445 Anyone had any experience with rain soaked digital cameras? I was out shooting last night in a rain storm with my C7070 and while I thought I kept the camera relatively dry, I guess the moisture got in there and screwed with the circuitry. I had no problems until about 24 hours later when I took it out again at night to shoot. Though I had recharged the battery, the camera wouldnt turn on at all. Only the LED readout would cycle through all its little icons. So I took the camera home, charged the battery again just in case, and sure enough the camera turned on. But wow is it ever schizo! The button controlling the zoom lens triggers the shutter instead; the auto focus works intermittently; the camera fires even if I dont touch the shutter; the thing turns on . . . or it doesnt, according to its own will. It seems that the more I work it, the more it starts to perform according to plan: the menu at first wouldnt come up, then it came up and froze, then I could cycle through half of it, now all of it, but if I press on a particular command it jumps to the one just below it instead. At first I couldnt access the playback feature and see what was on the cards, but now I can, though not reliably. Etc. Etc. It is as if I were having to teach a victim of an auto accident how to regain his motor skills. <p> I suspect that the thing is gradually drying out inside and that if I give it some more time it will return to normal. But I was wondering if anyone else might recommend some quickdrying method or other tip that could either hasten or ensure the outcome. <p> Sheesh. I know these things are not all that durable, but really a little rain shouldnt be such a daunting prospect. Are all the digital cameras so vulnerable or just the prosumer variety? They say the 5D isnt environmentally sealed; at first, I didnt think much of that, but now I wonder if whether in fact that might not be a significant flaw in the design. Well, I did get some nice pix, so if the camera dries out and is serviceable again it will have been worth it. someone mentioned using one of the plastic showercaps to cover a camera and cut a little hole for the lens; I think I will try that next, though I still worry that the controls on the back might also be vulnerable. 76 2006-07-04T02:53:21Z 0 2008-03-12T12:54:41Z false 6843 false 62 2006-08-13T15:28:51Z Santo Domingo true false rain_on_digital_camera 1 2008-03-12T12:54:41Z 62