How do I take apart the Nikon D300 monitor for cleaning?
The smudge marks inside D300 is a problem that’s present in many Nikon LCD monitors (from various models). They appear like oil smudges (usually vertical) and sometimes finger prints on the inside of the monitor. I had a similar problem and the Nikon people (and a lot of people on various forums) thought it to be moisture. They suggested various methods from keeping it in front of a halogen lamp to inside a desiccator, but nothing helps. These actually are smudges !!! On one forum I found some information about it and it seems the best thing to do is to live with it and get used to it. The marks can be cleaned by the service center but opening and closing a SLR is not a small job and can later cause lot of minor problems elsewhere. These marks don’t usually interfere while the LCD is ‘ON’ and obviously don’t create any problems with the photos. I suggest that you let them be there and forget about them. Start using your camera more and you’ll not notice them at all with time.
