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If the CCD is exposed to light for more than its intended fraction of a second, is it ruined? Can it soak up too much light and be ruined?

No. Perfectly safe. They don't exactly assemble these things in darkrooms, you know, and live view means it's always in action anyway.

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If not, it's probably ruined by that fraction of a fingerprint that got on the glass above the CCD, which I tried to clean by my shirt sleeve.

Fingerprints are easy to clean off -- just use a microfibre cloth, like the one that may have been included with a new LCD monitor or whatever. Or a nice soft bit of 100% cotton T-shirt.

Cheers


Edited by mlord (03/12/2007 13:43)