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I dropped my camera in water. Fished it out within seconds. I dried off the outside, took out battery and memory card and dried them. The camera will not turn on. Anything I can do?
This happened yesterday and this morning I have taken the back off and will try gently drying it. The camera was purchased in Nov. of 2007 and the warranty was one year. Thanks for the Batteries Plus suggestion-one is in area and I will give it a try. Thanks for your help!
This happened yesterday and this morning I have taken the back off and will try gently drying it. The camera was purchased in Nov. of 2007 and the warranty was one year. Thanks for the Batteries Plus suggestion-one is in area and I will give it a try. Thanks for your help!
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the only way to have ensured that the camera was complete dried was to take it apart. It is also possible that the battery shorted out. You wouldn't happen to have a meter to test if the battery is infact good? Do you have a Batteries Plus or similar in your area? They could test the battery for you. You did what most people would have done, but sometimes the slighest of moisture can short out components. Last question is, how old is your camera? Any warranty? I also wanted to apologize, I didn't mean to post it as a solution, meant to post it as a "Clarification."I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the only way to have ensured that the camera was complete dried was to take it apart. It is also possible that the battery shorted out. You wouldn't happen to have a meter to test if the battery is infact good? Do you have a Batteries Plus or similar in your area? They could test the battery for you. You did what most people would have done, but sometimes the slighest of moisture can short out components. Last question is, how old is your camera? Any warranty? I also wanted to apologize, I didn't mean to post it as a solution, meant to post it as a "Clarification."
No problem that's what we're here for. One last comment, if this happened yesterday and you have the back removed, you might try and use a blow dryer to ensure that you get in there. Blow dryer in cold/medium heat, will not damage any components, just hold is about 6" to 8" inches away. Best of luck!No problem that's what we're here for. One last comment, if this happened yesterday and you have the back removed, you might try and use a blow dryer to ensure that you get in there. Blow dryer in cold/medium heat, will not damage any components, just hold is about 6" to 8" inches away. Best of luck!
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My sympathies. If you immediately fished the camera out, removed the battery, rinsed it in fresh water, and let it dry thoroughly before even thinking about putting the battery back in and seeing whether it turns on again, then you MIGHT be able to salvage the camera. Otherwise it's time for a new camera.
The pictures on your memory card should be okay. Just rinse the card in fresh water and let it dry before trying to read the card.
It may have been recoverable, but you damaged it further when you tried to turn it on.
If you had fished it out immediately, removed the batteries, rinsed both camera and batteries in fresh water, and then let everything dry out thoroughly before even thinking about putting the batteries back in and turning it on, the camera MIGHT have worked.
Apparently you just shook it dry and tried to turn it on, right? If that's the case, you may as well give it a good funeral and get a new camera.
Don't try to turn it on. After drying out the card and battery compartment as best you can, bury the camera in a bowl of dry rice for one week. Then, try to turn it on with your fingers crossed. I'm assuming the water was clear and not saltwater. You still may have a problem with water spots on the inside lens elements if any water got inside them.
Solution: The most important thing to remember if your digital camera should be partially or fully submerged in water is to act quickly. Once your camera is out of the water, avoid the urge to turn the camera on to see if it works and instead remove the batteries immediately to prevent shorting any of the internal electrical components. Remove your memory card also, otherwise you may lose the pictures you’ve already taken and saved to the card.
Leaving the battery and memory card compartments open, dab away any excess water with a dry cloth or paper towel. Then, use a household hairdryer set to the lowest heat or no-heat setting and blow dry the camera for 10 to 15 minutes.
Although the outside of the camera may be dry, it’s what’s on the inside that counts. If any moisture is left within the camera, it may, over time, grow mold, which can interfere with the camera’s operation. If the camera was dropped into a chlorinated swimming pool or a saltwater lake, your camera’s components may suffer corrosion over time, and your camera will eventually stop working.
To help draw moisture out of the camera, pack your camera in a bowl filled with silica gel (the packets of small transparent beads often found in various foods, electronics, and clothing packages) or uncooked rice. Both materials can absorb and hold excess water that may be left in your camera. Leave your camera to dry for at least 24 to 48 hours. Once you are certain that your camera has completely dried out, insert fully charged batteries and press the Power button. With any luck, your camera will function properly. If not, you may try contacting a camera repair company to ask advice or inquire about repair options.
If it does not fire up, I would dunk it again - this time in warmed, distilled water, moving it around a bit, then putting it in a warm (not hot) place to dry but I would probably give it a week.
Distilled water is non-conductive whereas pool water is . . . who knows?
ok there is one fix that i used with my canon sd700 again, it dropped it in the water and it stopped working i took of the screen and changed the batterey wattage to 65w instead of 45w using a zxd breaker then the "hotfix" i pit it into a oven for 30 sec to get all compo. hot and then let it cool i pressed the power button, and it worked!! bad thing is the battery lasts about 5 or 6 hours only because of wattage change!
I very much doubt it. If you had removed the batteries straight away, stripped the complete camera and let warm air waft over it for a day and then put it all back together and tried it, you may have been lucky. But wet circuit boards and electricity is asking for major problems. Even leaving a closed camera for 2 days wouldn't have given it a good drying out.
No, it was not on.
This happened yesterday and this morning I have taken the back off and will try gently drying it. The camera was purchased in Nov. of 2007 and the warranty was one year. Thanks for the Batteries Plus suggestion-one is in area and I will give it a try. Thanks for your help!
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