Nikon D300 User Manual page 443

1. Select Clean image sensor
scroll to the right.
2. Choose Clean at startup/shutdown
in Figure
3. Select one of the four methods shown in
image 3. I chose
4. Press the
My Recommendation: Nikon suggests that you hold the
camera at the same angle as when you are taking pictures
(bottom down) while you use these modes to clean the sensor.
I leave my camera set to
it cleans itself each time I start and end a shooting session. If I
am in a dusty environment, I'll usually turn my camera off
and back on from time to time to cause it to clean the sensor. I
rarely use the
when I need it. I suspect that
cleaning cycle since it seems to take at least two or three
seconds. I don't detect a several-second delay when I use a
Clean at startup/ shutdown
upon turning on the camera. Of course, taking a picture may
just cancel the startup cleaning.
5-7, image 2, and then scroll to the right.
Clean at startup &
OK button to lock in your choice.
Clean at startups & shutdown
Clean now method but like knowing it's there
method. I can shoot immediately
from the Shooting Menu
from the menu shown
shutdown.
Clean now may initiate a longer
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Figure 5-7,
so that