Question: My E-500 works well, but it has a tiny black dot, apparently a speck of dirt or dust, on its focusing screen. Cleaning is a daunting task with any SLR, and air blasts might freeze the sensor, I hear. How might I clean this mildly distracting anomaly without risking damage to a fine body or incurring a large cost for a miniscule aberration? And how do I prevent cloning this dot when changing lenses in the future? Answer: Dust you see in your viewfinder will not show up in your images�it is only annoying to see it all the time. Olympus innovated the Supersonic Wave Filter to vibrate dust off the imaging sensor, but dust may still adhere to other surfaces in the camera�s mirror box. The method of cleaning dust out of the mirror box is to gently blow out the surfaces of the mirror box with a blower bulb�the kind that does not have a brush on it. To create a gentle flow of air, squeeze the bulb slowly. When blowing out the mirror box, use the camera�s CLEANING MODE to raise the mirror.

Refer to the camera manual for the CLEANING MODE procedure. While the mirror is raised, blow off the sensor and the autofocus sensor well in the bottom of the mirror box. If a piece of dust or lint is resting on the autofocus sensor, it can result in inaccurate autofocus function. When you have turned off the camera, blow off the mirror and the focusing screen in the roof of the mirror box. Never use �canned air� to blow out the camera�s mirror box.If the can is being moved while blowing out the mirror box, it may spit the liquefied gas and leave a mark on the mirror, sensor, autofocus sensor, or focusing screen. If this occurs, it will require a repair to replace the damaged component. In addition, the high pressure of �canned air� may actually blow dust into the viewfinder system where it cannot be removed with a blower bulb. Never clean the mirror with a brush or lens tissue and never touch the mirror with your fingers. The mirror in a digital SLR is what is called a �first-surface� mirror, which has the silvering material on the front surface of the glass, unlike your bathroom mirror which has the silver behind the glass.

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