I am still getting moisture in the lens housing and the front LCD. I'm going to let it run on 4K 60 under the fan pretty much all day. hopefully this helps it out. Thank you for this video.
My Insta 360 fell off my kayak on a river yesterday, the USB port cover wasn't fully secured and the lanyard kept it from being lost. I've tried doing a quick dip in 91% isopropyl alcohol to wash out the remaining water and replace it with alcohol which should evaporate better. I now have it sitting on the exhaust from a dehumidifier whose dry, moving, slightly warm air should work well. In a day or two I'll update you on whether it worked. Fingers crossed.
@@r0cketplumber Awesome. Yeah it sounds like you've still got some moisture in there. If you can run it on the highest resolution setting with the ports open, that should help dry it out.
Hey I dont know if you can help me but my battery compartment door seems to be stuck, I am not sure if sand or something got under the bottom that u press to slide the battery door open but it is really difficult to open now. Everything was fine before the beach day. Any ideas on how to get it back to normal and sliding easy?
Is this on an Osmo Action? Do you mean one of the sliders that you release to let the battery pop out? Or the button on the charging port door? It sounds like you probably did get a piece of sand stuck in there. You could try blowing it out with compressed air, or possibly submerging the camera in soapy water (with all ports closed), which could possibly lubricate the sliders just a bit and allow them to move past the sand. One you get it to open, you should be able to see the issue and clean it out so it won't be a problem anymore.
I have one where the screen got some thick hazy bars on it after getting water inside and although the camera still works perfectly a couple of years later, the screen still has the bars.
Please help me! I'm super anxious. Yesterday, while hiking, I dived into a waterfall with the Action 4. When I got home, I noticed water inside the battery compartment... Now, the front screen's touch isn't working anymore and there are some horizontal black stripes. The rest of the camera works fine, except for the front screen... Do you think it might get worse? If it stays like this, it's still usable, but I'm afraid it might deteriorate over time.
I think the force of the waterfall pushed some water into the camera. I have one with a screen that works intermittently and has horizontal stripes on the back screen. It has been like that for more than a year and it fine. I have 4 Osmo Actions and 3 Action 3s. All of the Osmo Actions have had water in them multiple times and two of the Action 3s have too. I follow these same steps each time and only the one camera has had issues. I think yours is probably damaged permanently but I don't think it will get any worse.
Yes, I have an Osmo 3, 4, and 5. The 3 is a big upgrade over the original. The 4 and 5 have low-light sensors and do show a decent improvement in low-light conditions. The battery life is also much better in the Osmo 3 compared to the original, and the 4/5 has even better battery life than the 3. Out of all of them, the 4 is my favorite. It was on sale for $209 for Black Friday and that was a deal.
So I had mine water get in the charging slot and it won’t charge only if I charge the batteries separately. But I want to be able to charge it from the camera
I would leave the charging slot door open and run it on 4k60 until the battery runs out. Have another battery ready and run that one down to zero on 4k60 too. That should heat up the camera enough to evaporate any moisture inside the charging slot. Running a fan on it would be good too.
So how did the water penetrate in the first place, did you not secure the MicroSD door, battery or lens cover? This is supposed to be waterproof down to 11m (34ft) and I have had no issue with mine.
I've had water in several of mine. One was placed into an 11-foot hole for about 1.5 hours, but it was in fast current. My guess is that the added pressure of the current ultimately allowed the water to force its way in. I've also had water enter when I dropped the camera to about 25ft. It's less than the supposed rating of the camera, but it may have been the extended period of time that it sat down there that eventually let the water in (1.5-2hrs). The ports were tightly closed. Another one got water in it while dropping it through a hole in a frozen lake. My best guess with that one was that some water froze around the microSD port and it caused a small break in the seal when the ice expanded.
My canon digital camera got wet in pouring rain and when I look inside it doesn’t look wet. But it doesn’t turn on. It’s been 3 weeks since I’ve forgot abt it but I really need it in 2 weeks so I’m trying to fix it. Is it too late?
It could be. I would suggest opening it up, taking the battery and card out, and putting it in front of a fan for a day or two to see if there is still moisture inside where you can't see it. If it still doesn't turn on, it could be that something shorted out when it got wet or the moisture corroded something inside over the last few weeks.
Mine get wet and now power button won't work. I'm confused though if you turn camera on and let it heat up can't that damage the components? Oh my it's chlorinated water by the way! Thx😢
Don't push the power button until it's dried out. You need to dry it next to a fan with the ports open first. Then you can turn it on and let it heat up so it clears out any remaining moisture.
Yep - it posted as a reply to another comment. My reply is below: I have four Osmo Actions, and all of them have had water in them because I put them through a lot of abuse in deep water, flowing water, and freezing/wet conditions. One of them had no microphone for several weeks but that somehow started working again. Another one has poor sensitivity on the rear screen but it's still operable. Other than that, they are pretty much good as new.
@@johnnyutah7299 You could try putting a tiny bit of rubber protectant on the latch seals to make them a bit softer and repel water better. That might fix your issue. The moisture behind the screen could actually be entering through a latch and fogging up behind the screen.
I think it would depend on how long the salt water was inside. If it was rinsed promptly with fresh water and then dried, it's probably able to be fixed.
@@maxhammer4067 Awesome. I was able to revive one of mine that got wet, but the microphone stopped working. Then a few weeks later the microphone worked again!
Hi thanks for the video. I was hiking for one week and after getting water in my battery compartment the camera stopped working. I opened it up and left it inside a Merini Wool sock (it's all I had available to me while on hike). After 2 days the camera turned back on and I continued using it. There was a tiny bit of moisture present in the front screen for another day. My question is have you had any trouble with your camera down the track as a result of water getting into it? Thanks
It did not work for me. I used it while doing scuba, I did not totally lock the orange thing in the battery. It still turn on but no display at all. Huhu
Fog on the internal lens can only be removed by opening the camera up as much as possible (remove lens cover and open up battery/memory ports) and running the camera on 4K60 for a while. You could also try blowing a fan on it for a day or two if you are worried about turning it on.
Did you dry it out right away after it fell in the lake? Might there still be moisture trapped inside? I would try opening it up for a couple of days like I show in the video to make sure it's dry, and then connecting it to a power source via a USB cable. Does it still turn off after a few seconds if it's connected via USB instead of running on battery power?
@@FishingwithNat hi, same situation here too....it does turn on for few seconds and then completely blanks out. This happens in both USB charging and putting in battery. i have to take out and put in battery again or switch off and then On usb charging again for the osmo to turn on for few seconds. Any idea what to do next?
Like I said, make sure the camera appears completely dry before trying to run it. If I see condensation after running it for the first time, I've always just kept it running on 4k60 with a fan on it. It heats up the camera and pulls any remaining moisture out.
@@FishingwithNat yes but if you see any remaining condensation even just on the lenses it can indicate still some possible moisture inside..blowing dry hot air (not above 50c) would be less risky then heating up the camera internaly by recording to remove the condensation..
Darn. Did you try the steps in this video to get it working again? Saltwater is harder on the components so hopefully it will still work after drying it out. I've poured water out of one of my Osmos several times and it still works after doing these steps each time. I've been impressed at how resilient they are!
Oh noo plzzz my heart is sinking rn Same thing happened today and when I checked I got pool water in sd slot and battery case and I got home I tried to open it but it was showing red light continuously 😿😿 initially it was orange light then it got green then red so idk what was wrong with it and yes my both screen were black Anyways I got home I tried to charge it to get the moisture out Hopefully I didn't fry my precious camera I can't even afford another one 😿😿😿😿😿😿😿😿😿 I need it to work by any means 😿😿 I watched this video and removed charging then I saw just a Little bit moisture around lens cap Then I opened it all as described in the video in front of fan now I'm just praying that it works 😿😿 I sure won't dip my camera into water without case from now on if it starts working 😢😢😢
It's not working and I don't really see any moisture now 😓😓😓 I tried to open it and now even that red light is gone 😢 idk what to do now,, should I go to local repair shop,, I don't think there is dji service centre where I live @@FishingwithNat
@@rahmathasan2793 I would give it a couple more days in front of a fan to make sure it's fully dried out. Then you can try installing a charged battery instead of plugging it in. If there is still a lot of moisture inside, it will just turn off. If it's plugged in when there is a lot of moisture inside, that may cause serious damage. The charge for a repair may be as much as the cost of a used camera.
Agreed, but I'll admit in my case, the Osmos that got water inside the compartments were placed into deep water, fast currents, and/or freezing conditions when wet, which could have contributed to the problem. Regardless, I'm glad that I've been able to dry them out without any serious long-term issues.
This happened to me yesterday. Had my osmo in a 3 foot pool recording my son in Disney. The damn thing wasn’t even under water most of the time. Couldn’t even get any footage at Animal Kingdom today. It’s sitting a a table as we speaking hopefully drying.
Worked perfectly on a DJI Osmo Action that had pool water in it - thanks!
Awesome - glad to hear it!
I am still getting moisture in the lens housing and the front LCD. I'm going to let it run on 4K 60 under the fan pretty much all day. hopefully this helps it out. Thank you for this video.
I hope it works out for you. Let us know if it gets all the moisture out!
Same problem while recording for some time front screen gets moisture & in lens cap too
@@suhask6097 Try the 4k60 recording while it's plugged into the wall with all of the ports open
My Insta 360 fell off my kayak on a river yesterday, the USB port cover wasn't fully secured and the lanyard kept it from being lost. I've tried doing a quick dip in 91% isopropyl alcohol to wash out the remaining water and replace it with alcohol which should evaporate better. I now have it sitting on the exhaust from a dehumidifier whose dry, moving, slightly warm air should work well.
In a day or two I'll update you on whether it worked. Fingers crossed.
The dry exhaust from the dehumidifier should work well to suck the remaining moisture out. Hopefully it works for you.
@@FishingwithNat I just powered it up and it runs, but the image is foggy so it needs to dry some more.
@@r0cketplumber Awesome. Yeah it sounds like you've still got some moisture in there. If you can run it on the highest resolution setting with the ports open, that should help dry it out.
Hey I dont know if you can help me but my battery compartment door seems to be stuck, I am not sure if sand or something got under the bottom that u press to slide the battery door open but it is really difficult to open now. Everything was fine before the beach day. Any ideas on how to get it back to normal and sliding easy?
Is this on an Osmo Action? Do you mean one of the sliders that you release to let the battery pop out? Or the button on the charging port door? It sounds like you probably did get a piece of sand stuck in there. You could try blowing it out with compressed air, or possibly submerging the camera in soapy water (with all ports closed), which could possibly lubricate the sliders just a bit and allow them to move past the sand. One you get it to open, you should be able to see the issue and clean it out so it won't be a problem anymore.
My front screen is pixelated from water now. Is it done?
I have one where the screen got some thick hazy bars on it after getting water inside and although the camera still works perfectly a couple of years later, the screen still has the bars.
Please help me! I'm super anxious. Yesterday, while hiking, I dived into a waterfall with the Action 4. When I got home, I noticed water inside the battery compartment...
Now, the front screen's touch isn't working anymore and there are some horizontal black stripes.
The rest of the camera works fine, except for the front screen... Do you think it might get worse? If it stays like this, it's still usable, but I'm afraid it might deteriorate over time.
I think the force of the waterfall pushed some water into the camera. I have one with a screen that works intermittently and has horizontal stripes on the back screen. It has been like that for more than a year and it fine. I have 4 Osmo Actions and 3 Action 3s. All of the Osmo Actions have had water in them multiple times and two of the Action 3s have too. I follow these same steps each time and only the one camera has had issues. I think yours is probably damaged permanently but I don't think it will get any worse.
Did you get the osmo 4 now? And how is it?
Yes, I have an Osmo 3, 4, and 5. The 3 is a big upgrade over the original. The 4 and 5 have low-light sensors and do show a decent improvement in low-light conditions. The battery life is also much better in the Osmo 3 compared to the original, and the 4/5 has even better battery life than the 3.
Out of all of them, the 4 is my favorite. It was on sale for $209 for Black Friday and that was a deal.
So I had mine water get in the charging slot and it won’t charge only if I charge the batteries separately. But I want to be able to charge it from the camera
I would leave the charging slot door open and run it on 4k60 until the battery runs out. Have another battery ready and run that one down to zero on 4k60 too. That should heat up the camera enough to evaporate any moisture inside the charging slot. Running a fan on it would be good too.
Can i use a hair dryer? Since i dont have a fan
Maybe, if you keep it on its lowest setting. I don't think hair dryers are intended to be left on for hours though like a fan is.
So how did the water penetrate in the first place, did you not secure the MicroSD door, battery or lens cover?
This is supposed to be waterproof down to 11m (34ft) and I have had no issue with mine.
I've had water in several of mine. One was placed into an 11-foot hole for about 1.5 hours, but it was in fast current. My guess is that the added pressure of the current ultimately allowed the water to force its way in. I've also had water enter when I dropped the camera to about 25ft. It's less than the supposed rating of the camera, but it may have been the extended period of time that it sat down there that eventually let the water in (1.5-2hrs). The ports were tightly closed. Another one got water in it while dropping it through a hole in a frozen lake. My best guess with that one was that some water froze around the microSD port and it caused a small break in the seal when the ice expanded.
Supposed to be. Luck of the draw I think. Mine leaks at just mere immersion.
My dji camera died in rain, so rly not waterproof.
My canon digital camera got wet in pouring rain and when I look inside it doesn’t look wet. But it doesn’t turn on. It’s been 3 weeks since I’ve forgot abt it but I really need it in 2 weeks so I’m trying to fix it. Is it too late?
It could be. I would suggest opening it up, taking the battery and card out, and putting it in front of a fan for a day or two to see if there is still moisture inside where you can't see it. If it still doesn't turn on, it could be that something shorted out when it got wet or the moisture corroded something inside over the last few weeks.
Mine get wet and now power button won't work. I'm confused though if you turn camera on and let it heat up can't that damage the components? Oh my it's chlorinated water by the way! Thx😢
Don't push the power button until it's dried out. You need to dry it next to a fan with the ports open first. Then you can turn it on and let it heat up so it clears out any remaining moisture.
@@FishingwithNat I went to a Disneyland the next day my camera slowly started going back to normal! I'm sure the hot temperature helped; thank you!
@@davidpoo66 Cool - great to hear that it's working again
I'm not sure if my 1st comment posted. Just wondering have you had any trouble with your cameras down the track after getting water in them?
Yep - it posted as a reply to another comment. My reply is below:
I have four Osmo Actions, and all of them have had water in them because I put them through a lot of abuse in deep water, flowing water, and freezing/wet conditions. One of them had no microphone for several weeks but that somehow started working again. Another one has poor sensitivity on the rear screen but it's still operable. Other than that, they are pretty much good as new.
@@FishingwithNat thanks for the info. Hopefully mine will be ok now.
@@davec7993 I hope so. Most of mine have been wet inside multiple times and I've been able to bring them back to life every time.
@@FishingwithNatgood to know. No abuse on mine, it just leaks. Latch and screen. Doing research for a replacement.
@@johnnyutah7299 You could try putting a tiny bit of rubber protectant on the latch seals to make them a bit softer and repel water better. That might fix your issue. The moisture behind the screen could actually be entering through a latch and fogging up behind the screen.
You gave me advice before my Action4 got we5 my fault that time. This time not my fault water got in speaker, im buying a housing 😮. Thx
How did water get in each of those times?
@@FishingwithNat I have absolutely no idea, it's strange 🤔
Is it still able to fix with salt water in?(ocean fell!)
I think it would depend on how long the salt water was inside. If it was rinsed promptly with fresh water and then dried, it's probably able to be fixed.
I dropped action 2 in the sea, it died for 3 or 4 weeks, then it just came back to life lol
@@maxhammer4067 Awesome. I was able to revive one of mine that got wet, but the microphone stopped working. Then a few weeks later the microphone worked again!
Hi thanks for the video. I was hiking for one week and after getting water in my battery compartment the camera stopped working. I opened it up and left it inside a Merini Wool sock (it's all I had available to me while on hike). After 2 days the camera turned back on and I continued using it. There was a tiny bit of moisture present in the front screen for another day. My question is have you had any trouble with your camera down the track as a result of water getting into it?
Thanks
@@davec7993
The speaker in my camera stopped working other than that it seems ok
It did not work for me. I used it while doing scuba, I did not totally lock the orange thing in the battery. It still turn on but no display at all. Huhu
Darn. Does the front display work? You can toggle between front and back display screens by holding the QS button.
J'ai de la vapeur sur la lentille interne... Comment la retirer sans devoir changer le bloqué complet ?? Merci
Fog on the internal lens can only be removed by opening the camera up as much as possible (remove lens cover and open up battery/memory ports) and running the camera on 4K60 for a while. You could also try blowing a fan on it for a day or two if you are worried about turning it on.
My one got wet in salt water , been drying it for 2days now but wont still turn on🥺
That saltwater is tough on electronics. I hope you can fix it!
Me too! :(
@@antrosemac832 Sorry to hear that. Let us know if you're able to get it working again!
hi Zarah , i did the same thing , got it wet on salt water, just curious if you did fix your camera after got it wet, mine won"t turn on
any updates?
mine was saltwater and when i turned it on it works for bit
until it flickers black
My osmo is just turning on for 3-4 second and then off.....last month it fall on lake ...... what should i do now ?
Did you dry it out right away after it fell in the lake? Might there still be moisture trapped inside? I would try opening it up for a couple of days like I show in the video to make sure it's dry, and then connecting it to a power source via a USB cable. Does it still turn off after a few seconds if it's connected via USB instead of running on battery power?
@@FishingwithNat hi, same situation here too....it does turn on for few seconds and then completely blanks out. This happens in both USB charging and putting in battery. i have to take out and put in battery again or switch off and then On usb charging again for the osmo to turn on for few seconds.
Any idea what to do next?
Naveen, did ur osmo action worked again?
@@kamalkirans225 How long has it been since your camera got wet?
@@FishingwithNat 2 days now
no do not runit if there is visible condensation... always make sure the camera is berfectly dry before inserting battery
Like I said, make sure the camera appears completely dry before trying to run it. If I see condensation after running it for the first time, I've always just kept it running on 4k60 with a fan on it. It heats up the camera and pulls any remaining moisture out.
@@FishingwithNat yes but if you see any remaining condensation even just on the lenses it can indicate still some possible moisture inside..blowing dry hot air (not above 50c) would be less risky then heating up the camera internaly by recording to remove the condensation..
@@viktorgyory3826 I agree. This has worked well for me but I do mention that it's riskier than continuing to blow a fan across the camera.
Thank you trying on my Insta360 R that I guess took too deep 😁
Best of luck to you! I hope it works.
My is on 1 metter sea watter stioed working. Its unbelievable what a bad quality. I am on rice drying🤣
@@eraswiss9485 Good luck - I hope you can fix it!
Oh no. I was thinking of buying the Insta360 to replace my leaking Osmo.
@@johnnyutah7299 - I believe i went just past the 18 or so ft limit without a dive case
This was a disappointment for me, I didn't get a chance to use my camera..sea water got into it the first time I used it, and it went out on me.. 😢
Darn. Did you try the steps in this video to get it working again? Saltwater is harder on the components so hopefully it will still work after drying it out. I've poured water out of one of my Osmos several times and it still works after doing these steps each time. I've been impressed at how resilient they are!
Oh noo plzzz my heart is sinking rn
Same thing happened today and when I checked I got pool water in sd slot and battery case and I got home I tried to open it but it was showing red light continuously 😿😿 initially it was orange light then it got green then red so idk what was wrong with it and yes my both screen were black
Anyways I got home I tried to charge it to get the moisture out
Hopefully I didn't fry my precious camera
I can't even afford another one 😿😿😿😿😿😿😿😿😿
I need it to work by any means 😿😿
I watched this video and removed charging then I saw just a Little bit moisture around lens cap
Then I opened it all as described in the video in front of fan now I'm just praying that it works 😿😿
I sure won't dip my camera into water without case from now on if it starts working 😢😢😢
You'll want to get most of the moisture out before plugging it in. Hopefully it still works for you!
It's not working and I don't really see any moisture now 😓😓😓 I tried to open it and now even that red light is gone 😢 idk what to do now,, should I go to local repair shop,, I don't think there is dji service centre where I live
@@FishingwithNat
@@rahmathasan2793 I would give it a couple more days in front of a fan to make sure it's fully dried out. Then you can try installing a charged battery instead of plugging it in. If there is still a lot of moisture inside, it will just turn off. If it's plugged in when there is a lot of moisture inside, that may cause serious damage. The charge for a repair may be as much as the cost of a used camera.
rice method is a big joke for real technicians 🤣
I don't use the rice method either.
It’s kind of fucking stupid that this is promoted as waterproof but water still makes it way into the battery compartment and so card port.
Agreed, but I'll admit in my case, the Osmos that got water inside the compartments were placed into deep water, fast currents, and/or freezing conditions when wet, which could have contributed to the problem. Regardless, I'm glad that I've been able to dry them out without any serious long-term issues.
This happened to me yesterday. Had my osmo in a 3 foot pool recording my son in Disney. The damn thing wasn’t even under water most of the time. Couldn’t even get any footage at Animal Kingdom today. It’s sitting a a table as we speaking hopefully drying.
@@littlenel17 Did water get in the battery port or SD port?
@@FishingwithNat both…I did what you said and it works great now.
@@littlenel17 Awesome - that's great to hear!