There’s no avoiding it. No matter how well you take care of your DSLR or mirrorless camera, at some point or another, there will come a time when dust and dirt accumulate on your sensor. While a ...

Let’s kick off with a disclaimer – Nikon recommends that if your camera’s image sensor has any specks of dust that can’t be cleaned away with an unobtrusive waft of air, you should send it off to an ...

If you notice dust or smudges affecting your Samsung Galaxy camera’s performance, cleaning the sensor area can improve your photo quality. This DIY guide outlines several safe methods to remove ...

To check for dust on your sensor, use the longest focal length or zoom setting of your lens, focus to infinity, and use a narrow aperture of around f/16. Take a few shots of a blank area of sky and ...

Dust on your camera’s sensor is a tormenting problem made worse by the fact that attempting to clean it is slightly risky. The Sensor Gel Stick could offer an easier and safer way to go about getting ...

Cleaning your own dSLR is tricky business. Make sure you're doing it right so you don't make things worse in the process. Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big screen, small ...

Everything gets dusty, dirty, and smudgy. You know that, for instance, because you have a phone. Most of the time, your phone’s screen looks like it sunk with the Titanic. If you have a digital camera ...

If you regularly change lenses on your camera, dust or debris will eventually end up on your sensor. There are things you can do to mitigate that, but any time you expose your camera's interior to the ...

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...