Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10K Operating Instructions Manual page 133

Removing dirt on the image sensor
Black spots may appear on the recorded
picture if dirt or dust gets on the image
sensor. The image sensor is very delicate
and easily scratched. If it becomes
necessary to clean the image sensor,
always use the following steps.
• Use a sufficiently charged battery (P17) or
the AC adaptor (P126) when cleaning. If
you use the battery and the remaining
battery power becomes low during
cleaning, the shutter will close and the
shutter curtains and the mirror may be
damaged.
1: Detach the lens. (P14)
2: Turn the camera on.
3: Press [LIVE VIEW] to switch to the
Live View recording screen.
• The mirror rises and the shutter
curtains open.
4: Clean the image sensor.
• Blow off the dust on the surface of the
image sensor with a commercially
available blower brush. Be careful not to
blow too strongly.
• Do not put the blower brush further
inside than the lens mount.
• Do not let the blower brush touch the
image sensor as the image sensor may
get scratched.
• Do not use any objects except a blower
brush to clean the image sensor.
5: Turn the camera off.
• The shutter curtains close and the
mirror goes down when the camera is
turned off. Be careful that the blower
brush does not get caught in the shutter
curtains.
∫ About the LCD monitor
• Do not press the LCD monitor with
excessive force. Uneven colours may
appear on the LCD monitor and it may
malfunction.
• If the camera is cold when you turn it on,
the picture on the LCD monitor will be
slightly darker than usual at first. However,
the picture will return to normal brightness
when the internal temperature of the
camera increases.
Extremely high precision technology is
employed to produce the LCD monitor
screen. However there may be some
dark or bright spots (red, blue or green)
on the screen. This is not a malfunction.
The LCD monitor screen has more than
99.99% effective pixels with a mere
0.01% of the pixels inactive or always lit.
The spots will not be recorded on
pictures on a card.
∫ About the Lens
• Do not press the lens with excessive
force.
• Do not leave the camera with the lens
facing the sun as rays of light from the sun
may cause it to malfunction. Also, be
careful when placing the camera outside
or near a window.
• When there is dirt (water, oil, and
fingerprints, etc.) on the surface of the
lens, the picture may be affected. Lightly
wipe the surface of the lens with a soft,
dry cloth before and after taking pictures.
• Do not place the lens mount facing
downwards. Do not allow the lens mount
contacts 1 to become dirty.
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