Moisture in camera - help! (1 Viewer)

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kneonlight

Well-known member

• Oct 17, 2013

• #1

Decided as it was a nice day I would go and test out my new lens.
Stupidly put chilled food for lunch next to camera in car. When I went to use the camera it was a bit wet and when looking through the viewfinder it was like looking through fog. Also the red light that lights up on the focus point is barely viewable any more (can be seen if looking at a black backgound but aything lighter and it can't be seen).

Camera still works fine and I managed lots of pics I just had to remember which focus point was active!

Any advice or have I ruined the camera? (It is a Canon 600D)

 

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Jack Dawe

Well-known member

• Oct 17, 2013

• #2

If the camera still works fine you have not ruined it. It sounds like you just got some condensation in the viewfinder. It should clear eventually but may take a while.

 

rosbifs

PutAin STOP

• Oct 17, 2013

• #3

i dropped my eyephone in the paddling pool. bits failed obviously. however the wife suggested a bowl of rice. i submerged the iphone in rice for two days and now we are back to normal!! the rice aborbes the humidity...

 

the black fox

Well-known member

• Oct 17, 2013

• #4

i agree with rosbifs ,my grandaughter dropped a brand new i-phone down the toilet and it was cured by the bowl of rice trick ,or use silica gel packets if you have any about .but the rice does work

 

GYRob

Well-known member

• Oct 18, 2013

• #5

if rice doesen't work some of thoes little gel bags that absorb moisture should do the trick might take a day or 2 .
Rob.

 

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Boogie 16

Member

• Oct 18, 2013

• #6

I once took a camera out in a downpour, [You don't have to tell me how daft that was] anyway the next day it was all steamed up and unusable i was guttered, BUT. after a few days in a dry and airy place everything was fine. That was three years ago and it still works perfectly now.