104 Chapter 12 – Caring for the IR Filter Glass
Importance of the Protective IR Filter Glass
The Leaf Aptus digital camera back has a protective IR filter glass over the
sensor. The sensor is the most important and expensive part of your Leaf
Aptus. 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 1: Protective IR filter glass on the underside of the Leaf Aptus 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.
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