No matter what you shoot or where you do it, it’s inevitable your camera lens will, at some point, become dirty enough to warrant a cleaning. To ensure your lenses stay in tip-top shape, we’re going ...

When the time comes to clean your lenses, it's always best to use dedicated camera lens cleaners. After all, while a dusty or smeared lens cannot produce the best image quality, you want to use ...

To avoid constant lens cleanings, always pop your lens cap back in place when your camera isn’t in use. You can use a lens hood and filter to protect your lens. A quality protective filter like a Hoya ...

Lens cleaning kits are a photographer’s best friend. It might not be as fun or flashy as the latest camera gear, but it’s crucial for capturing great images. No matter how good your composition or how ...

My grandmother always told me to wear clean underpants everyday in case I got hit by a car—and to keep my camera lens clean in case I needed to take a good photo. Granted, I made that last part up, ...

Everything gets dusty, dirty, and smudgy. You know that, for instance, because you have a phone. Most of the time, your phone’s screen looks like it sunk with the Titanic. If you have a digital camera ...

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...

The photography whizzes at Digital Photography School show you how to clean your camera lens using a variety of methods. For example, that old standby, lens cleaning fluid: In most camera stores ...

What is the best way to clean the lens of a digital camera? I've been told that the lens has a special coating of some sort and therefore I should not just use eyeglass cleaner (basically alcohol) and ...

When our camera lenses get dusty, we naturally want to blow on them to get rid of the dust. This method is not only ineffective, but actually bad for the lens because your breath contains acidic ...