One weekend several years ago, I was working on a critical marketing proposal using my laptop at home on my own time. I had been very productive with the aid of Samuel Adams
. Unfortunately, with a poorly executed movement of my arm to grab a paper, I dumped a nearly full open top glass of beer over the keyboard
. The laptop immediately shut itself down and I immediately turned it over to try to drain the beer out from the same direction it entered rather than letting it percolate all the way through the machine - and of course, I unplugged the power and took the battery out. That was a scary couple of days while I didn't touch the machine, waiting for it to dry out (I didn't use any rice or desiccant). Then came judgement day when I finally, and very anxiously, powered it up. To my amazement and relief, it booted successfully and I was able to retrieve the majority of my work (thank God for autosave!). The keyboard was very "crunchy" to begin with, but all the keys broke free and were usable. However, for the next year or so, high humidity would kind of "re-stick" the keys, providing a tactile "crunchy" reminder of what I'd done
.
How does this relate? If I can pour a glass of beer on a PC and have it survive after adequate dry-out time, I'd say there is some hope for a camera's electronics exposed to pure water condensation!
Wishing you the best possible outcome!
Daryl