How to Clean Your Digital Camera

By Kyle Schurman, About.com Guide

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Final Cleaning Tips

Never touch the lens with your skin, because your fingers could leave difficult-to-remove oils on the lens. Try to avoid touching the LCD for the same reason, although, depending on the size of your camera, this can be difficult to avoid.
Some photography stores sell lens-cleaning pens, which remove grime and fingerprints from the lens and LCDs. Some cleaning pens have a soft brush on one end of the pen, too, making it a handy tool to carry when using your camera away from home. A lens-cleaning pen is a much better option than a t-shirt or a facial tissue for cleaning away from home.
Check your camera manufacturer's website or user guide for specific instructions and tips for cleaning the camera body, lens, and LCD on your brand and model of digital camera.
Finally, some lens and LCD problems will require professional cleaning from a repair store. Be sure to obtain a quote for the cleaning ahead of time. Depending on the age of your point-and-shoot digital camera, a professional cleaning might be too expensive to justify it on an older camera model.

Kyle Schurman
Digital Cameras Guide