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N8 Camera Black Spot

2 replies · 4,945 views · Started 21 February 2013

I have some stuff under the glass in the N8 and it makes a black spot in all photos. It's very faint in the actual final photo but it's very dark on the viewfinder when taking a photo (so it's annoying when taking the photo but the resulting photo is not extremely damaged).
Is there any way to get in there and clean it out?
Here's an example photo, I'm pointing to the black spot:
http://sdrv.ms/XCY3aN

hmm, how annoying. I think there is no easy way without taking apart the camera assembly, which involves taking apart the entire n8. It is not common to get dust under the lens optic, but it is possible, say if the seals have perished. If u are lucky, blowing some compressed air onto the optic revealed after dismantling the n8 may help the problem, but more than likely it may just move the dirt from one position to another.