d40, Meet water

[brandon c]

Today I had the unfortunate accident of nearly flipping my canoe. My camera didn’t get completely dunked, but did take on enough water that some got inside of it. Lucky for me, and my camera I hope, when I went in the water I ended up sitting on the log that helped flipped me and got the battery out of my camera. What do I do now? And how long should I wait before I turn it back on?

Any help/comments are welcome!

[Aaron Christensen]

Wait until it is completely dry, which will depend on how much water got in the camera.

[Morsie]

I took an unplanned dunking in New Zealand when I trod in some quicksand. I had a 5D around my neck and it was submerged briefly. I put it in front of a heater that night and then I put it in a ziplok bag with silica-gel crystals and left it in the sun for a few days. It was written off for insurance and replaced but it still works fine although I have to reset the dates and times every time I use it. Its my back-up body now, usually has the long lens on it.

Morsie

[brandon c]

Thanks for the advice. I guess ill have to try and find those silica bags tomorrow. Should I do the same with the lens? It looks like a ton of water is in the rear element. Is it even worth it?

[Morsie]

Not if its insured…….

Morsie

[John Bennett]

What Morsie said about Silica, if you don’t have any rice or maybe even Orange peels until you can get some.

Re the lens
If your gear is insured Id go that route. If for no other reason than the potential for fungus to develop inside the lens down the road.

[Eric DeWitt]

I dried out a phone in our oven at on low.

[dusty montgomery]

Isn’t the desiccate we use for dry flies the same as those little packets of silica that come in shoe boxes or with clothing? If so, it could be used in a pinch, right?

D.

[Zach Matthews]

Here’s what you do.

(1) Follow Morsie’s advice; get the camera in a warm, well-lit and very dry area.

[Tim Pommer]

I dried out a phone in our oven at on low.  It got left out in the rain, and it worked good.  Try it at about 150 deg or so.

Funny story: I did this with a point and shoot camera and it survived.

[Eric DeWitt]

I tried the oven thing on an iPhone my daughter dropped into the toilet (again, don’t ask), not so lucky with that one.

Better put the timer on next time.

[anonymous]

I dropped a two way radio in the river once.

[Corey Kruitbosch]

Ouch Brandon … All the advise given is great. Let us know how it turns out.

[brandon c]

Whew!  Today I fired up my camera and it is fully functioning! I guess I will have to see if it holds

[brandon c]

Well, I think I spoke too soon. The one and only control wheel quit working. I can’t change any settings. Now I just have a fairly expensive point and shoot. Does any one know if this can be repaired?

[Corey Kruitbosch]

I’m sorry Brandon .. That is a real drag! Did you have insurance? I am sure you can send it in to canon for repair.

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