How do you clean the LCD display?

doogiehowser · Jan 26, 2002

I just bought a digital camera and I'm not quite sure how to clean smudges off my LCD display without damaging it.

Is there a special cloth material I should use?

Is there a special coating on it that I should be careful of?

Can I use alcohol wipes on it or would a damp cloth be better?

I have a Canon S110 (ie Ixus V)

Thanks in advance. I appreciate any input.

vk · Jan 26, 2002

Scotch tape works great for removing fingerprints and other small smudges from LCD. If you want you can also use damp cloth with some mild soap.
Do not use alcohol or any other solvent.

doogiehowser said:
I just bought a digital camera and I'm not quite sure how to clean
smudges off my LCD display without damaging it.

Is there a special cloth material I should use?

Is there a special coating on it that I should be careful of?

Can I use alcohol wipes on it or would a damp cloth be better?

I have a Canon S110 (ie Ixus V)

Thanks in advance. I appreciate any input.

Tony Lau #65171 · Jan 26, 2002

DON'T USE ANY LIQUID!!

I think common eyeglass cloth will do the job. Just don't put too much pressure on the screen and make sure the cloth is free of dirt and blow off all the dirt off the screen first. And I taped a transparency film on my G2 and S100, so I don't need to clean the LCD too often.

Tony

doogiehowser said:
I just bought a digital camera and I'm not quite sure how to clean
smudges off my LCD display without damaging it.

Is there a special cloth material I should use?

Is there a special coating on it that I should be careful of?

Can I use alcohol wipes on it or would a damp cloth be better?

I have a Canon S110 (ie Ixus V)

Thanks in advance. I appreciate any input.

Zanby · Jan 26, 2002

Why don't you just read the M A N U A L

Zanby.

Tony 'Trog' Lau said:
I think common eyeglass cloth will do the job. Just don't put too
much pressure on the screen and make sure the cloth is free of dirt
and blow off all the dirt off the screen first. And I taped a
transparency film on my G2 and S100, so I don't need to clean the
LCD too often.

Tony

doogiehowser said:

I just bought a digital camera and I'm not quite sure how to clean
smudges off my LCD display without damaging it.

Is there a special cloth material I should use?

Is there a special coating on it that I should be careful of?

Can I use alcohol wipes on it or would a damp cloth be better?

I have a Canon S110 (ie Ixus V)

Thanks in advance. I appreciate any input.

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doogiehowser · Jan 26, 2002

Thanks to all who replied. I appreciate your input / suggestions.

I read and followed the manual suggestions, but it didn't quite get the oil smudge from my nose off. That's why I was hoping someone had a better way of doing it. I will give the tape a try, and look for an eyeglass cloth. Thanks.

Doogie

Zanby said:
Zanby.

Tony 'Trog' Lau said:

I think common eyeglass cloth will do the job. Just don't put too
much pressure on the screen and make sure the cloth is free of dirt
and blow off all the dirt off the screen first. And I taped a
transparency film on my G2 and S100, so I don't need to clean the
LCD too often.

Tony

doogiehowser said:

I just bought a digital camera and I'm not quite sure how to clean
smudges off my LCD display without damaging it.

Is there a special cloth material I should use?

Is there a special coating on it that I should be careful of?

Can I use alcohol wipes on it or would a damp cloth be better?

I have a Canon S110 (ie Ixus V)

Thanks in advance. I appreciate any input.

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Don Ellis · Jan 26, 2002

doogiehowser said:
Thanks to all who replied. I appreciate your input / suggestions.

I read and followed the manual suggestions, but it didn't quite get
the oil smudge from my nose off

Try an optical shop and pick up a microweave cleaning cloth. Excellent.

Don

thang · Jan 27, 2002

I have the G1 and I cleaned the LCD display with Lenspen. It's available at Fry's Electronics for $10.

Thang.

doogiehowser said:
I just bought a digital camera and I'm not quite sure how to clean
smudges off my LCD display without damaging it.

Is there a special cloth material I should use?

Is there a special coating on it that I should be careful of?

Can I use alcohol wipes on it or would a damp cloth be better?

I have a Canon S110 (ie Ixus V)

Thanks in advance. I appreciate any input.

doogiehowser · Jan 27, 2002

Thanks Don and thanks Thang for the suggestions.

I will go look for a microweave cloth and a lens pen next weekend.

By the way, is the lens pen like an air brush that blows dirt off while I wipe the lens with it? Will it be able to get oil smudges off?

Thanks,
Doogie.

Thang Nguyen said:
Thang.

doogiehowser said:

I just bought a digital camera and I'm not quite sure how to clean
smudges off my LCD display without damaging it.

Is there a special cloth material I should use?

Is there a special coating on it that I should be careful of?

Can I use alcohol wipes on it or would a damp cloth be better?

I have a Canon S110 (ie Ixus V)

Thanks in advance. I appreciate any input.

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thang · Jan 27, 2002

Check out this website: lenspen.com

It has two ends: one end with soft brush you use to brush off the dirt first then the other end has some kind of soft material on a round concave surface that you can use to wipe off the smudge, figer prints, smear... I use this lenspen on all my L lenses and filters. It's the only device that seems to work very well for my camera equipment.

Also, check out this website that talks alot about this device (you will have to do a quick search though)

http://www.photo.net

Thang.

doogiehowser said:
I will go look for a microweave cloth and a lens pen next weekend.

By the way, is the lens pen like an air brush that blows dirt off
while I wipe the lens with it? Will it be able to get oil smudges
off?

Thanks,
Doogie.

Thang Nguyen said:

Thang.

doogiehowser said:

I just bought a digital camera and I'm not quite sure how to clean
smudges off my LCD display without damaging it.

Is there a special cloth material I should use?

Is there a special coating on it that I should be careful of?

Can I use alcohol wipes on it or would a damp cloth be better?

I have a Canon S110 (ie Ixus V)

Thanks in advance. I appreciate any input.

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Guillaume in Paris · Jan 27, 2002

i bought a lenspen a few weeks ago, i was a bit astonished not to see the foam end being sort of wet... i was expecting some kind of liquid to help cleaning ?!?
is the lenspen always dry?
i'm in doubt, help me

Moonlord · Jan 27, 2002

Yes the lenspen is alway dry. It uses a carbon based cleaner. When you place it back in the cap and give it a half-twist it cleans the pad and re-applies a bit more cleaning formula.

e2polgui said:
i bought a lenspen a few weeks ago, i was a bit astonished not to
see the foam end being sort of wet... i was expecting some kind of
liquid to help cleaning ?!?
is the lenspen always dry?
i'm in doubt, help me

thang · Jan 27, 2002

yes, it's always dry. That's the way it is. Everytime when you close the cap, make sure that you give it half a twist. That way, the chemical inside the cap can get on the foam end.

Thang.

e2polgui said:
i bought a lenspen a few weeks ago, i was a bit astonished not to
see the foam end being sort of wet... i was expecting some kind of
liquid to help cleaning ?!?
is the lenspen always dry?
i'm in doubt, help me

doogiehowser · Jan 27, 2002

Wow, I didn't know something like that was out there. That's great.

By the way, I found that Fisher brand microscope lens cleaning paper works pretty well on the LCD and camera lens as well.

Doogie.

Thang Nguyen said:
Thang.

e2polgui said:

i bought a lenspen a few weeks ago, i was a bit astonished not to
see the foam end being sort of wet... i was expecting some kind of
liquid to help cleaning ?!?
is the lenspen always dry?
i'm in doubt, help me

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