Wet camera

[Dmitri]

Hi all. I was changing lenses and my camera fell in the pond and got all wet. I was going to stick tissues in it and hang it from the clothesline to dry, but Jimmy said that it would rust and that I should put it in the clothes dryer instead so it will dry faster and the inside. I think it might get too hot in there, and its metal so I don't want to use the microwave if I don't have to. Any help?

 

[amolitor]

Clothes dryer? You don't wanna tumble it around...

The usual stay-at-home fix for wet electronics is:

1) remove batteries/power instantly
2) IMMEDIATELY rinse with clean water. You're not gonna get it wetter, so at least get any salt and filth out.
3) drain as much as possible. Dab with cloths, anything that's not going to rip and leave crap behind (no tissues, use towels, kitchen rags, T-shirts, etc)
4) place in a warm dry place to dry out fairly quickly. An oven set on the lowest possible temperature MIGHT be ok, but be careful not to melt the plastic.

 

[leeroix]

Was it submerged? How much water got in? I wouldn't put it in any of those places.

 

[leeroix]

I heard putting in a bag of rice? or other form of desiccant?

 

[Dmitri]

Thanks

 

[squirrels]

I've used rice before with some success on phones. Plural.:no smile:

ETA: I'm not saying one of those phones had already gone through the washer, but I'm not saying it hadn't either.

 

[sm4him]

Is this serious??

NOOOOOO...do NOT put your CAMERA in the dryer or the microwave!!
This is what is known, in technical terms, as a VERY. BAD. IDEA. :lmao:

What kind of camera?

It may well be too late by now, but I'd do this:

Remove the batteries immediately if not sooner.
Turn the camera OFF and leave it off.
Drain the camera as best as possible.
Find some kind of fabric or something that is very "breathable"--muslin, cheesecloth, etc. Also buy a boatload of rice.
Put the rice in something like a large ziploc bag--something that the camera will fit in and that can be closed up.

Bury the camera in the rice and seal it up. Then wait...as long as you POSSIBLY can. A week even. Resist the urge to take it out and try it. Just wait.


I did that (well, sans the battery, turning off part) with a lens that went for a swim last Memorial Day, and the lens is still working just fine today.
And like the poster above, I've also done this with MORE than one phone, and have had great success with it.

 

[sm4him]

I've used rice before with some success on phones. Plural.:no smile:

ETA: I'm not saying one of those phones had already gone through the washer, but I'm not saying it hadn't either.

And I'm not saying that the "pool" of water mine fell into happened to have a handle for flushing. :lmao:

 

[o hey tyler]

I would suggest using a welder to dry out the insides... Unless you're a noob.

 

[AaronLLockhart]

I would suggest using a welder to dry out the insides... Unless you're a noob.

Blow torches and molten lava work well, too.

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

I did the rice on my 60d. I'd recommend the rice. I could only leave it in for 17 hours though..... But that was enough

 

[squirrels]

I've used rice before with some success on phones. Plural.:no smile:

ETA: I'm not saying one of those phones had already gone through the washer, but I'm not saying it hadn't either.

And I'm not saying that the "pool" of water mine fell into happened to have a handle for flushing. :lmao:

And I'm not saying it was the house phone and not the cell!

 

[KmH]

Soak up a much water as you with a towel.
Open all the doors on the camera, put it in a ziplock bag on top of a couple of cups of uncooked rice for a couple to several days.

The rice will absorb the excess moisture.

 

[o hey tyler]

In this thread: people getting trolled.


Hard.

 

[squirrels]

In this thread: people getting trolled.


Hard.

Dang it! Every year!