{"id":107,"date":"2012-09-25T22:22:41","date_gmt":"2012-09-26T03:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scorellis.com\/?p=107"},"modified":"2012-09-29T09:33:19","modified_gmt":"2012-09-29T14:33:19","slug":"how-to-enable-and-disable-the-self-cleaning-sensor-on-a-canon-1d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scorellis.com\/?p=107","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable and Disable the Self-cleaning Sensor on a Canon 1D X"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Canon’s 1DX self-cleaning sensor unit is actually attached to the \u00a0low pass filter mounted over the image sensor. \u00a0It is rigged to vibrate and shake dust off. \u00a0Typically, dust enters the SLR mirror and sensor chamber when lenses are removed and attached, but a certain amount of dust can be expected from normal wear. \u00a0Additionally, oil from internal components can become dislodged from internal components and stick to the sensor. \u00a0This is supposedly rare. I sure hope it is…. However, if for some reason the dust doesn’t shake off, remaining dust spots can be dealt with\u00a0programmatically<\/span>\u00a0until such time as you can get it cleaned. \u00a0Which will of course means that you have to go without your camera for a few days.<\/span><\/p>\n

When the self-cleaning sensor is enabled, it will engage every time you turn the camera off, or turn it on. \u00a0I got to thinking that I really only needed it to work every now and then, so I disabled it. \u00a0Then I went down the rabbit hole. \u00a0I began to wonder why the feature would be there if it wasn’t useful. Naturally, \u00a0I then wanted to turn it back on, but I had forgotten how to do it. \u00a0As I do with all things I think I will forget, I decided to make this little video here that will remind me how to do it.<\/p>\n