How to clean your digital SLR camera
To get the best-quality images from your dSLR, you'll need to give it a dust every now and then, both on the inside and out. Camera editor Rich Trenholm guides you step-by-step through cleaning your camera to make your photos blemish-free
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Wipe through a lens
Cleaning the sensor is important, but it isn't the only factor in image quality. The lens is just as important. Simple lens-cleaning kits are available from most camera stores as this is a much simpler operation than cleaning the sensor. Simply blow dust off the lens with your blower and clean it with lens tissues, or a soft cloth.
Remember that scratching the lens will cause problems with light refracting off the jagged surface of the scratch, so use the blower to dislodge particles first.
To clean the lens, pour some lens-cleaning fluid on to the cloth and then wipe the surface of the lens. Never drip fluid straight on to the lens. When you've cleaned the whole thing, polish off any excess fluid with a dry part of the cloth.
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