Desiccant in S80 WP-DC1?

[DrDave]

Any S80 owners have any luck finding room for desiccants in the WP-DC1 case? I used to be able to fit Moisture Munchers in my WP-DC40 case for my S60/S70, but there's not enough spare room in the S80 housing. Any ideas?

BTW, while I do miss RAW in the S80, there appear to be several nice improvements over the S70. I just hope I can figure the thing out before I dive this weekend!

Thanks,
Dave

 

[jeff99]

Hi Dave

I found that you can get a little bag down by the side of the rubber lens locator. Make sure it's not too big, otherwise it will interfere with the zoom and focus of the lens! I found that the Canon case is quite good, even with the "fiddle" for the manual function.

Hope this helps.

Jeff

 

[rjsimp]

Any S80 owners have any luck finding room for desiccants in the WP-DC1 case? I used to be able to fit Moisture Munchers in my WP-DC40 case for my S60/S70, but there's not enough spare room in the S80 housing. Any ideas?

BTW, while I do miss RAW in the S80, there appear to be several nice improvements over the S70. I just hope I can figure the thing out before I dive this weekend!

Thanks,
Dave

Sea & Sea has little thin bags that they use for their point and shoot cameras. Our LDS sells them so I bought some and use them right under the camera. They will fit in that nice little space and it keeps them away from the lense as suggested in the previous post.

See if you can find some of them, they come in a silver foil zip lock back.

B&H Has them here.. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?A=details&Q=&is=REG&O=productlist&sku=387319

Hope this helps.

 

[CompuDude]

Are you sure you need the dessicant? I've never used any, and never needed any, and most of the photographers I have spoken to have said the same thing. Those I've spoken to that use them say "just in case", not because they've ever had a problem.

 

[Diver Dennis]

I agree with CompuDude. I've never used desiccant. A good idea is to do your camera set up in an air conditioned room. Even in high humidity areas like Micronesia and the Philippines, this has worked for me. That said, there are some small P&S cameras that heat up after 80 shots or so and can cause fogging, I've seen this before.

 

[pakman]

That said, there are some small P&S cameras that heat up after 80 shots or so and can cause fogging, I've seen this before.

if the S80 is anything like the S70, it generates a lot of heat especially the internal flash. If you're using it in a humid area like the tropics, you really do need one...

 

[Diver Dennis]

Good point Mike and I've seen this even with an external strobe.

 

[DrDave]

I broke down and bought the Sea & Sea packets (a little pricey, IMHO). They worked well -- one packet slips in on top of the camera in the housing very nicely, and I didn't have any fogging problems during any of my 6 dives.

Thanks again for the advice!

Dave

 

[Jamdiver]

I agree with CompuDude. I've never used desiccant. A good idea is to do your camera set up in an air conditioned room. Even in high humidity areas like Micronesia and the Philippines, this has worked for me. That said, there are some small P&S cameras that heat up after 80 shots or so and can cause fogging, I've seen this before.

Or not....

I set up my camera in the humid, tropical air and then dive in the relatively warm tropical waters..
Think the fogging issue is a bit of a nonstarter when diving under these conditions.
Never had a problem with fogging in my A610.

Just my 2 cents..

 

[CompuDude]

I think perhaps fogging problems may vary with conditions and/or housing and camera combinations. I never had an issue with my SD550 in the canon case in cold weather and cold water, or tropical weather and warm water, or hot weather in cold water. Same for my S80 in the Ike case... nary a fogging issue. My recommendation is to test the camera in the conditions you usually dive and see if you have any issues. Take LOTs of pics so it heats up as much as possible. If you don't have any issues, cross one more thing off the list of things you need to worry about...