Nikon D300 User Manual page 442

camera. A screen will appear that says Cleaning image
sensor. When the process is complete, another screen
will appear that says Done. Then the camera switches
back to the
Now, let's look at how we can select an active method for
regular sensor cleaning (see
Figure 5-7. Clean at startup/shutdown screens
Clean at startup/shutdown – For preventative dust control,
many users will set their cameras to clean the sensor at
startup, shutdown, or both. There are four selections for
startup/shutdown cleaning:
▪ Clean at startup
▪ Clean at shutdown
▪ Clean at startup & shutdown
▪ Cleaning off
These settings are all self-explanatory. I find it interesting that
I don't detect any startup or shutdown delay when using the
startup/shutdown cleaning modes. I can turn my camera on
and immediately take a picture. The cleaning cycle seems to
be very brief when using this mode. Use these steps to choose
a Clean at startup/shutdown
Setup Menu.
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method (see
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5-7).
Figure 5-7):