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Digital cameras.(Letter to the editor)

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| September 01, 2006 | Westlund, Robert; Allendoerfer, Robert | COPYRIGHT 2006 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

July's Annual Photo Guide didn't mention that the sensors of digital SLRs tend to collect dust specks, which eventually become visible on the images. The more frequently you change lenses, the more dust you get. There are Web sites that take you through a manual cleaning process, but it's not for the fainthearted and might invalidate your warranty. This is a problem with all digital cameras but is more common on the SLRs, since the sensor is exposed to outside air every time the lens is changed.

ROBERT WESTLUND AUSTIN, TX

Newer cameras don't have this problem. To clean the sensors, use compressed ...

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