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03/29/2007 02:46:49 PM · #26 |
| If your date/time gets reset when the camera is turned off, then the little battery that runs he clock is probably dead. The water probably contributed to that. You might try replacing that cell. it's possible that will get you back to normal. It's also possible that the circuit is permanently shorted and the new cell will die too. |
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03/29/2007 02:50:02 PM · #27 |
Just to warn you, my 5D appeared to come back to life for a short time before it got shorted for good. I would play it safe and let it dry another day or two.
I wouldn't dry it in a bag. My guess is the humidity would be higher in the bag and slow the drying. If you have a floor heat vent, I'd just put it over one of those in an out of the way location and leave it for a day or two.
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03/29/2007 06:59:33 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Just to warn you, my 5D appeared to come back to life for a short time before it got shorted for good. I would play it safe and let it dry another day or two.
I wouldn't dry it in a bag. My guess is the humidity would be higher in the bag and slow the drying. If you have a floor heat vent, I'd just put it over one of those in an out of the way location and leave it for a day or two. |
thanks.
I'm not leaving the battery in at the mo; taking them out whenever not using it, and leaving it strung up a metre or so above my radiator. I don't have much choice here; my house doesn't have a boiler cupboard or anything :( edit to add:its been 12 days now, and there hasnt been any visible condensation (the LCD was v. bad) for 4 days. A few more days can't do any harm, but after that I'd've thought I'd've done all i could. How long did you dry your 5D for DrAchoo?
I'll try a new cell kirbic, thanks.
Message edited by author 2007-03-29 19:01:48. |
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03/29/2007 07:37:06 PM · #29 |
The cell phone I took underwater for my aborted attempt at the cell phone challenge dried out on its own after about 3 days, and started working again. While it was wet though, it was making electronic wheezing sounds, even though it was turned off.
I don't know much about drying a camera, though. |
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03/29/2007 09:51:37 PM · #30 |
ah, I didn't catch that it's been 12 days. I'd think that would be enough. Either it's gonna work or it isn't at this point (and I'm glad to see it appears like it does).
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03/30/2007 01:04:04 PM · #31 |
| for the person looking for a safe place to store the "humidity control packs" place them on top of your upper kitchen cupboards where you cant even reach without a chair, making sure you cant see it from the ground. |
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03/31/2007 05:36:55 PM · #32 |
Word of warning.
I dropped my Olympus "idiot camera" into a pond one day after a kid bumped into me.
Of course my idiot self immediately turned the camera on.
Apparently it would've survived if I hadn't turned it on.
If you drop your camera in water, I'm pretty sure you're supposed to take out the batteries and not turn it on at all until you're positive it's dry.
How you know its dry, I have no idea.
But my camera is toast.
I've heard that thing about silica gel.
If you save shoe boxes for any reason, look inside of them. Sometimes there are packets of silica gel in the shoe boxes. |
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