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Importance of the Protective IR Filter Glass
Importance of the Protective IR Filter Glass
The Leaf Aptus
II digital camera back has a protective IR filter glass over the
sensor. The sensor is the most important and expensive part of your
/HDIAptusII. It is the component that converts the photographic image viewed by
the camera into an electronic signal which can be processed by the
Macintosh computer.
Figure 63: Protective IR filter glass on the underside of the Leaf Aptus
II digital
camera back
Warning!
The sensor is extremely sensitive to ESD (Electro Static Discharge) and can
be damaged by it.
During some stages of the installation process, the protective IR filter glass
is exposed to the environment. Do not touch the IR filter glass. Any
contamination of the IR filter glass (such as dust or fingerprints) will appear
in images that you capture.