[pct-l] Re: Digital Camera goes swimming

[kenandeb at sover.net (kenandeb@sover.net)]

I set my old Olympus on a mini tripod at the edge of a hot spring. As I moved 
away to get into timed photo, I watched my camera fall into the pool. I grabbed 
it out of the water quick, pulled the batteries, and shook the water out of it. 
After an hour or so, I put in the batteries, turned it on and it was dead. 
After several hours, I tried again, and it turned on, but the photo was all 
fog. In about two days, it started taking good photos again, and has for the 
past several years. This digital camera's electronics were vulnerable to 
moisure, even damp air once, but it did not short out when dropped in water 
briefly. I am not interested in repeating the experience though. I put my 
camera in a zip lock bag during damp weather.
Ken R.  



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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 09:58:03 -0800 (PST)
> From: Paul Magnanti <pmags@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] CAUTION: Olympus Stylus Digital Camera IS WEATHER
> 	RESISTANT
> To: Brett <blisterfree@isp01.net>, dude <dude@fastmail.ca>,
> 	pct-l@backcountry.net
> Message-ID: <20050105175803.2891.qmail@web52703.mail.yahoo.com>
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> 
> --- Brett <blisterfree@isp01.net> wrote:
> 
> > Dude wrote:
> > >>>The weatherproof stylus is definitely a great
> > camera for 
> > >>>hiking.
> > 
> > My reply:
> > 
> > The Olympus Stylus Digital camera IS NOT WATERPROOF.
> > THE 
> > TERM "WEATHERPROOF" IS MEANINGLESS. 
> 
> Which is why I called it weather RESISTANT as this
> original e-mail quote from me shows:
> 
> > Have had the Olympus Stylus (digital version, the
> > D-300) for almost 2 yrs now. Have been very pleased
> > with the results. Takes good pictures, weather
> > ***resistant****, reliable, takes a beating.
> > 
> 
> I have used this camera for almost two yrs in all
> kinds of weather. Have used it in the deserts of Utah,
> the snow of Wymoming,for three weeks on the CT, in all
> kinds of weather in Colorado, etc.
> 
> Olympus itself calls this camera weather reistant as
> well..not WATERPROOF
> 
> As for thh picture quality. **SHRUG**, I've been told
> my photos are good. As always, opnions may differ.
> 
> 
> I'd give the camera a big thumbs up.
> 
> 
> 
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