SW-CCD-16 Dust-Free And Gentle Lens Microfiber Swab

Product Overview

The SW-CCD-16 is a dust-free lens microfiber swab with an ultra-fine microfiber head precisely sized at 16mm width for single-pass edge-to-edge cleaning of APS-C format camera sensors (23.6mm × 15.6mm), designed for photographers and imaging professionals performing DSLR and mirrorless camera sensor cleaning where the swab must match sensor format width, introduce zero new contamination, and leave no fiber residue or liquid streak on the photosensitive surface after cleaning. The 16mm head width corresponds directly to the short dimension of the APS-C sensor format used in cameras including Sony Alpha APS-C series (a6000, a6400, a6700), Nikon DX format bodies, Canon EOS EF-S and RF-S mount cameras, and Fujifilm X-series, allowing a single lateral wipe stroke to cover the full sensor height from edge to edge without multiple overlapping passes that increase the risk of streak formation.

The microfiber head measures 19mm in length, 16mm in width, and 1.5mm in thickness. The 1.5mm flat profile is critical for sensor cleaning: the swab must enter the camera body through the lens mount opening, pass the mirror box or shutter curtain, and contact the sensor surface without applying side-force against the mirror box walls or shutter blades — a geometry that thicker swab heads cannot satisfy without physical contact with camera internals that causes mechanical damage. The ultra-fine microfiber surface diameter — measured in micrometers — is selected specifically to lift and capture dust particles, fingerprint oils, and airborne particulates from the sensor's anti-aliasing filter or bare CMOS/CCD surface through microfiber's characteristic particle-trapping mechanism rather than simply displacing them.

Cleanroom Manufacturing & Individual Packaging

The SW-CCD-16 is manufactured in a cleanroom environment and packaged individually — one piece per package — a packaging format that distinguishes it from all other swabs in this product line, which are sold in quantities of 50 to 500 pieces per bag. Single-piece packaging is not a cost consideration but a contamination control decision: a sensor cleaning swab that is opened and immediately discarded after one use must arrive in a provably uncontaminated state at the point of opening, which only individual sealed packaging can guarantee. Multi-swab bags allow the remaining swabs to accumulate ambient particulate exposure each time the bag is opened for a single swab, progressively degrading the cleanliness of the stock.

The microfiber head forms a soft, elastic microfiber net through special processing that enables close surface conformity to the flat sensor plane, ensuring no-dead-angle contact across the full 16mm width without edge lift-off at the head perimeter. The head demonstrates good liquid absorption for use with dedicated sensor cleaning solutions, IPA-based sensor cleaners, or residue-free optical cleaning fluids — evenly distributing the applied liquid across the sensor surface and minimizing solvent residue after evaporation. The handle measures 123mm in total length with 5.6mm width and 2.4mm thickness, providing the reach and control needed for mirror lockup sensor cleaning procedures.

Camera Compatibility & Broader Optical Applications

The SW-CCD-16 is sized for APS-C sensor cleaning in DSLR and mirrorless cameras including Sony Alpha a6000/a6100/a6400/a6600/a6700, Nikon DX format (D3xxx, D5xxx, D7xxx series), Canon EOS 90D, 80D, 800D, and Rebel series with EF-S mount, Canon R7/R10 with RF-S mount, Fujifilm X-T and X-S series, and other APS-C format interchangeable lens cameras. Beyond camera sensor cleaning, the 16mm head format applies to CCD and CMOS optical sensor cleaning in industrial imaging systems, machine vision camera maintenance, telescope eyepiece and objective lens cleaning, microscope objective surface cleaning, and optical filter surface maintenance in scientific and industrial optical instruments. Packaged as 1 piece per individual sealed package; purchase quantity determined by the user's cleaning frequency requirements.