sensor cleaning???

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I've only had my 60D for a couple of months ,it cleans the sensor evey time i turn it on or off, is that a good thing?. Im old school so i think if something is used too much it generally breaks so im scared to turn it on and off too many times in one journey....you know how it is ,you walk 20 feet see somethin you like take a pic and move on then a min later you see somethin else.

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Andy.
 
So don't turn it off between shots?
I tend to travel to a destination, turn the camera on, take as many pics as I want/need and only switch off if I a) am done; b) need to change battery or c) need to change memory card.
 
I have my 50D to go into hibernation after 30 seconds of inactivity. A half press of the shutter or the set button wakes it up instantly ready for use again. As with the poster above, I tend to only have it physically turned off when it's in my bag or changing batteries/cards.
 
Its a habbit i have of conserving battery power shooting movies with my jvc hd100. The only reason i ask is because i noticed an option to change the sensor cleaning so i wondered why that option was available.
 
Once or twice I've accidently forgotten to turn off my camera overnight. Because it goes into hibernate mode it consumes hardly any power and there was plenty of power left in the battery in the morning. There's really no reason to keep turning it off while using it so long as you set the screen to turn off within a short time.
Incidently your 60D doesn't actually clean the sensor when you turn it off. All it does is shake the sensor for a short time in the hope that any dust will fall off.
The sensor cleaning menu option allows you to get at the sensor for manual cleaning by lifting the mirror and the shutter out of the way. Usually a quick blow with a rocket blower is sufficient to clear most specks of dust.
 
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You should just be aware though that if your camera is in your bag and presses against the af-on or shutter then it will wear down battery fast and won't sleep!
 
Andy... turn it on when you go out, turn it off when you get back.

And no... I'm not trying to preach to you or sound like an absolute Pratt :) (not unknown according to my wife). But it's designed to shake the dust off the sensor. You'll still end up having to clean it occasionally but that's normal for a DSLR.

You're highly unlikely to break it.

cheers
 
Silvermuir said:
Its a habbit i have of conserving battery power .....
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Silvermuir said:
i'll need to stop being tight with the battery i guess
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Hi Andy

Yes as others have said, adjust the hibernation time to suit your needs and you'll be fine. Old habits are hard to break ...

It takes some time to get out of old habits, my FIL still switches the Camera on & off during a meeting, despite the body being set to go to hibernation after a short period - just what he is used to doing for many years.

One of my friends has recently bought a 60D and loves it, he's on his 2nd DSLR now and guess what - he does the same as you, even going so far as switching it off when he's taken the shots, then back on to view them 2-3 mins later, then off again, then back on again to take some more 10-15 mins later - he is getting better though.

At our last meeting I really got him thinking, as I questioned does the camera actually use more power shutting down, shaking the sensor and then completely re-booting everything, rather than going into hibernation after say 30 secs or a minute ?

I think he's still thinking about this one :lol:
 
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