jeannieism Posted April 21, 2009 Share #1 Posted April 21, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello everybody, My DL4 was incased in a velour bag, inside my big bowler bag. I forgot to close the cap on my water bottle and it spilled all over my bag. Needless to say, my DL4 took it worst. It's all wet, and I'm drying it at the moment. It's been about 5 hours and I can see that there is condensation in the flash so it's still wet inside, I know that. My question to you is, how many days should I wait until I turn on the camera? Or should I not turn it on at all until I have to checked out inside? Desperate, Jeannie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 Hi jeannieism, Take a look here DL4 soaked in water....help!. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
earleygallery Posted April 22, 2009 Share #2 Posted April 22, 2009 Oh dear. I'd put it somewhere warm like an airing cupboard, and leave it for a couple of days at least. You might be lucky.......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberts2424 Posted April 22, 2009 Share #3 Posted April 22, 2009 1. get the battery out immediately 2. if you have fresh silica gel put it in a ziplock bag with the camera 3. dry rice will also work when the silica gets "used" either recharge it in the over or if using rice replace it with fresh dried. 4. call tech support as soon as you can and talk to them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted April 22, 2009 Share #4 Posted April 22, 2009 DLux4? Clean water? Unless something has gone terribly pear shaped over at Panasonic with the new model I wouldnt lose any sleep over it. Have an earlier generation that regularly gets a soaking, or is out in the elements and mists up inside the lens. Unless it has actually been submerged just hook the battery out and dry it out for a day or so. Its going to take that long to get it back to service anyway. If it doesnt start agian then worry about it. Ps ... Camping shops out here sell reusable silica gell (mix?) pillows for drying your socks and stuff and they seem to have a fair bit of grunt. Cant beat horsepower. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeannieism Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted April 22, 2009 Thankyou everybody! I have submerged it in rice now. I am periodically putting a table lamp over it (2-3 minutes max). It has been in sitting in rice for about 10 hours now and there it looks like some of the condensation in the screen is beginning to go away. Thankyou again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalina Posted April 22, 2009 Share #6 Posted April 22, 2009 I've had many electronic items doused by water and they all survived so I wouldn't worry too much about it. I think so long as you let it dry before turning it on you'll be fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted April 22, 2009 Share #7 Posted April 22, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Ten hours in rice. Thats novel. In canada arent you? Dont you have drying racks or heaters? You want dry air and plenty of ventilation and a camera as open as you can make it, not a humidity blanket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
poynterama Posted April 23, 2009 Share #8 Posted April 23, 2009 I recovered a palm pilot that spent 48 hours on the bottom of the sea.... Like it has been mentioned, I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
USA road racer Posted April 24, 2009 Share #9 Posted April 24, 2009 Take a trip to Arizona. Place camera in the sun for an hour. That should dry it out nicely! Did that to mine after it got soaked last Saturday while out boating. It worked great yesterday as I took over 100 photos of a B-17, B-24 & a P-51 Mustang at the Glendale Airport! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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