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how do i clean my camera sensor with a cloth?

i found an old canon SLR film camera and theres some spots i can see on the sensor (the slanted piece of glass inside the body) i dont want to buy any special supplies, i have a microfiber cleaning cloth, how should i go about cleaning it with that?

That’s not a sensor, it’s a mirror that reflects the image from the lens up to the viewfinder. The dirt or spots on it will have no effect on the image as the mirror snaps up out of the way when the photograph is taken. However, they can be annoying when trying to compose you photo if they are visible in the viewfinder. Put some lens cleaning fluid on the end of sheet of lens tissue and VERY gently wipe the mirror. You can get lens cleaning fluid and lens tissue at any camera shop or probably Wal-Mart. It’ll cost less than $5.

You could use the microfiber cloth, but the lens tissue and fluid are designed to clean the coated optics used in lenses, as well as other glass surfaces, without damaging them.

*Edit*
fhotoace (below) is right on the money if you were using a DSLR. I think he missed the part where you said it was an old film camera. Film cameras don’t have image sensors (unless you count the film). You can gently clean the mirror in a film SLR with no problem. If the camera was a DSLR, you would definitely want to take it to a repair shop, however.

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