D5100 mirror
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Just-Clayton
Senior Member
you can swab the dust off the mirror. the mirror is for you to see through the view finder and out through your lense. but when you raise the mirror the colorful sqaure behind it is your sensor or chip that recieves the info for your picture. that one you have to be careful of. if you have dust or spots on your mirror you will see them in your view finder. if you have spots or dust on your sensor spots will show up on your pictures. you have an auto clean selection in your menu to do that.
overall when you push the shutter button the mirror raises at the rate you set your shutter speed and then what you were shooting records the image to your sensor. the sound you here is the mirror and if you notice the viewfinder goes black as long as the mirror stays up. hope this helps.
overall when you push the shutter button the mirror raises at the rate you set your shutter speed and then what you were shooting records the image to your sensor. the sound you here is the mirror and if you notice the viewfinder goes black as long as the mirror stays up. hope this helps.
Thanks for your very useful tips. May I know is it normal for the "Mark" area (grey) in the picture above?
Yes, it's normal. They get dirty....actually "filmy".
Use a lens cleaner on a micro fiber cloth and VERY gently wipe it clean. Do NOT press on it! Just lightly wipe it clean. You can even use a Q-Tip to clean it......GENTLY! Let it dry before reinstalling your lens. Please......be extremely careful with this! You don't want to know what it would cost you to replace it!
Use a lens cleaner on a micro fiber cloth and VERY gently wipe it clean. Do NOT press on it! Just lightly wipe it clean. You can even use a Q-Tip to clean it......GENTLY! Let it dry before reinstalling your lens. Please......be extremely careful with this! You don't want to know what it would cost you to replace it!
Michael J.
Senior Member
On Monday I got some dust on my mirrow and I wa svery seriouis cos I know to bring it to a shop is a adventure. You'll never know you get your cam back in a functional way. I did some research on youtube and googeled.
Yesterday I told my wife that today I go to my Camerashop.
Today morning I used the search function and came up with this thread, I followed fotojack's advise and I am so happy - No dust anymore.
No I'll try to clean my D80 as well and hope that it will be clean as well .
joão carlos
New member
minha d5100 caiu com a bolsa e as fotos estão saindo pretas, a camera funciona normal só as fotos que estão completamente pretas. se alguem puder me ajudar eu agradeço.
Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
You will need to ask this is English on this forum. Also start a new thread with a new topic. Thanks.