February 01, 2012

How to care for Digital Cameras

Who is not familiar with digital cameras Digital Cameras? For most people may be familiar or even really need to support their daily work, like the need for communication devices. Although already very adept at running or operate them, but not all of the users of the camera that knows how to treat the camera properly to avoid damage and long-lived.

 Although certainly everyone has different ways different but there is no harm if I inform the reader about caring for your digital camera.
Here are some care tips camera, so the camera can function properly and the maximum as well as long-lived :

Keep away from Lime Barus
Including destroyers camphor objects which are very 'powerful' to the camera, which can insulate-nyekat cameras and other camera parts, rubber based. In an electronic camera, camphor can damage the lines on the PCB (Printed Circuit Board), where the chip-chip mounted cameras and some elements of the chip itself. Bahka camphor vapor it can also stain and make 'spots' on the lens.


 Instead, keep the camera in an airtight, cool and dry. If the price of a special cabinet for storage of the camera is too expensive for you, you can find an alternative storage medium as a replacement. Like for instance, you can store the camera in a sealed jar and in it were given silica gel for absorbing moisture.

 Or, you can also store them in cabinets that have been regulated air circulation and humidity. How, by installing a powerful 5-watt lamp and placed at a distance of approximately 40 cm above the camera and other equipment. Do not forget to open the wrapper camera from dust and clean it before storing.

Remember, a camera malfunction caused by camphor is usually beyond repair. So, do not ever store the camera in any closet that has been filled camphor or camphor fragrance clothes.

Avoid Direct Contact with Sun Rays
Take care not to get sunburned camera or exposed to direct sunlight and excessive. High heat can damage camera parts made ​​of plastic and rubber, as well as other electronic components

Take care of Shock Overload
Do not forget to put them in a special bag camera, in order to avoid excessive shocks to the outside environment as well as collisions between devices. Put the camera in a safe and resistant to shocks.

Camera and Lens Clean
Camera should be cleaned once a week or regularly and periodically. To the outside of the physical camera, use a clean dry cloth and not abusive. As for the inside and small elements, use a blower or blowers are sold in camera stores. In addition to the blower, can also be used finely-fibred brush, which has never been used on other objects.

To clean the lens stains, for example, exposed the greasy fingers of the wearer perspiration or water, wear a special tissue that are sold in stores or recommendation of where you buy it.

Avoid Scratches on Lenses
To avoid scratches, you should have a filter lens that is attached permanently threaded on the front. A common filter is a type of filter to be a protective UV (Ultra Violet) or skylight filter. Meanwhile, to avoid scratches on the back of the lens, try to always put 'bodycup' when the lens cover is removed from the camera body
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Avoid Sea Water
If you use the camera on the beach, keep your camera is not exposed to sea water or even falling into it. Sea water is very bad and cause corrosion potential of the camera or other electronic devices. unless that was designed to adapt with it.

After use in coastal areas, cleaning the camera must be done as soon as possible. Sea water vapor often leave grains of salt that causes rust on the camera. If at any time, without your camera accidentally splashed into the sea water, soak your camera directly into fresh water, then rinse several times to remove traces of sea water.

The process of destruction by sea water takes place very rapidly and in a matter of minutes after the plunge, so that when the rinsing water is not carried out as soon as possible, a camera that splashed into the sea water will not be saved. Once rinsed clean of sea water, take it immediately to a specialist service to clean and dry the camera the camera.

Service at Trusted Places or the Official
Periodically, within a certain time, a digital camera should be serviced to a special place, reliable and even better official. Do not wait for the new camera is broken and then serviced. Service in question is a 'great service', which includes cleaning the inside of the camera, such as cleaning the lens of a fungus that attaches or also adjustment of the main settings of the camera.
 

Do not be too frequent washing or cleaning the inside lens when moldy. Glass lenses are so sensitive. The more frequent cleaning, can result in image quality will decrease. To maintain and care for her, should not be stored in your wardrobe, because it would potentially invite a fungus that attaches to the lens inside the camera.