Left me camera out in the rain last night.

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Well, twas the night before last actually.

I was shooting the moon Monday night. Came downstairs Tuesday morning, looked out of the kitchen window at the dreary morning and spotted my camera, atop its tripod, in the drizzle, soaking.

How bad can it be I thought, brought it in, dried it off with a towel, turned it on and it seemed to work. :thumbs:

Left it on the radiator as I left for work and when I came home tried it again.

The image stabalistion and auto focus were doing really nasty things and I started to think this was the end. The picture was all over the show !!

Left it on the radiator some more.

Checked it this morn and all seems well, just took a few pics with it and it seems fine.

Does anyone reckon I should do anything more with it ?

Its a Panny bridge camera and I dont fancy ripping it to bits, but wonder if any mechs might need a re grease or something..

Panic over for now anyway !!
 
It appears you've been very lucky indeed.

I would still be reluctant to use it (i.e. power it up) until it's been left in a constant temperature (possibily an airing cupboard etc) for a day or two to ensure the inards are completely free from moisture (which could have formed simply from bringing it in from the damp & cold).

Might be worth removing any power sources too whilst this process is underway.

Finally, if you do use heat (i.e. airing cupboard etc) be sure to let the camera stand at room temperature for a few hours before you use it...

I'm no expert but know electronics don't like moisture and power at the same time or extreme temperature changes and power.

Good luck
 
i left one of my triggers out side since saturday! only realised yesterday as i got replacement batteries since i had left boh of them on and they were dead!

hopefully once its dried out it should work since there was no power in the battery in the first palce.
 
Hint if that happens again, DO NOT switch it on! take the batteries out and dry the camera thoroughly inside and out (even if it means days in the airing cupboard) before trying to power it up.

When electronic devices get wet most of the damage is done by shorting components when power is fed through them. Removing all sources of power and drying minimizes this risk.
 
There is still a possibility that, although it may be fully dried out and working, corrosion may have been triggered off and in the long may affect the internals.
 
just how did you manage to forget to bring the camera in after you'd finished shooting?
 
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