Water Damage

[adriel16]

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has had this happen to them before?

My camera got damaged by water while on a boat. Luckily, it turned on a day after and is working perfectly fine. The only exception is that there is water trapped where you look through it with your eye (I don't know what it's actually called lol). I left it in my car so the water could evaporate, but there is still a bit of it left. It did help, but not completely.

I have attached an image to better show what I am referring too. Any help or tips would be appreciated.

If anyone could provide me with the name of the part in case it needs to be replaced, please let me know. 

Thank you.

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[Olaf W.]

If you see water in the viewfinder one can assume that some water got inside other parts. This will lead to corrosion and the camera will eventualky break down. You should take it to a service center. You should remove the battery and keep the camera off power.

The viewfinder can not easily be swapped even if you find a spare part. 

[VTC]

This shows what an EVF looks like inside. It also tells of what happens when a camera gets wet.

 

https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2017/10/about-getting-your-camera-wet-teardown-of-a-salty-sony-a7sii/

[Mel_Manila]

You are very luck that it's still working.. I think its best to you send it to the Sony service center for cleaning so you can be assured that it will be clean thoroughly.  A friend of mind had his placed on a puddle of water and it went dead.

[XKAES]

Water and electronics don't mix -- especially SALT water.  That's why "God" made cheap cameras -- to take on boating trips!  I use a Minolta G2 which you can buy for under $10.

As that great video summarizes, "Hope for the best, but plan for the worst".  Take Olaf's advise!

[adriel16]

12 hours ago, Olaf W. said:

If you see water in the viewfinder one can assume that some water got inside other parts. This will lead to corrosion and the camera will eventualky break down. You should take it to a service center. You should remove the battery and keep the camera off power.

The viewfinder can not easily be swapped even if you find a spare part. 

Oh okay, thank you.

I will definitely take it to get services and I’m just hoping that because it was in a backpack that, it stopped most of the water. I did remove battery and everything was left open for it to dry off for a few days. (It would not turn on in the beginning) I also used that rocket air thing that removes dust to remove all the water in any small areas I had found.

Thank you for your input. I appreciate it.

[adriel16]

4 hours ago, Mel_Manila said:

You are very luck that it's still working.. I think its best to you send it to the Sony service center for cleaning so you can be assured that it will be clean thoroughly.  A friend of mind had his placed on a puddle of water and it went dead.

Yeah, I think I am. It was not working in the beginning. It took about two days for it to turn on. I removed everything and let it sit to dry off while also using air pressure to remove any water in small areas. It was luckily in my backpack when this happened so I think a lot of the water didn’t hit it too much.

Would you happen to know how to contact Sony service center?

Thank you.

[thebeardedgroundsman]

I agree about taking it to a service centre.

In the meantime, the usual hack if electronics get wet, is to avoid turning it on and when you get home, packing it in rice (raw rice - not rice pudding as I heard one person doing!) The rice absorbs the moisture quite effectively. Many a mobile phone has been saved this way.

[XKAES]

If it was salt water, the rice trick may not help.  And speaking of home-made remedies, DON'T put it in a warm oven or microwave!!!!!!!!