DSLR in humid conditions...

[-DAvo]

ok quick one for you photog's

im in malaysia at the moment, and having a slight problem with my camera. going from air conditioned indoors, to humid outdoors. my lens and mirror of my canon 400d fogs up and needs a while to de-mist... is there anything i can do to avoid this?

thanks for any input.

Dave

[projectsplat]

try to make the change in temperature as slow as possible to avoid condensation. that is about it really.

[-DAvo]

would sticking some silica gel packs (the things you find in packaging) in my camera bag help? or not really? just worried it might be messing up the sensors and stuff...

[MasterOfReality]

I used to have this problem when taking a digital camera underground, going from an air conditioned 4WD to 36+ dry bulb temps and 80%+ humidity.

The only thing I found that worked was not using the aircon when transporting the camera. But I would have gladly waited the few minutes to let the condensation clear up than sweat my ass off for the 30 minute drive underground.

[Mo]

ok quick one for you photog's

im in malaysia at the moment, and having a slight problem with my camera. going from air conditioned indoors, to humid outdoors. my lens and mirror of my canon 400d fogs up and needs a while to de-mist... is there anything i can do to avoid this?

thanks for any input.

Dave


when you get in the lobby of your hotel, just walk real slow towards the door.
like slo-mo.

[leitch]

Davo. Before you go outside, stick your camera in a plastic bag. Let the bag and the outside temperature equalize, then pull your camera out. I've never had the same problem, but I've heard this works.

Alternatively, leave half an hour early and sit on a park bench reading the paper til it de-mists.

[Shorerider]

You could try some of those anti-fog wipes/spray. They are used for the inside surface of windscreens and goggles. Not sure how you'd go with sourcing it in your location though. Good luck!!


Hope this helps, Shorerider.

[skivi]

try to make the change in temperature as slow as possible to avoid condensation. that is about it really.

splat is right.

when i came home from india my 20D went from 40+ degrees in Delhi to 12 tops in melbourne so the camera wouldn't function for 24 hours, i could turn it on but the battery light just flashed, eventually it sorted itself out.
after speaking to a pro photographer friend of mine he just said to try and make the climate changes as soft as possible for the camera.

[-DAvo]

thanks for the input guys, still having the same issues but as has been mentioned in here im trying to ease the temp changes as much as i can.

heres a couple of snaps