sd550 & WP-DC80 fogging?????

[coconutgirl]

Hi There,
I am just going to use my new camera for the first time in Cozumel. Wondering... it didn't come with any anti-fog or dessicant? How do you keep it from fogging? Any help is appreciated. I want to be preparred.
Also, did you use the weights for the housing????
Thanks~

 

[stu_in_fl]

when you open it - do so in an air conditioned room (the air is dry) - use a big enough memory card so you don't need to open between dives. If you can get one - get a small moisture muncher thingy to stick inside (that also helps)
between dives, try and keep out of any direct intense sunlight....

....I use the s500 (similar but older model) - I didn't bother with weights for the housing, never really bothered me.

-- S

 

[dbush]

Find the coldest room you can. Allow the housing and camera to come to room temperature (~30 min). Pack the camera in the housing adding a dessicant if you have one handy (if not you should be OK especially in warmer water). As mentioned, use a big memory card and fresh batteries so you don't have to open the housing until you are done diving.

 

[seastarr2]

you can use those small dessicant packets you get in medicine bottles or when you get a package that was shipped. I just save them and use them in the small space at the bottom of the housing. but making sure to load the camera in a cold/dry place is the most important.

 

[bobf]

If the used dessicant packs accomplished their mission during a previous employment opportunity, you will potentially be introducing moisture into the housing if not "treated" prior to reuse.

A moisture filled dessicant pack located next to a heat source such as the camera batteries will eventually reintroduce moisture into the atmosphere of the housing.

Make sure those recycled dessicant packs have been "dehydrated". A visit to the microwave oven may help. Store in a resealable plastic bag between uses. And when you do place them into your housing, try to avoid locating them in contact with the battery compartment.

 

[jbb]

Hi There,
I am just going to use my new camera for the first time in Cozumel. Wondering... it didn't come with any anti-fog or dessicant? How do you keep it from fogging? Any help is appreciated. I want to be preparred.
Also, did you use the weights for the housing????
Thanks~

The dry packs can only do so much.
1. Keep the display turned off as much as possible underwater until you are ready to take a picture. The display use causes the camera to heat up the most as it uses more battery power. This will save on your battery too. Buy extra battery packs (I have three) as you will probably want to change in between dives depending on how many shots you take and whether you use flash or not.
2. Keep the camera submerged in a bucket of cool water (fresh or salt) in the shade between dives. As the others said you don't want the case to heat up. Because when you go for the next dive with a hot case and camera - presto moisture condensation on the inside of the case.
3. You can also try blowing some nice cool dry air from a scuba tank across the case and camera as you close it.
4. Keep the camera and inside case clean of dust as moisture has a tendency to collect on the dust particles.


Jason

 

[coconutgirl]

thank you all for your help!

 

[tangfish]

I have the same setup (almost, SD500/WP-DC70) and I have never had a problem with fogging. I've used it in the tropics and here in the cold Pacific Northwest. The glass housing lens is double-paned and does not fog easily. As far as the weights, I'm disappointed in Canon for making the housing positively buoyant as I grumpily stated here in my review, but the good news is you can solve this problem with about 85 cents worth of hardware from The Home Depot or any hardware store.

Hi There,
I am just going to use my new camera for the first time in Cozumel. Wondering... it didn't come with any anti-fog or dessicant? How do you keep it from fogging? Any help is appreciated. I want to be preparred.
Also, did you use the weights for the housing????
Thanks~

 

[Vinnie545]

I have several of these Canon cases and rather than drying the little desiccant pouches out, I purchase a large bag at my local dive shop and make my own. I just use a piece of paper towel cut to the appropriate size to pack in my case, fold the edge over and staple it. It doesn’t take very long to make a bunch of them after you get the correct size figured out and they only cost a few cents each. I throw them away after each day and have never had a moisture problem. I’ve never bothered using a defog on the lens either. Maybe I’ve been lucky! Keep them in a Ziploc until you are going to use them.

 

[zahner]

I have the same setup (almost, SD500/WP-DC70) and I have never had a problem with fogging. I've used it in the tropics and here in the cold Pacific Northwest. The glass housing lens is double-paned and does not fog easily. As far as the weights, I'm disappointed in Canon for making the housing positively buoyant as I grumpily stated here in my review, but the good news is you can solve this problem with about 85 cents worth of hardware from The Home Depot or any hardware store.

hey funkyspelunker, were the Costa Rica pix on your homepage taken with just a stock sd500 + wp-dc70 housing? did you have an external strobe or anything?

Terence