出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/06 12:34 UTC 版)
A dust reduction system, or dust removal system, is a technology employed by several manufacturers of digital system cameras (often referred to in English as DSLRs or digital single-lens reflex cameras) to solve the problem of dust particles adhering to the image sensor. Some systems remove or clean the sensor by vibrating at a very high frequency—between 100hertz and 50kilohertz. This is needed because every time lenses are changed there is a chance that dust may enter the camera body and settle on the image sensor. Even if utmost care is taken when changing lenses, the mechanical parts such as shutter or quick-return mirror might still generate dust contamination due to friction occurring during their movement. At the same time, these parts create movement of the air inside the camera body which is enough to whirl the minuscule dust particles around.