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No!

 

Get it off the stove, open it up, take out batteries and card and bung it in a bag of rice.

 

You want to draw the water out, not boil it further in

 

Richard

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Left digital camera on roof yesterday .... Found it this morning. Gutted!

 

Am drying it out above stove but not expecting any real success sad.png

 

Not good - but get the battery out and the memory card if not already. Don't try and switch it on or stop doing so if you have already.

 

I would try and dry it in a bag of uncooked rice, leave it in there for several days - it can work for phones.

 

 

ed .Cross posted with Richard

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Thanks! Have removed from above stove and now in bag of rice :)

 

I will only lose yesterdays photos if worst case - download onto laptop at end of each day, and memory card photos deleted. I removed batteries and card and did not turn camera on. So, it really depends on how resistant to weather the mechanism is.

 

Its a canon S5IS Powershot .... Lovely camera. :)

Jenny says she got some silica gel ... So perhaps that might be an improvement. All we got to do is find it .....:-)

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Thanks! Have removed from above stove and now in bag of rice smile.png

 

I will only lose yesterdays photos if worst case - download onto laptop at end of each day, and memory card photos deleted. I removed batteries and card and did not turn camera on. So, it really depends on how resistant to weather the mechanism is.

 

Its a canon S5IS Powershot .... Lovely camera. smile.png

Jenny says she got some silica gel ... So perhaps that might be an improvement. All we got to do is find it .....:-)

 

Then I would fold the LCD screen out as well, if you can.

Naughty Cal Veteran II

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They can be surprisingly resiliant. Ours has been subjected to quite a few salt water soakings in the last couple of years and it has still survived. We just leave to to dry out for a day or so before using it again.

Chalky Experienced

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If you can also put the camera in an airing cupboard and leave it there for a couple of weeks that will help. If any moisture has got inside and is between the chips and the circuit board it can take ages to dry out. If it's been well made many of the critical parts on the board will have been coated to prevent any damp problems. The longer you can leave it to dry out before you try to power it up the better.

Chop! Rising Star

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I lost some impossible to replace photos when my digital camera fell in a lock, I replaced it with an Olympus Tough camera, shockproof, crushproof, freezeproof & waterproof to 10 metres (it's the one in the advert where the kid throws it for the dog, bangs nails in with it then washes the mud of & his Mum takes a piccy)

And I've attached a Waterbuoy so if I drop it in again I'll stand a decent chance of getting it back!

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Thanks to all for keeping me advised and positive. I didn't switch anything on and the camera is in the bread bag on top of rice and a couple of bags of silica gel and all is hanging adjacent to my single flued warm stove pipe and in fact all is looking ok. I can't wait to see if it still works ok but will leave it till the morning. Shall go and recharge the batteries in readiness

Mac of Cygnet Veteran II

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I finally threw mine away after 2 months in a dry place, batteries and card removed, out of direct heat following its (and my) submerging this summer. Thank goodness for memory cards - no pics lost.

Water Rat. Rising Star

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Oh well. At least you have the memory card. OHs camera, card and all, is lurking in the mud at the bottom of a lock some where on the Stort!

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I know it won't make you feel any better but...

 

Bending over to tie off to a newly inserted pin on Sunday evening at Dapdune - SPLOSH - Midland G7 Walkie Talkie slides gracefully out of oilie pocket directly into the Wey.

 

Anybody want one walkie talkie??

 

Annoying thing, hardly ever use them. Only because it was tipping down and we didn't want to faff about, I dispatched 'Er Indoors up the towpath to find a place for the night as I followed on.

 

Could have been worse - she suggested using the mobile phones! Glad it wasn't a new'ish iPhone 5 making the splash...

 

On the original topic I have brought a number of mobiles back from the dead just by long, slow gentle drying. The airing cupboard being my favourite place.

 

Good luck!!

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Thanks to all for keeping me advised and positive. I didn't switch anything on and the camera is in the bread bag on top of rice and a couple of bags of silica gel and all is hanging adjacent to my single flued warm stove pipe and in fact all is looking ok. I can't wait to see if it still works ok but will leave it till the morning. Shall go and recharge the batteries in readiness

 

I'd give it a couple of days to be honest. It's not going to dry out overnight. Leave it a bit longer. Maybe even until the end of the weekend.

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I'd give it a couple of days to be honest. It's not going to dry out overnight. Leave it a bit longer. Maybe even until the end of the weekend.

Agreed the longer the better. I think if I had left my iPhone a lot longer I might have saved it.

 

Delicate electronic circuits do not take kindly to being asked to work with even miniscule amounts of moisture about...

Grace and Favour Veteran II

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Cat litter is supposed to be effective at drying.

Good in logic - but, unfortunately - - it's not true

 

NEVER assume that (any of the many) cat litters will do this - - they won't (from a chap that spent many years specialising in cat litter)

pelicanafloat Community Regular

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I know it won't make you feel any better but...

 

Bending over to tie off to a newly inserted pin on Sunday evening at Dapdune - SPLOSH - Midland G7 Walkie Talkie slides gracefully out of oilie pocket directly into the Wey.

 

Anybody want one walkie talkie??

 

Annoying thing, hardly ever use them. Only because it was tipping down and we didn't want to faff about, I dispatched 'Er Indoors up the towpath to find a place for the night as I followed on.

 

Could have been worse - she suggested using the mobile phones! Glad it wasn't a new'ish iPhone 5 making the splash...

 

On the original topic I have brought a number of mobiles back from the dead just by long, slow gentle drying. The airing cupboard being my favourite place.

 

Good luck!!

 

We bought a couple of walkie talkie .... thought it would be good but TBH when mine fell into the canal I just laughed. I agree that mobile phones are useful but why is it that her phone is ALWAYS about 5% away from dying when it needed judge.gif

 

I will hold back on trying out the phone till the weekend. I agree, give it a chance to dry out - let the rice have it off with the gel! Couple of things, tthe memory card and photos fine, and the 4 rechargeable batteries seemingly no worse for ware (the charging meter says they charging out ok), so am being hopeful.

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No!

 

Get it off the stove, open it up, take out batteries and card and bung it in a bag of rice.

 

You want to draw the water out, not boil it further in

 

Richard

Bag of rice usually works a treat.

bramley Community Regular

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My story is cycling along the towpath and I stop to check my new phone to see the time. Put it back in my pocket and set of, few seconds later I hear a bang look back to see a splash. Check pocket phone has gone. £400 phone just got it the week before. Claimed on house insurance and a few weeks after that was settled I realised I had phone insurance with my bank doh...

 

I would leave it a good few days you might be fine tbh as it was not submerged

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Putting a drowned phone or camara in rice does work

 

Our Grandson put our Daughters iphone5 in the toilet,

placed in bag of uncooked rice, two days later all now all working

 

shes well happy

 

col

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Putting a drowned phone or camara in rice does work

 

Our Grandson put our Daughters iphone5 in the toilet,

placed in bag of uncooked rice, two days later all now all working

 

shes well happy

 

col

Does it still smell and what did the rice taste like sick.gifsick.gif

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