Just dropped my camera in water

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So yea....I was taking some pictures of games on my desk to be put on ebay. I felt lazy and didn't want to hold the camera and so I used my cup that is full of water as support for the camera (not bright I know....) to get a pretty centered shot of the game. Then I had a brainfart and before I realalized what Had happen, I see that my camera is submerged in the glass and water on the desk.

I yanked it out and the screen froze and then the volume thing came up and started getting lower. Turned the camera off, pulled out mem stick and battery. Water leaking out of the camera.

I had this thing since 2004 August as a gift for my birthday. The camera is Sony DSC-T1. It's not the best compared to today's cameras, but it had all the features that I needed and would ever use.

Bah...so angry at myself right now :bomb:. You guys think my camera will ever be the same?
 
wow that sucks...well there is a new 7.1 mp cyber shot BB has for 129 or a 7.1mp kodak for 89.99...which i actually heard was good..

yeah i agree with the others..let it dry and see what happens.
 
[quote name='ZerotypeX']I felt lazy and didn't want to hold the camera and so I used my cup that is full of water as support for the camera (not bright I know....) [/quote]


My first post was mean and I would most likely get banned, so all I will say is, that was a fucknig stupid move, and leave it at that.
 
you want to give it at least 3-4 days to dry out and don't hold your breath. I worked in a camera store and I've seen this a lot more often than you would think. Somtimes it dried out fine usually it didn't. One the plus side I did geta lot of extended warrenties sold on replacements.
 
[quote name='Wolfkin']you want to give it at least 3-4 days to dry out and don't hold your breath. I worked in a camera store and I've seen this a lot more often than you would think. Somtimes it dried out fine usually it didn't. One the plus side I did geta lot of extended warrenties sold on replacements.[/quote]

don't extended warraties not usually protect against stupidity?
 
Put it in a low oven. Don't set it above 250 or you'll definitely ruin the camera! and it'll be dry in a few hours.

If you don't have a few hours to wait, the microwave will do the trick in 5 minutes, but the microwave will erase any pictures stored on the camera.

Your call.
 
Well I worked at Wolf Camera. It's not really an 'extended warranty' but an ESP (Extended Service Plan) and without getting into a whole lotta marketing speil that they made us memorized when you buy it. Everything is covered. As long as you can bring back the serial number we repair/replace it. I had a lot of water damage cases. My worst case personally would probably be the woman who let her camera get caught in the door of her car and dragged it a quarter mile. half the camera was 'filed down' as it were. It took about 3 months but she ended up getting a new camera that cost as much as she originally paid.
 
Probably not recoverable. Had it happened to a friend and when I took it apart there was rust forming around certain components. Plus you had it on when it happened which most likely shorted out something.
 
[quote name='BadAdviceGuy']
If you don't have a few hours to wait, the microwave will do the trick in 5 minutes, but the microwave will erase any pictures stored on the camera.
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you know if you wrap the camera in tin foil, BEFORE you microwave it, i think that will make sure none of the files are corrupted

also it should dry faster that way
 
Your camera is probably lost. Let it dry for a day or two (use a blow dryer to dry it if you want, but don't stick it in the microwave). Put the battery back in after you are sure its completely dry. If it doesn't work, you can try opening it up and seeing what the problem is and if its possible to replace some parts. Most likely though, its best to just get a new camera.
 
Microwave? Oven? Yeah... I would probably avoid advice given by someone self-proclaimed to be BadAdviceGuy.

There's an alternative way to dry out the camera - rice. I did it on my cell phone so I imagine it shouldn't be that different to do on a camera. Seal up any holes with some clear tape to prevent any grains from getting in. And put in the camera in a can of dry, uncooked rice. It'll soak up the moisture like a sponge. Wait for a few hours (half a day would be best) and it should be completely dry. That said, the longer the camera was wet, the more likely it's FUBAR'd.
 
Thanks for the info guys...just tested my camera and everything seems to work :D. I am very happy about this, since I don't have to go buy a new one and such. The only thing was that I just had to reenter the date and time like the first time I used it.
 
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