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Humidity -- help
Oct 11, 2017 23:29:30 #
muysabio
Loc: Mexico DF
I was in a hotel in Yangon. When I went on the balcony to take a picture the lens fogged up due to the high humidity outside. I tried to wipe off the lens but it fogged up right away again. By the time that it adjusted to the humidity the opportunity was gone. Any suggestions on how to go from inside an air conditioned environment to a high humidity outside and still be able to use the camera right way. Thanks
Oct 11, 2017 23:34:44 #
The only way is to stop the camera from getting cold. The lens fogs up when a cold camera is moved into warm humid air. The air immediately around and touching the camera cools off quickly until it reaches the dew point and condensation forms. If you can find a place in the hotel room where there is no air conditioning, the bathroom perhaps, then keep the camera there. Find some other way to keep the camera warm. Possibly leave the camera outside in a plastic bag or even a camera bag so that it stays warm.
Oct 11, 2017 23:38:57 #
Same thing happens to me here in Metro Atlanta on humid days taking my camera from a cool low humidity environment inside. Biggest problem is the cool inside. I tried keeping camera under a light bulb to warm it to about 90 degrees and that worked. No condensation on the lens.
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Oct 12, 2017 01:47:00 #
Oct 12, 2017 09:42:31 #
put it in a dry bag while inside the room with dehumidifier bags inside the drybag and keep the camera/drybag in the warmest place in the room. better yet, with the camera in the drybag, keep it outside on a porch if possible so it stays warm and won't fog up when you take it out of the bag.
Oct 12, 2017 09:54:02 #
muysabio wrote:
I was in a hotel in Yangon. When I went on the balcony to take a picture the lens fogged up due to the high humidity outside. I tried to wipe off the lens but it fogged up right away again. By the time that it adjusted to the humidity the opportunity was gone. Any suggestions on how to go from inside an air conditioned environment to a high humidity outside and still be able to use the camera right way. Thanks
Welcome to life on earth. If you expect to be taking pictures outside, leave your camera outside, provided the area is secure, of course.
Oct 12, 2017 11:49:32 #
You could just turn the AC off... or at least turn it down so the temp difference isn't so great. Just a thought. 
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Oct 14, 2017 08:40:10 #
muysabio
Loc: Mexico DF
Again, thanks for the suggestions. Now for the rest of the story :) Not realize that the lens had fogged up, I thought that I broke the camera since I couldn't focus. Now it is funny, but then I was worrying about how i could afford a new camera!
Oct 14, 2017 14:46:14 #
Your user manual probably has a notice in the caution section about not trying to use your camera in these situations. Moisture also can form on other internal parts, including the sensor.
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