Paansonic FX-01 dust particles on sensor FX-01 camera - how do you clean it off

E102 - A read error has occurred in relation to the laser scanner unit EEPROM data.
theres a good chance that what is needed here is the laser scanner unit has a Beam Detect mirror and sensor and after time gets coated with foreign particles(dust) cleaning these mirrors/sensors will probably allow the unit to work again- this job should only be undertaken by a qualified service personnel, as more damage than good could be caused. if the laser scanner unit appears clean then iut will need replacing.

Chances are you have dust on the sensor.
Its unlikely that you will be able to clean this sensor on this camera manually.

However you could try using a simple rocket blower via the battery compartment, this may move the suspected dust particle.

To clean this sensor manually would be a risky job if not a camera technician.

Hope this helps

this will give you the idea how to clean the lens and have lens cover which is available in market to protect it from dust
http://www.picturecorrect.com/photographytips/207/cleaning_camera_lens.htm

thank you

It seems that there is some dust particle on the sensor. Try cleaning the sensor as per the instructions in the manual and then check. In case the spot still appears, then the CMOS sensor might be damaged / burned out and you will need to replace it.

Hi,

on the surface of the CCD, that's a picture sensor chip, inside the zoomunit there will some contamination such as dust or an other particle
The ccd surface must be cleaned by an camera repair center

regards Rob NL

You must have dusty mirror box area. Here is what you should do. 1. Remove lens from the body. 2. Blow out any dust from the mirror box area using can duster (careful not to spew out liquid). 3. go to menu and select mirror up or ccd clean mode. You can also set at manual shutter speed "B" and hold up the mirror. 4. Blow out dusts over the CCD sensor (Do Not Use can air! If any liquid sprayed on CCD the cleaning gets worse) so use Hand-squeezee air bulb. You can purchase one from any camera stores.) 5. test shots and repeat. 6. If this procedure did not resolve the removal of the dust, you can purchase a cleaning solution package and try it. I do not recommend it becasue our techs get lots of cleaning requests from these package. Remember, if you are using these solution, 1. Never give any pressure to the screen, just tissuie touch pressure only. 2. move circular motion as you mouth blow the air as you move. complete the motion exiting through the corner of the screen. Did not work? send it to repair techinician! Our tech cleans it for $49. 24 hour turn around and also checks the camera too. Good Luck

In all probabilities, the lens barrel must have tilted, preventing the lens from retracting into the barrel. It could also be possible that some dust particles got stuck in between the segments of the lens barrel. Check for these. Try to straighten the barrel without using much force, and try to remove any dust particle that got stuck between the segments.

The view finder and focusing screen are separate from the CCD sensor. The mirror reflects the image to the view finder until you take a picture. Then the mirror goes up, the shutter opens to expose the CCD to capture the image.

If you have a lot of dust, you should look into a cleaning kit, or have it professionally cleaned. This will show up on your images as white and/or black specks.

Nope, the dust is on the webcam sensor. The telescope mirror is too far away to influence the image. Most modified cameras have no window to keep dust off the sensor's cover. A camera lens cleaning brush works fine. Also, some cameras have 'hot pixels' that are defects in the sensor, and are permanent.

If the specks are just on your viewfinder focussing screen, they won't be on your pics. If they're on both your pics and focussing screen, you need to find someone else to clean your camera. Cleaning either your CCD sensor or your screen yourself can leave scratches. Changing lenses often can suck dust into the inside if the body is dusty. Try another repair shop for thorough cleaning - it shouldn't cost more than $50.