Pressurised air to clean a sensor?

[Nemesis]

Better or worse than a rocket blower (or equivalent)?

 

[sep9001]

I think I read somewhere that you might get some watery bit on the sensor using the spray.

 

[Jimmy_Lemon]

You can get a lot of moisture from compressed air, I tried it once and it covered the sensor is water, had to wet clean it the real way to sort it out, so didn't help me at all (no lasting damage though).

 

[rssmrry]

Rocket blower only - tinned air can get some of the propellants on the sensor I believe.

 

[scottthehat]

simple no.

 

[RJL2005]

DONT DO IT! The can is pressurised with butane which can spay out as a liquid all over your sensor. The butane acts as a solvent and can carry grease from the inside of the camera body onto the sensor too.

 

[Ed Taylor]

I have found you can get the propellent onto the surface you are blowing, if you are not carefull.

 

[Nemesis]

Rocket blower it is, cheers all

 

[Raymond Lin]

Rocket blower it is, cheers all

Do it indoors, sensor facing down.

Give it a few puffs before doing it.

 

[Nemesis]

Do it indoors, sensor facing down.

Give it a few puffs before doing it.

Cheers.

 

[lensflair]

Cheers.

Compressed air for blowing off crud before removing lens caps and lens. But don't use it on the sensor or anywhere inside there.