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Delkin Devices, Inc. has announced the SensorScope System, said to be the safest and most effective system for cleaning your digital SLR image sensor. The innovative SensorScope (patent pending) is the first and only sensor inspection device in the market designed for DSLRs. Its use of magnification and focused, high intensity light enables camera owners to inspect their camera's sensor to see if it needs cleaning. Why risk damaging your camera -don't clean your sensor if it doesn't need it!

SensorScope enables you to check your sensor to see if it needs cleaning-there's nothing safer than not cleaning your sensor. The SensorScope looks like a camera lens; however, it allows you to look back into your camera to inspect your sensor. The SensorScope is easily portable and provides a 5x magnification lens and 4 ultra bright LED lights, which are focused to completely illuminate the field of inspection. Although specifically designed for Canon and Nikon DSLRs, the SensorScope may be used on any manufacturer's DSLR.

Dirty sensors are a real problem. What you can't see can affect your pictures. Dirt comes from many sources and it must be removed in a safe and effective way, or your images will show this debris. The SensorScope system, which includes the new DigitalDuster cleaning kit, is claimed to be the safest and most effective system for cleaning your DSLR sensor. It comes equipped with the SensorVac, SensorWand and SensorSolution.

Contaminants mar your pictures when they show up on your DSLR camera sensor. Often these are dust particles that have just settled on the sensor, where they lightly rest. They may "stick" to the sensor because they picked up an electrostatic charge when the camera is turned on. When such pieces are hard, such as tiny rock or sand particles, there is some danger they will damage the sensor. The same is true of small metallic pieces that result from the camera maker's manufacturing process. There is less risk debris such as clothing fibers or hair will scratch a sensor, but they will still appear as unsightly blotches on your pictures. These contaminants often originate from shooting in a dusty environment, and are even carried to the sensor by improper cleaning materials or methods.

Worse, contaminants can actually adhere to the sensor, either because of a chemical bond, or the nature of the contaminant itself. Wet contaminants pose especially difficult challenges. These include moisture condensation from talking or even just breathing with the camera lens off. The camera's own internal lubricant may end up on the sensor. Even skin oils from your hands may be transferred to the sensor by handling cleaning brushes and swabs often used for cleaning. These contaminants create smears that are tough to remove with conventional cleaning methods.

Surprisingly, dust and debris can originate from within the camera as well. The camera sensor is probably pristine when it leaves the factory, but during transportation to the camera store, the camera may be bounced around. When a new camera is used for the first time, the internal mechanism movement itself may stir up small pieces of metal, plastic, dust, fabric, and camera lubricant, which are then drawn to the sensor. Air movement resulting from pressurized airliner cabins can move particles around in the camera, too.

The DigitalDuster kit handles all types of dry and wet contaminants, regardless of how they arrive at the sensor. The SensorVac is a battery or USB powered portable vacuum, which uses suction to draw out abrasive particles and dust. No more canned air that just blows debris around! The SensorVac's tip is made of ultra-fine, non-abrasive and static-free brush filaments. These brush filaments protect against damaging the sensor screen in case of accidental contact.

Actual cleaning contact is done with the unique SensorWand. Each end of the flexible SensorWand has a soft lint-free and non-abrasive fabric head. One end is used first for wet cleaning, and the other for the dry cleanup. This ensures the photographer can complete a cleaning with just one wand, leaving no moisture behind. A novel design feature provides additional protection against over-saturation. Each wand head is wicked with small slots to pull excess liquid away from the wand tip.

SensorSolution is the exclusive chemical cleaning solution included in the DigitalDuster kit for wet cleaning. It is alcohol free and safe for check-in air travel and air shipment. SensorSolution dries quickly without the use of methanol or any other harsh chemicals, and effectively breaks the bond that holds many of the tougher contaminants onto the sensor surface. With two drops of SensorSolution and a few swipes of a SensorWand, dried raindrops, pollen, chamber lubricant, dust, and anything else that finds its way into your sensor chamber can be easily, effectively, and safely wiped away.

Delkin Devices is now shipping the SensorScope System and DigitalDuster kit. The Digital Duster refill kit will begin shipping by the end of March.

For pricing and options please visit: www.delkin.com