What can I do about a foggy camera lens?

Question

I have a canon sure shot 150u camera that has been working fine (clear lens, nice pictures, good focus) I left it in my car for the past two days in the glove compartment and now the lens is foggy and I cant see unless I zoom all the way. It has been humid and I'm wondering if there could be moisture in it. I've tried using a q tip and cleaning all of the lens and eye parts but it didnt work. What can I do to fix it? Any suggestions, solutions Please. Thank you in advance

Answer 1

One more excellent example of why you should always read the Owner's Manual. I'll bet a dollar to a donut that it warns in the Manual against storing the camera in those conditions.

I read that warning 36 years ago when I bought my first SLR, a Minolta SRT-100. And that was a completely manual camera with the meter the only battery-dependent component.

Try placing the camera in a sealed plastic bag with several packages of desiccant and maybe that will dry it out. Its likely you've done sufficient abuse to your camera for it to need a trip to the service center. Repairs will be at your expense of course since you abused it.

Answer 2

Leave the camera and lens in a clean dry place for a day or two. Don't blow on it or try to clean it. If you are very worried, buy some self indicating blue silica gel crystals (from any science store) and keep a cup full of these crystals, your lens and camera in an airtight box for a couple of days. Make sure that you don't leave your camera and lens in the box for more than 1 day when the crystals are colorless or white.

Answer 3

Bring the camera inside, into a dryer environment, out of direct sunlight for a few days. If you still have a foggy lens, call cannon, there should be a toll free number that came with your camera. Call them up.

Answer 4

Stick it in the fridge for an hour. Just make sure that your fridge isn't cold enough to freeze.