Your outdoor home security cameras face a lot of opponents: dirt, tree sap, pollen, dead bugs, water stains, fingerprints and, yes, even bird poop. This means you'll want to regularly clean your ...

To check for dust on your sensor, use the longest focal length or zoom setting of your lens, focus to infinity, and use a ...

You should clean your camera’s sensor and lenses every now and again. In fact, if you shoot quite regularly, it should probably be several times a year. The constant usage and travel naturally lens ...

No matter how careful and clean you are with your gear, inevitably you'll get some dust, fingerprints, or other gunk on your lenses. If you're in the field or on a shoot, you might be tempted to just ...

What is the best way to clean the lens of a digital camera? I've been told that the lens has a special coating of some sort and therefore I should not just use eyeglass cleaner (basically alcohol) and ...

Point-and-shoot and DSLR cameras have a knack for attracting dirt, and that grime can show up in pictures. Sand and moisture at the beach can render a good camera unusable. Here’s how to clean it up.

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