Water Damaged Camera? How to Fix It!: A Step by Step Guide

In this video, I'll show you how to resurrect a waterlogged camera using a few simple steps. If your camera is damaged due to water, this guide will help you to...hopefully....get it back up and running again!
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[@bobblakeslee]

too much talk. get to the point already. what is the conclusion? did it work?

[@TomReplogle]

Just providing a technique that does work if you start it promptly. In my case it didn't. If you're so impatient.....Move along....

[@paulkupernik8016]

I recently submerged my Cannon T6i along with the Tamron 600mm telephoto lens. I vacuumed camera and lens out then exposed it to gentle heat for 4 days.
The lens came back to life and I will try the camera today. Any further tips?

[@TomReplogle]

Sorry to hear that! All my tips are in the video. Water damages the camera by either shorting circuits (if the camera was on) or by leaving mineral deposits on the board (which shorts it out too). Rinsing the camera in mineral free water is important to rinse away any minerals on the board and then placing the camera in a bag with desiccants for a few weeks will help. If you waited, like I did to do this then your chances of getting your camera to work drops considerably. My X100V is still in the bag. It worked for a bit but then I noticed it was going through batteries way too fast. So I took it apart and rinsed off the circuitry and it's currently sitting in a zip lock bag with a bunch of desiccant pouches with my finger's crossed. Good luck!

[@edhickl205]

Good Video. Back 30 years ago I got wave crashed while trying to take a family photo on a Hawiian beach. Got focused on the fam and composition I failed to see the frantic look on everyone's face as a big wave was about to knock me down. Unfortunately I was not prepared to handle the salt water in the camera and the film roll. I tried to rinse off with fresh water but it didn't work. My ole Cannon TL didn't survive. So since then I do travel with a collection of Silica gel packs just in case of not just submerging but for a case when too much rain or humidity exposure occurs.

[@TomReplogle]

Bummer about your TL! I am now doing the same as you and packing silica gel and a ziplock bag for the next time this happens. Thanks for watching Ed!

[@Jeffswildlifeadventures]

Great tips, I just hope I never have to use the information.

[@TomReplogle]

I hope so too!

[@HeikoSieger]

Did you manage to resurrect your camera from the dead?

[@TomReplogle]

Thanks for asking! It came back to life but has a battery drain issue so unfortunately I didn't get to it quick enough.