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Re: [OM] Anybody ever seen a P&S digital shot with dust?

Subject: Re: [OM] Anybody ever seen a P&S digital shot with dust?
From: Rick Beckrich <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:00:19 -0400
No joke intended: could it be fungus?

On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 10:41 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Probably doesn't matter whether it's on the back of the lens or on the
> sensor filter.  If it's dust it's inside what's supposed to be a sealed
> camera.  I did partially disassemble a Canon P&S to clean some dirt out
> of the zoom mechanism but I had some instructions I'd found on the web.
>  I have no idea what it would be like to disassemble this camera.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
> > Chuck,
> >
> > To me, the intruding blob seems too out of focus to be on the sensor,
> unless
> > it is a really fuzzy dust bunny.  I would think it is closer to the lens
> > elements.  Is there any way to access this area of the camera?
> >
> > Jim Nichols
> > Tullahoma, TN USA
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Olympus mail list" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 9:16 PM
> > Subject: [OM] Anybody ever seen a P&S digital shot with dust?
> >
> >
> >> At least that's what I think this is:
> >> <http://www.chucknorcutt.com/temp/Sony%20DSC-W70%20with%20spot.jpg>
> >>
> >> This is from my daughter's Sony DSC-W70, a 7.1 MP P&S that's about 4
> >> years old.  Sure looks like dust/dirt on the sensor to me.  I suppose it
> >> could have gotten in somehow but maybe internal contamination from
> >> mechanical wear?  I think all the photos now have this "feature" but
> >> I've asked her to clarify that.
> >>
> >> Anybody ever seen similar from a P&S.  Thoughts on what else it could
> be?
> >>
> >> Chuck Norcutt
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