HELP - Canon 60d won't switch.

[Smudger]

Good evening.

I am looking for some help. Got caught in a bit of a downpour over the weekend in Edinburgh. Tried to shield my Canon 60d using my jacket but now it just won't turn on? Any advice is welcome.

Regards,

Nige.

[Melkus]

I take it you took the battery out and dry it the best you could , wipe with a cloth and or used can air. The only other thing is to put it in a bag of rice to drawn the moister out. If all else fails then a trip to a camera shop would be in order.

[William W]

Take the main battery out.
Take the lens off.
Leave the main battery case open and use an hair dryer on the warm setting and gently blow warm (not hot) air into the main battery chamber.
Clean and dry the main battery with a DRY soft cloth paying particular attention to the contacts.
Do NOT blow air into the camera chamber via the lens mount hole - you are only taking the lens off to allow NATURAL DRYING in that area.
Clean and dry the lens contacts on the lens and on the camera - using a soft dry cloth

Use a dry clean cotton tip to GENTLY clean the battery contacts inside the battery chamber

Get your user manual.
Find where the little coin battery is located and remove it and follow the same drying for that chamber and battery, be gentle with the hair dryer, it is about a gentle warm flow of air, not an hurricane of hot air.

Leave the camera in a dry place for a few hours where there is a circulation of air and then replace the batteries.

Removing the little coin battery means that you will lose all your settings.

If the camera does not respond to that first aid, then get it to a camera technician, sooner rather than later.

Good luck.

WW

[Smudger]

Thank you very much for your advice William. Much appreciated. I did what you said apart from removing the smaller battery because the 60d does not have one apparently.

It had just switched on but is still a bit temperamental. Will leave it a bit longer but looking good.

Thanks again.

[JR1]

The boards/electronics in modern phones/laptops/cameras can short and corrode in less than 15 minutes,

It does have an internal clock battery, though that is a Canon repair

see this

http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/ind...?topic=16880.0

Few cameras are weather proof in reality

[William W]

My error. Sorry for the misinformation.


CLARIFICATION:

The EOS 60D must have a smaller battery, but it must not be user accessible.
If this is so, it will be recharged by the main battery when that main battery is in the chamber. The smaller battery typically has a life of about three months when fully charged – after the small battery discharges you lose the memory and the clock / time date . . . etc.

I now think the EOS 50D must be the last in the EOS xxD Series, which supports a secondary battery that is user accessible – I thought it was the EOS 60D, that was my mistake.

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I am glad your camera is responding - fingers crossed.

WW

[William W]

I was writing as Jeremy was writing. . . Thanks for the link, Jeremy - it confirms what I wrote.

Personally, I like having a little battery that I can get at - and replace myself.

WW

[Smudger]

Update. It is a bit temperamental still. Sometimes it works, other times it doesn't. I think I will leave it another day or two to dry out properly and see what happens. Indeed, fingers crossed.

[Smudger]

Camera is still a bit iffy.

Sometimes it works and other times is just wont respond. Will be calling the insurance company tomorrow and see if they can sort something out.

[JR1]

Unless it is a photographic insurance and even then I believe it will only be covered for damage caused b y accident and or theft not getting wet in the rain

[Smudger]

Update - Insurance have covered this. They sent for it to be collected by their Engineer team who after testing it for a few days advised me that it was not repairable. They then stated that once I paid the insurance excess, they would order me a replacement and then arrange its delivery.

I was happy with this.

About a week after paying the excess, I still heard nothing so I rang them the other day and asked for an update.

They then advised me that their supplier was unable to supply the 60D (Odd, I know) so they would instead email me an Amazon voucher. Considering I was only claiming for the damage caused to the body, they gave me a voucher for 1500 GBP.

My smile was from ear to ear!

I have ordered the new 70D and a few other bits and pieces. Just waiting for it to arrive! I feel like a lost puppy with out my camera and it has been a while.

Hope the 70D is a good one. Anyone know much about it?

[William W]

Hope the 70D is a good one. Anyone know much about it?

Approximately one trillion times better than a broken 60D.

WW

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Nigel,

Glad you had a successful outcome.

I have had camera insurance for several years (in UK) and never claimed, this year my broker advises they "don't do camera insurance any more", so I am currently looking for a new insurance company - I wondered who you use?
since I assume you would recommend them

Please drop me a PM if you don't want to say publicly, although I wouldn't have a problem if you did answer here.

TIA, Dave