i was coming back from Wild adventures and i dropped my new digital camera in starbucks coffee and i let it dry out and it stil wont cut on! the lens gets stuck open! i've looked everywhere and i still can't find the answer im lookin for! heres the question: HOW DO I GET THE COFFEE OUT AND GET IT TO CUT ON AND WORK??
2007-12-28 06:03:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anna R 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
The answer you're looking for isn't the answer that anyone can give you. Basically, when you dropped your camera into a liquid like coffee, you most likely have destroyed your camera. What you do is buy a new camera.
You can take it to a camera repair place, but that coffee is on everything now--the sensor, the lens elements, and the electronics. The labor costs to repair the camera will be more than buying a new camera.
So you really have few options that are reasonable. You'll need to take better care of your camera next time.
2007-12-28 06:10:50 · answer #1 · answered by anthony h 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If it was just regular water, you might have a slim chance of your camera working again, after drying out for a few days without the battery. But any other liquid will leave solids behind when it dries out, and that will ruin your camera. It's like a car that is totalled. Hopeless. Sorry, but your only option is to buy a new one, and be more careful around liquids with it.
2007-12-28 08:00:43 · answer #2 · answered by Terisu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will probably cost more to have it fixed than what a new one will cost.
Chuck it and get a new one.
Stop going to 'Starbucks' and the money you save on their pricey joe will pay for the new cam in a short while.
2007-12-28 06:17:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you are probably better off buying a new one. They will charge you more then its worth to fix it, if fixable. cameras are not that expanisve. you can get some pretty good deals at walmart.. they sell a poloroid kit for $129, comes w/ the camera, memory card, case, mini tripod and other things.
2007-12-28 07:01:54 · answer #4 · answered by Karen B 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Unfortunately you can't. Its now a paperweight. Repairs would be at your expense and likely cost more than a new camera.
Really sorry about your luck.
2007-12-28 06:10:55 · answer #5 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋