Pentax Silkypix K-500, Operating Manual

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Cleaning the CMOS Sensor
If the CMOS sensor becomes dirty or dusty, shadows may appear in
the image in certain situations such as when shooting against a white
background. This indicates that the CMOS sensor must be cleaned.
Shaking the CMOS sensor removes dust from the sensor unit.
1
Select [Dust Removal] in the [
R
Set-up 4] menu, and press
the four-way controller (
5
).
The [Dust Removal] screen appears.
2
Press the
4
button.
The Dust Removal function is activated
by shaking the CMOS sensor.
To activate the Dust Removal function
every time the camera is turned on and
off, set [Startup Action] and [Shutdown
Action] to
O
.
When Dust Removal is completed, the
camera returns to the [
R
Set-up 4] menu.
Removing Dust by Shaking the CMOS Sensor
(Dust Removal)
MENU
Dust Removal Dust Removal
Dust Removal Dust Removal
Startup Action
Startup Action
Shutdown Action
Shutdown Action
Start Start
OK
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