[nuk20d]

Dear all,

I have recently got a k20d, and I noticed that in one of the manual on the camera there is a setting that allow the processor(or the plate that cover the processor) to be shaken on start up(which is to prevent dust build up on the processor).

My question is; is it safe to leave that function on all the time?

thank you for your input.

Sincerely,
nuk20d.

[flyer]

Mine is on all the time, and my cameras don't seem to suffer because of that.

[ll_coffee_lP]

I have two K10D's that have it on all the time. No problems whatsoever.

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[Wheatfield]

I leave mine set to shake on start-up. The only thing I've noticed is that I no longer get dust on my sensor.

[nuk20d]

thank you to all for your replay.

[Ash]

Another vote for no problems with sensor shake at startup.
It's been on for years on both my K10D and K20D - it works and has never caused an issue with either.

[Rondec]

I am annoyed by the noise it makes. I have mine turned off and use it only when I get dust on the sensor. I used to leave it on all the time and don't think it made a big difference in how often I got dust on my sensor.

[BobRad]

I had a K10D for 3 years and took about 15,000 shots with it. I always kept the startup sensor shake turned on. I didn't change lenses very often, but in all that time, I never had to clean the sensor or saw any dust spots on my photos (I would see specks from time to time, but they always turned out to be birds).

[tux]

I used to have it on at startup but now I do it manually whenever I change lenses.

[Marc Sabatella]

For me, that's saying the same thing, since when I change lenses is the only time I ever turn the camera off and on (helps reduce likelihood of electric charge attracting dust during the change, plus gives me an opportunity to enter SR focal length when using a manual lens).