Maybe I'm all wet, but I thought there was a new sensor that hasa piezo thingamagig to prevent dust

Isn't there a new camera that has a vibrating thingy built into(onto)
the CCD to prevent dust from settling on it? I could swear I read about
that in the past month or so? Am I nuts, or has anyone else heard about
it? (Don't answer literally about my mental health, PLEASE!)

dave

 

Yes, there is. Some ultrasonic vibration thing. But I cant remember
the details either!

 

Read something about the Olympus E-1 having an "ultrasonic" cleansing
of the CCD at power on. Could that be what you read about ? Have not
read anything about it's effectiveness in the field. Have read posts
about cleaning the CCD after it gets dirty with other DSLRs. So this
is evidently trying to address a real problem.

(I am saving my pennies so I can actually experience all this first
hand.)

-- Chuck Isdale

 

Olympus E1:

"In creating a digital SLR whose image quality is second-to-none, we
made sure that nothing would impede your photographic success, not even
the smallest of particles. With Olympus' exclusive Supersonic Wave
Filter, the dust and micro particles that may settle on the imager of
the E-1 and block light are blocked and can be quickly and easily
disposed of so you never have to give them a second thought.

Automatic operation upon powering up the camera and during pixel
mapping, the Supersonic Wave Filter causes an ultra-discrete high-speed
vibration that literally makes the dust and/or other particles fall off
so they can't block the imager. This ultrasonic device can also be
manually turned on via the intuitive menu system to be utilized at any
time during the shoot. The results are impressively clear, colorful
photographs without aberrations, and a comprehensive digital SLR system
that sets - and continuously meets - the standard in image quality."

Reprinted from:

http://www.olympusamerica.com/e1/index.html

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The new Olympus E1.

m

 

cool! thanks Todd. I wasn't crazy after all!! Is Olympus up there
in serious digital photogphers's minds like Canon and Nikon?

dave

 

OK, and where do they go?

 

I believe, though I'm not positive, that they fall down to a charged plate
beneath the CCD where you can mop them up with a moist Q-tip.