Camera reliability

[Dacha]

i dont want to replace it for same/similar item. I want to fix it.

What you think, will silica gel help it?

 

[ducked]

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i dont want to replace it for same/similar item. I want to fix it.

What you think, will silica gel help it?

You mean dessicant? That would seem to imply opening up the casing and putting some inside, if theres room, which I would have thought would void the warranty, which seems to be needed. If the casing has a leak the dessicant will saturate and need periodically renewed.

Unless you mean putting the whole thing inside a dessicant chamber when not in use, which might work, but would be temporay palliative care rather than cure. There would seem to be a risk of eventual irreversible internal corrosion.

The involvement of low temperatures might imply negative pressure inside the casing drawing in free water and/or water vapour, perhaps in combination with seal hardening,

I fixed a long standing and elusive vacuum leak problem on an Aisin carburettor by painting it with multiple coats of sunflower oil over a few weeks, but thats a no-going-back treatment that would only be appropriate when out of warranty with not much to lose. There may be commercial sealants (PVA? an alkyd resin like Penetrol? Latex? Acrylic?) that would achieve the same effect, but I dont know what they are

 

[ghostlymoron2]

Get a GoPro

 

[Seamonk]

I’ve just bought an inst360 Go 3 and amongst other uses, planned to use that as a docking cam, albeit linked to either a tablet or its docking station screen. The detachable camera is highly magnetic so could be used on lots of parts of the boat.

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That looks promising. Have you had a chance to use it yet? Do you still recommend it?