How can I clean my camera lense?

Question

It is a digital camera used for taking pictures.

I think it has eraser shavings and very small dog hairs on the lense.

Odd...

Thanks

Answer 1

Put a dab of Windex on a tissue and wipe it clean that way.

Answer 2

For cleaning camera lenses, get your supplies from a camera store. The most popular ones are lens pens, lens paper and blowbrushes. The problem with what you have just did was to introduce liquid to your lens. If that contained water, fungi would very much love the environment that you have created. Eyewear and photo lenses are far different products even if both use glass. It's plain common sense. Use the right tool for the right job.

Answer 3

The best way:
1) first use a blower to blow away any large debris (like hair and pencil shavings!). You can get a large rubber blower at any good camera store.

2) Next, use a soft brush, designed for lenses to brush away any other debris.

3) Finally, use either a lens pen (they work very well) or a microfiber cloth to clean the lens. Both of these items are sold in good camera stores. With the microfiber cloth, you can exhale on the lens and wipe the water vapor off or you can apply a couple of drops of lens cleaner *to the cloth* (never to the lens), and then wipe the moistened cloth on the lens elements. Make sure there's no large debris on the lens, or it'll scratch when you wipe.

Answer 4

Is it a consumer digicam or a DSLR?

The answer to this question will determine how careful you are cleaning it.

A LINT-FREE cloth is best. You can also use the cloth used to clean eyeglass lenses; make sure it is a good quality cloth.

Your best bet is to go to a LOCAL camera store and bring in your camera. If you buy the lint-free cloth from them, I'm sure they'd be more than happy to clean the lens for you and/or give you some pointers.

Also, you should buy a air blower. It blows air! This could get rid of the hairs without having to touch the lens.

You can also try a LensPen.

Gently rub from the inside out ,with a lint-free cloth, to get rid of dirt, grime and fingerprints. To remove smudges, use a soft lint-free glove, available from photography stores, and gently rub a bit of antifog spray on the lens, working from the inside out.

Finally, if it won't clean completely and it is a cheap($100-200) consumer digicam, your best bet would be to toss it and get a new one!

Answer 5

check with a local camera shop. most will carry a small cleaning tool. I dont know what it's called, but you squeeze a small rubber ball that blows air lightly out a tube. The tube has a soft brush on the end. This will help to eliminate the dust and hair on your lense.

Answer 6

It sounds like a strange combo....a blower brush & clear office tape.
I thought the person who told me this secret was nuts too until I tried it.
In desperation I very carefully removed a seemingly impossible fingerprint from my older SLR mirror the camera mirror is fine & streak free. This is not for ameatures.
The office envelope tape (not clear packing tape) it will lift fingerprints, smears & dust.
Simply fold a pull tab on the tape place it on the glass then slowly & gently pull it off. 2 - 3 pulls using peices of clean tape does the trick.
Go ahead try it on some glass like a mirror or other household glass.
It works like magic.
I clean my eyeglasses streak free with it all the time.

Answer 7

1. Blow on the lens front to get the shavings and hairs off

2. Put a bit of glass cleaner on a soft cloth

3. Gently clean the lens surface

4. Use a dry part of the cloth to polish

5. If there's some lint, blow on it again

Hope this helps.

Answer 8

odd indeed.

I hear you are supposed to use a special cloth.
First you should use some compressed air to get all the stuff off the lense. Dont press the button too hard.

Answer 9

You can try canned air and/or a clean, soft cloth. (I've used the shirt I'm wearing at the time to clean dirty lenses.)

Answer 10

use a Q-tip or soft cloth depending on the size of the lense and put rubbing alchohol on it.