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Drowed camera. - GP - 04-11-2012
My camera fell in the water and won't work. I read somewhere a post to put the camera in rice. I didn't know on the inside or out. Does anyone know? Thanks
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Re: [GP] Drowed camera. - TyeDyeTwins - 04-11-2012
Ok DON'T TURN IT ON!!! Open the battery compartment and anything else that can open. Leave it in a bag of rice for multiple days.
There are options like using those drying/preserving packets in beef jerky. The ones in shoes are much better as they are big. But rice is great.
Take it to Inkleys as a last resort. But that will cost you.
Now I have heard of blow dryers and heating them in a oven for 50 degrees. DON'T DO THAT!!!!
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Re: [TyeDyeTwins] Drowed camera. - GP - 04-12-2012
Ty, I called Inkleys. Starting price $200.00. Thats out. Thanks for the reply.
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Re: [GP] Drowed camera. - remo_5_0 - 04-12-2012
Two words
Go Pro
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Re: [remo_5_0] Drowed camera. - kochanut - 04-12-2012
[quote remo_5_0]Two words
Go Pro[/quote]
one word
GoPro
and what he said too!
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Re: [kochanut] Drowed camera. - remo_5_0 - 04-12-2012
One, two...whatever[
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Re: [GP] Drowed camera. - EvilTyeDyeTwin - 04-12-2012
This recently happened to my $1200 dollar camera which had two lenses. I took it to Inkleys and they wanted $200 for the IS short lens and $300 telephoto lens and they told me that the housing was okay.
It just so happens that a new IS lens would be $150 and a new telephoto lens would be $250.
When I told them that I am keeping the lenses and housing unit in bags of sealed rice, they shook their heads, looked at me like I was crazy and said, "that likely will not work out".
2 days later everything was fine and working well thanks to a 48 hour rice bath!!!!
The only drawback is that waterspots may appear on the inside of the lens. Nothing much you can do about that.
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