Solve : Cameras?

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Answer» I am not sure if this is the right place to post this topic, but I need help, so here we are. This past weekend, I went camping with a friend. We had fun times, ate some marshmallows, took lots of fun pictures, all of the normal things that people do while stuck in the wilderness with unspeakable numbers of hungry insects and far too much caffeine. Unfortunately my problem lays with the pictures aforementioned. While we were boating, my friend's little sister splashed water on my camera and absolutely soaked it through the protective case. In RETROSPECT, it probably was not the most brilliant plan to bring an electronic ONTO a little vessel floating on a lake, but again, it did have a case and it was far from the EDGES and so I took the chance. Not panicking, I patted the water off as best as was possible at the time and did not turn it on until I was completely sure that it was dry, because I have heard that trying to power an electronic while wet will kill any chance it has of living again. Fast-forward. The next day, I look my camera over thoroughly, see it as fit to try, and with a glimmer of hope turn it on. Nothing. Blank. Again, I shrug it off; I had bought a package of new batteries the previous morning, but they were faulty and chose not to work the camera even before it had been wet. We continue taking pictures with my friend's camera, no big deal. This morning, I replaced the batteries with those of my XBOX360 controller. Still, blackness. I have not tested this set out, so it is quite possible that the things are dead, but such an occurrence is far too coincidental and I am preparing for the worst: my camera's demise. Here is where you come in, my dear readers! I do not plan on getting a new camera for a while yet due to monetary insufficiency, and even then, this one has so far not satisfied me and my next choice will be a Canon or Kodak. My current model is a Fujifilm FinepixA345, does anybody have a clue how I can still transfer the images from my memory card onto my laptop, or are they lost forever? Thank you!Have you got a card reader? Either a slot on your PC or printer or an external USB model? You could try removing the memory card and inserting it into the reader and seeing if its contents are visible. If you have not got a card reader, many photo shops now have them, they can burn all your images onto CD or DVD, providing they are accessible. Quote I have heard that trying to power an electronic while wet will kill any chance it has of living again. Unfortunately, if it has batteries in, and they have charge in them, the camera is powered, effectively, even if is standing by in what you think of as the "off" state. Sometimes with devices such as this: If you get them wet, you need to let them dry out. Powering on the device while wet MAY cause destruction, but it is only a battery, and we have to take into consideration that 1.5V isnt all that much, so there might still be hope (Though, for a small device, 1.5V is a lot in perspective, but still!) Do the following: Remove any batteries, memory cards, etc Open any slots that can be opened. (For the purpose of letting a point of escape for water vapors) Leave everything out on a table (or some structure) and let it sit for around 24 hours. When water is on a chip inside a device, it conducts electricity and causes it to either: a) malfunction b) stop working until the extra power is goneQuote it is only a battery Zylstra, "only" 1.5 volts is quite enough to destroy CMOS chips of the type found in cameras, if it gets in the wrong place. Anyway, my camera, a Kodak, uses 4 x AA batteries which add up to 6 volts. Salt water is especially bad! Hi there. I would recommend following Zlystra's instructions as similar happend to me. Well sort of. Mobile went through washing machine, at frst the screen was screwed and it was flashing and dying. But all i did was take off the facia, and remove everything from the phone, such as the battery, sim card and memory card and left it on a radiator for about 2 days. After that worked fine (untill i dopped it 4 weeks later and finnished it off ). Do you know what memory card it is?! Or if you could even find a picture of it on Google. DEPENDING on what type it is it would be possible to plug it into another device, such as a friends Digi cam or a Mobile. Hope this helps Chris

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I am not sure if this is the right place to post this topic, but I need help, so here we are.

This past weekend, I went camping with a friend. We had fun times, ate some marshmallows, took lots of fun pictures, all of the normal things that people do while stuck in the wilderness with unspeakable numbers of hungry insects and far too much caffeine. Unfortunately my problem lays with the pictures aforementioned. While we were boating, my friend's little sister splashed water on my camera and absolutely soaked it through the protective case. In RETROSPECT, it probably was not the most brilliant plan to bring an electronic ONTO a little vessel floating on a lake, but again, it did have a case and it was far from the EDGES and so I took the chance. Not panicking, I patted the water off as best as was possible at the time and did not turn it on until I was completely sure that it was dry, because I have heard that trying to power an electronic while wet will kill any chance it has of living again.

Fast-forward. The next day, I look my camera over thoroughly, see it as fit to try, and with a glimmer of hope turn it on. Nothing. Blank. Again, I shrug it off; I had bought a package of new batteries the previous morning, but they were faulty and chose not to work the camera even before it had been wet. We continue taking pictures with my friend's camera, no big deal.

This morning, I replaced the batteries with those of my XBOX360 controller. Still, blackness. I have not tested this set out, so it is quite possible that the things are dead, but such an occurrence is far too coincidental and I am preparing for the worst: my camera's demise. Here is where you come in, my dear readers! I do not plan on getting a new camera for a while yet due to monetary insufficiency, and even then, this one has so far not satisfied me and my next choice will be a Canon or Kodak. My current model is a Fujifilm FinepixA345, does anybody have a clue how I can still transfer the images from my memory card onto my laptop, or are they lost forever?

Thank you!Have you got a card reader? Either a slot on your PC or printer or an external USB model? You could try removing the memory card and inserting it into the reader and seeing if its contents are visible. If you have not got a card reader, many photo shops now have them, they can burn all your images onto CD or DVD, providing they are accessible.

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I have heard that trying to power an electronic while wet will kill any chance it has of living again.

Unfortunately, if it has batteries in, and they have charge in them, the camera is powered, effectively, even if is standing by in what you think of as the "off" state.

Sometimes with devices such as this:
If you get them wet, you need to let them dry out.

Powering on the device while wet MAY cause destruction, but it is only a battery, and we have to take into consideration that 1.5V isnt all that much, so there might still be hope (Though, for a small device, 1.5V is a lot in perspective, but still!)

Do the following:
Remove any batteries, memory cards, etc

Open any slots that can be opened. (For the purpose of letting a point of escape for water vapors)

Leave everything out on a table (or some structure) and let it sit for around 24 hours.

When water is on a chip inside a device, it conducts electricity and causes it to either:
a) malfunction
b) stop working until the extra power is goneQuote

it is only a battery

Zylstra, "only" 1.5 volts is quite enough to destroy CMOS chips of the type found in cameras, if it gets in the wrong place. Anyway, my camera, a Kodak, uses 4 x AA batteries which add up to 6 volts.

Salt water is especially bad!

Hi there.
I would recommend following Zlystra's instructions as similar happend to me. Well sort of. Mobile went through washing machine, at frst the screen was screwed and it was flashing and dying. But all i did was take off the facia, and remove everything from the phone, such as the battery, sim card and memory card and left it on a radiator for about 2 days. After that worked fine (untill i dopped it 4 weeks later and finnished it off ).
Do you know what memory card it is?! Or if you could even find a picture of it on Google. DEPENDING on what type it is it would be possible to plug it into another device, such as a friends Digi cam or a Mobile.
Hope this helps

Chris

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