Dirt or dust entering the camera when lenses are exchanged or the body cap is removed may adhere to the low-pass filter and affect your photographs. The “clean image sensor” option vibrates the sensor to remove dust.

Option

Description

[Clean now]

Perform image sensor cleaning immediately.

[Clean at startup/shutdown]

  • [Clean at startup]: The image sensor is automatically cleaned each time the camera is turned on.

  • [Clean at shutdown]: The image sensor is automatically cleaned during shutdown each time the camera is turned off.

  • [Clean at startup & shutdown]: The image sensor is cleaned automatically at startup and at shutdown.

  • [Cleaning off]: Automatic image sensor cleaning off.