moisture in the lens!

June 22, 2009 6:21 AM

My canon powershot g10 got water in the lens - can it be saved?!

I just climbed Mt fuji in a freak rain storm. I kept my camera as dry as possible and it worked fine for a day and half. Now, quite suddenly the display has fogged up, and bleached out. I think the implications are obvious - but I'm very (VERY) new to photography. Is there anything that can be done to save my dear camera?!

Thank you thank thank you anyone who knows some quick emergency procedures.

(I'm sure I should be scouring google first - but my internet access is limited right now)

posted by Griffinlb to technology (7 comments total)

Seal it in a plastic bag with a few of those little packs of silica gel. Leave overnight.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 6:32 AM on June 22

Remove the battery, let it dry a long time.
posted by Akeem at 6:33 AM on June 22

If water got in there, air can get in there to dry it. Just don't turn it on (!) for a very long time and follow the advice above. Silica will be faster, but I'd still say more than one night. A week, to be safe.
posted by rokusan at 6:53 AM on June 22

And if you don't have silica gel, a bag of raw rice will work more slowly.
posted by rokusan at 6:54 AM on June 22

Leave it in the dryest place available for a day or three, such as a hotel room with the AC on, then let it come back to ambient temperature in a sealed plastic bag (to avoid condensation.)
posted by longsleeves at 6:59 AM on June 22

I just climbed Mt fuji in a freak rain storm.

And if you don't have silica gel, a bag of raw rice will work more slowly.


If you are still in Japan, almost any dry snack you buy will come with a little bag of silica gel. Snack up!
posted by b1tr0t at 7:13 AM on June 22

Warm and dry...don't use it, batteries out.
posted by sully75 at 8:40 AM on June 22