfamri]

Thanks for your feedback and support 🙏

[@larbueno]

Good video for dust cleaning, but what about moisture spots on the lens?

[@wolfamri]

That would usually require sensor swabs, Larry. I've stopped doing that myself because I always needed so many swabs that it almost costed me the same as having it cleaned 😆

[@theMuritz]

@@wolfamri I cleaned my Sony a6300 and A7SII and I can say it’s just misleading consumers to tell them to use the swab for only one swipe. Neither did I need a dry swipe nor did I change the swipe. Three cleaning turns for the apse and one for the full frame with one swab for APSC. Btw. I can’t believe how people say one swipe is enough to cover the whole sensor surface. While the sensor itself is 17 mm the Glas cover is about 21 mm, so you need two swipes anyway. Of course I did a very clean preparation of my environment and camera body and an inspection as you suggest in your video. Between each cycle I used the airblower and I remoistened the swab three times, when they dried out while checking the image. So I can’t say, that it is too expensive

[@wolfamri]

Thanks. It has never really worked for me and I have tried quite a few different products. I can see though that reusing is an option.

[@kinfuilee9460]

Hello, i accidentally touched my blower tip (plastic part) on the back element of my lens. I cant really find any spot, so Im good right? 🥶

[@wolfamri]

Hi! That shouldn’t really cause an issue 😉.

[@kinfuilee9460]

@@wolfamri Thanks for the response, I found out even inside our camera, there are still debris that will stick on the rear element of our lens, but i have taken care of that using lens pen... Did you use lens pen before?😃

[@wolfamri]

I haven't yet, but might do that. There is definitely more dust inside your camera than you'd expect. Most of it isn't even visible with our eyes. Thanks for the suggestion ;)

[@kinfuilee9460]

@@wolfamri I see, yes, agree. Most of them were not visible... even for my new camera...

[@anonymousanonymous9462]

Keep it up

[@wolfamri]

Thanks 🙏😉

[@arshalkamal720]

i have grains in my camera how to solve this problem

[@wolfamri]

what kind of grains are that, Arshal?

[@arshalkamal720]

@@wolfamri Sir when i make videos in my sony alpha 58 the video recorded grainy like dots

[@wolfamri]

Like dark grey transparent circles? Then it’s very likely sensor dust. Did you try to check with the method I showed in the video?

[@arshalkamal720]

@@wolfamri Yes sir I have tried But when it was new the situation was same

[@wolfamri]

I once had sensor dust on a new cam too. Does it look like the dust on my video? Does it change when you change the aperture?

[@sandratrarambeloson144]

I will sacrifice one of my last hair killed me 😂

[@wolfamri]

😂😂 it is what it is 😂😂

[@SiD_M]

👍

[@wolfamri]

🙏🙏

[@clasijuls1]

I just had a heart attack ..lol..better you than me .

[@wolfamri]

😂😂

[@ArcanePath360]

Technically the sensor isn't upside down from our perspective, because our eyes actually see upside down too, while our brain puts the image the right way up. lol

[@wolfamri]

That’s correct. I wonder if I should clean the sensor hanging from the ceiling next time 😁

[@ArcanePath360]

@@wolfamri Not if you live in Australia, because the world is then upsidown which will cancel it out :)

[@Tonythepostman1]

Kitchen paper will scratch your lens even if it's wet. Use a micro fibre cloth instead.

[@wolfamri]

Hi Tony. Can you say that from experience? I have used it for years and some of my lenses are pretty old by now. I think important is to use breath to not clean them dry.

[@Tonythepostman1]

@Wolf Amri I can definitely say that from experience. It's a well known fact that paper towels and toilet paper have certain chemicals that can effect the coating on lenses as well as the lint left behind. Better to be safe than sorry in my opinion and use a microfiber cloth, plus the fact you can buy them cheaper than kitchen roll these days.

[@wolfamri]

I definitely agree that "some" paper towels and toilet papers having chemicals in them. I don't use these. So maybe I need to be more careful with my recommendations. Good point! The reason why I am recommending kitchen paper is that I had pretty bad experience with anything other than plain kitchen paper and weirdly lycra underwear (the stretch fabric) when cleaning expensive filters (Käsemann coating). Anything but these was always just smearing rather than cleaning. Best is Lycra underwear with breath, second best kitchen roll with breath.

[@Tonythepostman1]

@Wolf Amri apart from that I like watching your videos as I've just returned to photography after a long while. Keep up the great content 👏

[@NeverTalkToCops1]

Your lens cleaning was obviously out of order. You went breath, wipe, blow. Should be blow, breath, wipe. These gel sticks look almost foolproof. We don't see all those sensors smeared using the spatula wet process, only the successful wipes ever go on youtube. Why is that? Anyway thanks for the tip on the gel sticks.

[@wolfamri]

Thank you for your feedback. Regarding the lens cleaning. I understand where you're coming from. Blowing first is definitely a good idea, but blowing again at the end might be good depending on what fabric you are using. Regarding the smeared sensors: no idea, I tried it very often, and never got a good result. If my sensor really needs to be wet cleaned, which is extremely rare, I bring it to the camera store now.

[@thirtykbc]

Kitchen paper? Aaaaaaaaaa

[@wolfamri]

🤣 don’t use it dry though, with breath it’s totally fine.

[@whamni]

Get yourself an Olympus and you won't have a dust problem

[@wolfamri]

Why is that, Alec?

[@whamni]

@@wolfamri In over 10 years of using Olympus cameras, including the E-M1 I have never seen dust on any sensor. I am careful on how I change my lenses, I always turn away from the wind and do it quickly. In my experience Olympus has the most effective dust removal system of any brand. If you want to see dust on a sensor go full frame.

[@danielplayfair3596]

Mate, just get to the point on stuff like this, or make it into a set of things on how to do them as dragging it out dosent help with people like me who have focus issues

[@wolfamri]

Thanks for your feedback, Daniel. I like honesty. But I’m not sure if your comment is fair because I have 448 likes and 7 dislikes on that video and people usually give the feedback that my videos are straight to the point 😉. Plus: i always provide time stamps in the description of my video deos 😉. Either way, thanks again for taking the time to write.

[@AustinPetDetective]

Why waste time taking a picture, just clean the bloody sensor and it's done, probably don't even have to check it ?

[@wolfamri]

Well, if you don’t know where the spot is, you have to clean the complete sensor. These spots are often incredibly tiny. I don’t like sensor cleaning all that much, so I rather take a pic. That’s in fact less time consuming if the sensor isn’t dirty 😉.