Nikon SLR Cameras

Nikon D3000 got wet and won't work?

BRiTTANY
BRiTTANY

Today in school i had my camera in my school bag and my water bottle desided not to close right and it leaked a little in my bag, Making my camera get wet I didn't notice till I got to my class which was about 5 minutes after. I wiped my camera off with a paper towel but couldn't do anything since i was in school. When i got home i took the battery out and it was a little wet but i wiped it off completely and the rest of the camera including the memory card. When i turned the camera on it came up with an error "Auto. I forgot?) off. Contact nikon representative. I turned my camera off and made sure everything was completely dry and it was. I have had the battery out for 2 hours now and it still isn't working. Did i break my camera? What should I do?

Added (1). It barely got wet though? & It still comes on, I think the battery is fried can just the battery get fried?
And I obviously didn't mean for this to happen. Where can I find a battery for this camera?

PWNED!
PWNED!

If the battery was in it when it got wet, something got fried. Either send it to Nikon (no warranty work here) or buy a new one.

fhotoace
fhotoace

You killed your camera.

You can send it into Nikon and see if it got totally fried or if it is worth repairing.

Storing fluids next to your camera is really NEVER recommended.

thephotographer
thephotographer

You deserved it. It really shows that you had no respect for your camera in the first place; storing an expensive $500 piece of gear in your backpack next to objects that can harm it.

Next time, hope you have enough brains to purchase a dedicated camera bag and put your camera in that instead of your school bag.

What you can do right now is just wait it out and pray that it works, or contact Nikon's support line and have them guide you through on how to send it to them for repair.

Lindsey Carrazco
Lindsey Carrazco

Do not turn the camera on again until it has been completely dried out. Turning the camera on too soon will fry the circuits, at which point there's no easy fix.

To completely dry out the camera try Silica Gel Packets. There was a good article on associatedcontent.com that explains how to dry an iPod, MP3 player, cell phones, or any electronics. You need to take the battery out and place your camera and battery in a zip lock bag with Silica Gel Packets. Silica Gel will remove all the moisture from the camera and its components, something air drying will not do!

Just Google "Silica Gel Packets" and you will find several companies selling these products. There's also a web site called: http://www.SilicaGelPackets.com that has them.