Trail Cam under water.

[rp65]

We have really been getting hit hard with rain this week in southern MN. I put up a new trail cam down by the river bottom I've been hunting last Saturday after finding a lot of sign on a trail that ran next to the river. BIG mistake! I drove by there today and it looks like the area that I put it is under about five feet of water. What really bothers me is I never even got to look at one picture on it. I guess it's a fish cam now.

[elkken]

I put an SD chip through the wash the other day and fortunately it was in the plastic container they come in new. I put it in my camera and all my pics were still there    

Wish you the best on getting your camera to work again

[Bobby Urban]

I have washed SD cards(brain fart) and discovered they were no worse for wear.  Let them dry real good before putting back in your cam or computer.  I have not put one through the dryer yet but give me some time and I am sure to have feedback on that as well.  As far as you camera???  I would certainly let it dry out really good before trying to do anything with it.  I know cell phones can get dunked and if you let them dry before you turn on or attempt anything they can work. (Don't ask)
Bob Urban

[doeboy]

When you get it back, put it in a big bag of rice for a few days and it should draw out the moisture.Then put new batteries and try it out?

[LeverActionman]

Same thing happen to a friend of mine last month and his stilled worked when the water went down.He has a trophy cam.

[Bill Carlsen]

I had my new cell phone in my cargo pocket when I decided that the only way to get a log out of the river that was blocking our canoe was to get in the river and pull it to shore. Well, the phone didn't work. We dried it out...nothing. My wife took it to the phone store and one of the salespeople put in a new battery and it was fine.

[Doc Nock]

I now work in a used computer/printer parts biz. They claim that any 'green board' / CPU is fine to wash.   :eek:      

But then the computer part experts. Their claim is that when mfg, all boards/cpus are washed to get the etching acid off...but the issue is drying before powering. Bone DRY!!!

If it goes in wet w/ power on. I don't know if any of that applies as with the camera underwater.

We can hope. Please let us all know, eh?

[Ragnarok Forge]

Turn you oven on to 100 degrees and put the camera in there over night.  It should dry that sucker right out for you.  I have used this trick on a lot of cell phones and every one of them worked.  make sure to take the card and batteries out of it before you slow bake it.

[tah-gah-jute]

that'll come in handy scouting that big catfish.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Dont try to use any functions or turn it on before you try to dry it out.  

Then dry it, and enjoy pictures of the fish!

[AZ_Shooter]

Back in the day when people fixed things instead of just throwing them away, we used to tell people who had spilled soda on their keyboards to rinse them thoroughly in a hot shower to get rid of all the sticky soda and then let it dry COMPLETELY before plugging it back in.

Now, your trail cam was on with a close to full batter I presume, but there shouldn't be enough power there to really damage the camera itself.  Just let it dry completely, recharge the batter, and you should be good to go.

And on the plus side, when you finally get to see the pictures, you may find that you now have a good hunting AND fishing spot!

[rp65]

Thanks for the tips. I'll keep you posted.

[ch1ch2]

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I have had batteries leak in flash light and tv remotes, it has save them.  I fly RC planes and like to fly them with floats. several have crashed in the water. this stuff has saved the receivers and the servos.

I had a camera that when I opened it up water came gusing out. I threw the camera in the trash (this was the last in a long line of problems with it). I did keep the sd card and all the pics were still on it and I am still using that card.

Bisch

[lpcjon2]

Originally posted by doeboy:
When you get it back, put it in a big bag of rice for a few days and it should draw out the moisture.Then put new batteries and try it out?

Just take the old batteries out first.