Handycam submerge for 24 hours in water?was it

My advice is as follows:
Ii the handycam was submerged without the battery on it the electronics may still be fine. you need to take it to the repairman who will open up all the circuit boards and dry them.
If there was a tape i the camera , the tape is damaged and cannot be used again.
The camera mechanism may also be damaged by the water through corrosion , so its absolutely important that you take it to the repairmen for drying as soon as possible.

However if the handycam was submerged with the battery on, then the electronic circuit boards are most likely damaged.

in this case you may weigh the costs of having the circuit boards replaced against buying a new camcorder altogether.