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Halp! Lightning-like lines at the bottom left of all my photos. Canon Rebel 300D

Started Jan 17, 2018 | Discussions
Jay Jackson New Member • Posts: 1
Halp! Lightning-like lines at the bottom left of all my photos. Canon Rebel 300D

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The camera has literally just been sitting on my counter at home since the last time I used it, and the last time there was no line on the photo whatsoever. I'm VERY new at this, I bought a used Canon Rebel 300D which worked fine until this morning. I'm not sure what parts to clean, I've blown off and wiped both ends of the lenses and cannot see a similar line anywhere on any of the glass pieces on the camera. Does anyone have any insight as to where I need to clean or what this could be? Please ignore the crappy quality of these images, they were merely for examples of the lines.

Thanks!

Canon EOS 300D (EOS Digital Rebel / EOS Kiss Digital)
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MikeJ9116 Veteran Member • Posts: 6,958
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It looks like you have hair or fibers on the image sensor.  Try blowing out the area with the mirror locked.

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MikeJ9116 wrote:

It looks like you have hair or fibers on the image sensor. Try blowing out the area with the mirror locked.

+1 And take a picture of your table top at f/14 or smaller.  Then ramp up the contrast (ie: auto-contrast in Photoshop).  See all the dust.

Good luck,

R2

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If you have another lens put it on the camera and take another test shot. If it's not clear then it must be the sensor. Take the lens off and lock up the mirror and carefully check the sensor visually. Don't touch it with anything. I'd suggest taking it to a camera shop to get it cleaned, but you could try blowing it with a rocket blower if you have one. You seem to have dust spots on there as well as the hairs. Blowing might not get rid of those.

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P. 34-35 of the instruction manual

http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/4/0900000274/01/EOSDR300DIM-EN.PDF

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