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Anonymous
HELP me PLEASE, /p/. Yesterday I got caught in a sudden torrential downpour(on the beach, salt water blowing in from the ocean!) with my D80. I got inside, dried everything external off, checked to see if anything internal was wet. Once I had decided that everything was dry, I made sure everything was working. Totally fine. My battery was still fully charged, the lense was responding correctly, the camera in whole seemed to be working. Today, I planned on going out to do some shooting downtown (boston), when I saw that something was wrong with my camera. I noticed first that the top panel wasn't lit up with the number of shots I had left, even though it always stays on unless you take the battery out. However, the brackets that usually surround the number of shots were still there. I flipped the on switch - nothing. I took the battery out, put it back in. Now the brackets were gone, too. Nothing is responding. I put my battery in its charger, and it started blinking (it's charging). After a while I took it out and tried it in my camera - nothing. This is disturbing, because the battery seems functional but the camera doesn't respond. I checked the battery slot again for any problems - nothing. I put the battery back in the charger, and now I'm typing this. Am I missing something here, /p/? What do I do?

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>> Anonymous
buy new camera
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
Yep, sounds like you're boned. If you're under warranty, you might be able to claim that it just happened and that you didn't take it out in the rain and get a replacement.

Next time, get a camera bag that's waterproof.
>> Anonymous
>>65544
Do you have any idea what actually *happened* to the camera?
>> Vincent
Thats why you always take the battery out after something gets wet, Its probably just the motherboard being shorted out somewhere, This is usually caused by the water getting into places its not supposed to and leaving dirt and residue that may or may not short the circuitry.

This is one reason why I bought the D200 over the D80 (5fps and the much better quick controll access was the other).

You might be fucked, most electronics have strips that show water exposure (even high humidity!) So best bet is to do the 2 days to dry out rule (not in sunlight) And then put the battery back in.
>> Anonymous
>>65563

Why not in the sunlight?
>> Vincent
>>65579
It tends to warp things, And you don't need it to evaporate water, Just a dry place really.
>> Anonymous
>>65580

If just leaving it out doesn't work, do I have to send it out for repair, or is there anything else I can try?