topic Re: Sensor Scratches on R7 in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Sensor Scratches on R7

Jazzy1 — Sat, 30 May 2026 00:51:02 GMT

On my Canon EOS R7 which I purchased from ABT last december there are multiple sensor scratches. They have been confirmed by a professional to be scratches and are visible in images. Is a repair for this possible and how much would it cost?

Re: Sensor Scratches on R7

kvbarkley — Sat, 30 May 2026 01:49:28 GMT

More likely to be hairs than scratches. If it is scratches, you will have to replace the sensor which is probably not worth it

Re: Sensor Scratches on R7

Jazzy1 — Sat, 30 May 2026 02:30:18 GMT

Should I try to get it cleaned professionally? A APS-C sensor cleaning kit from amazon didn't help.

Re: Sensor Scratches on R7

FloridaDrafter — Sat, 30 May 2026 04:13:03 GMT

If you tried both with the dry and with the wet solution, then you've done most of what a pro would do, provided you followed the directions with the kit.

If it's scratched, and keep in mind that the scratches aren't actually on "the sensor", but on the Anti-Aliasing (Low-Pass) filter. Canon will replace the entire sensor assembly and this will be quite expensive, and as kvbarkley said, it may not be worth it. I did a search and found two companies that would replace a scratched Anti-Aliasing filter. I didn't see the R7 listed, but they had the R5 and R6, but I guess it's possible they just do FF sensors. I thought their prices were reasonable, $100-200 depending on the camera.

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