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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 841714" data-attributes="member: 50197">Try one of the hand squeeze blowers first. Sometimes you can dislodge the dust with just that. Don't use one of the canned &quot;air&quot; products. The swabs are a little scary to use the first time or two. I cleaned my Z5 sensor with them many, many times. One trick that can help identify dust and where it lies on the sensor is to take a small flashlight and shine it from a low angle across the sensor. It will highlight the dust very nicely. Unfortunately, dust on the sensor is a fact of life with mirrorless cameras. The only way around it is to be very careful when changing lenses. Keep the camera pointed down, and arrange everything to keep the time without a lens coupled to a minimum. Even then, you will get dust from time to time. Apparently, the operation of the sensor creates a static charge that attracts dust. The Z8 and Z9 have a sensor cover that you can program to come down over the sensor whenever you turn the camera off. Just be sure and turn off the camera prior to changing lenses and Robert is your mother's brother. I've had my Z8 for nearly a year and have yet to need to clean the sensor.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 841714, member: 50197"] Try one of the hand squeeze blowers first. Sometimes you can dislodge the dust with just that. Don't use one of the canned "air" products. The swabs are a little scary to use the first time or two. I cleaned my Z5 sensor with them many, many times. One trick that can help identify dust and where it lies on the sensor is to take a small flashlight and shine it from a low angle across the sensor. It will highlight the dust very nicely. Unfortunately, dust on the sensor is a fact of life with mirrorless cameras. The only way around it is to be very careful when changing lenses. Keep the camera pointed down, and arrange everything to keep the time without a lens coupled to a minimum. Even then, you will get dust from time to time. Apparently, the operation of the sensor creates a static charge that attracts dust. The Z8 and Z9 have a sensor cover that you can program to come down over the sensor whenever you turn the camera off. Just be sure and turn off the camera prior to changing lenses and Robert is your mother's brother. I've had my Z8 for nearly a year and have yet to need to clean the sensor. [/QUOTE]

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