Nikon D3300 Kit Owner's Manual

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314 Technical Notes
Image Sensor Cleaning
If you suspect that dirt or dust on the image sensor is appearing 
in photographs, you can clean the sensor using the Clean image 
sensor
 option in the setup menu. The sensor can be cleaned at 
any time using the Clean now option, or cleaning can be 
performed automatically when the camera is turned on or off.
❚❚ “Clean Now”
1
Place the camera base down.
Image sensor cleaning is most 
effective when the camera is placed 
base down as shown at right.
2
Select Clean image sensor in the 
setup menu.
Press the 
G button to display the 
menus. Highlight Clean image 
sensor
 in the setup menu (
and press 
2.
G button