LumixDMC-SZ7のセンサーについたゴミをクリーニング

The third junk compact digital camera I bought on Yahoo! Auctions (a Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ7) had some dust in the image. Vacuuming didn't fix it, so I disassembled it and cleaned the sensor. Simply wiping the sensor with a cotton swab and a little water fixed it without any problems. ★Table of Contents 00:00 Panasonic Lumix Compact Digital Camera DMC-SZ7 00:23 Debris appears in the image 01:20 Disassembly begins 03:28 Remove the sensor with the Torx screw 04:12 Examine the sensor 04:30 Wipe the sensor with water 06:02 Wipe the lens with water and find the mysterious washer 06:17 Assembly 08:44 Check if the debris was removed 09:10 What to do with the remaining washer 09:48 Reassemble the washer ★ Vacuuming debris from an old compact camera without disassembly    • 【掃除機で吸い取れるやん！】古いコンデジに映り込むゴミ   ★ Paper cup memo method for disassembling and repairing a junk compact camera    • Lumix DMC-TZ30のシステムエラーは半田付けで直った！   ★ Disassembling and repairing a junk compact camera with a mysterious washer    • Video   ★ @acmaoh SONY WX Series: The Power of Made in Japan: A World You've Never Known    • SONY WXシリーズ　Made in Japanの底力　あなたの知らない世界   Dust often gets trapped in compact digital cameras, resulting in them appearing in photos. While optical zoom allows for a wide-angle shot and high-magnification telephoto shots, the lens barrel expands and contracts, resulting in three or more sections. Naturally, there are small gaps at the joints, making it easy for dust to get inside. The lens barrel expands and then completely contracts and retracts every time the camera is turned on and off. It's a problem if the camera is stored with dust still on the barrel when it's turned off. To prevent this, simply take a quick look and brush any dust off with your hand. However, since we don't usually pay much attention to this, dust tends to get inside. Minor cases can be fixed by inserting the lens barrel into a vacuum cleaner hose and sucking it out. However, if the camera is stored in a humid environment, dust can stick to the sensor or lens, causing mold to grow, making it impossible to remove with a vacuum cleaner. In this case, disassemble the camera and clean the sensor and lens. It's not that difficult if you just remove the sensor and clean the area without disassembling the lens. To clean the sensor, first blow away any dust or debris around it with a blower, then wipe it with a special cleaning swab moistened with a special cleaning solution called sensor solution or a little anhydrous ethanol, and then wipe it with a dry cleaning swab. Of course, that's fine, but since this is a junk camera I originally bought for a few thousand yen, buying a cleaning kit like that would cost almost as much as the camera itself, so I won't go to such lengths this time. I moisten a regular cotton swab with a little water to remove dirt from the sensor. Before the water dries, I wipe it off with the tip of a dry cotton swab. I used distilled water, as tap water likely contains minerals. However, I think tap water works fine as long as you wipe it off immediately with a dry cotton swab. I think the same goes for lens dirt. I might be criticized for being a camera novice, but I have my own thoughts on the matter. For example, smartphones don't require complicated maintenance or detailed usage instructions; I always keep them in my pocket without a lens cap. When taking photos or videos, if the lens gets dirty, I wipe it with my shirt sleeve. Even so, I still get beautiful photos. Thanks to smartphones, taking photos and videos has become incredibly easy. I think one reason for this is that there are no complicated maintenance or settings. Previously, I only took photos and videos on special occasions like events, ceremonies, and trips. Smartphones have made photography and video a part of everyday life. I can take photos and videos of everyday things, not just the lunch I ordered at a restaurant, flowers by the roadside, or documents I need to take notes on. And they can be shared instantly online. Cameras have long been thought of as extremely precise and delicate devices, and while that may be true, if we keep complaining about them, people will increasingly avoid them and have fewer opportunities to use them. While high-end SLRs are a different story, I think compact digital cameras were designed with the desire to make cameras more accessible. In that sense, I think older compact digital cameras are great because they're easy to maintain and use. It's human nature to treat very expensive items with care, but if you buy a used compact digital camera for just a few thousand yen, you can be much more carefree because it costs less. If you keep it in your pocket at all times, you'll likely use it more often. This doesn't mean you have little affection for the product, but rather that it's a familiar presence. Even if it breaks, you can disassemble it yourself and fix it, learn about its internals, and figure out how to handle it properly to avoid further d...