dan st. germain Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 I'm hoping someone can help. My Canon A70 got very wet and now it doesn't work. The lens is in the out position and when I hit the power "on" button the green light blinks twice, the screen blinks on for a second, and then it turns off. After it got wet I took the batteries and card out and I let the camera dry out. Any advise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie_cheung Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 Try putting in fresh battery. I'm not experienced with the A70 but most cheap consumer cam don't do getting wet. How wet did it get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phule Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 << and I let the camera dry out >> But are you sure the insides were dry before you turned it back on? How did you dry it? How lond did you let it dry? My guess is that your camera is now a nice paper weight. Good thing A70's are less expensive than ever these days :) Heck, maybe you could even upgrade to an A75. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan st. germain Posted August 21, 2004 Author Share Posted August 21, 2004 Ok I put new batteries in the camera and it turns on. The LCD screen comes on for a few seconds (10 or so) and then it beeps a bunch of times and flashes an "E18" on the bottom left corner of the LCD screen and turns off. The lens stays out. I'm looking through the manual but it doesn't say what the "E18" error is? As far as the water goes....its my wifes camera she took our son for a train ride and they got cought in a pouring rain. I let it dry for a week to 10 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phule Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 E18 is probably not related to your soaking. E18 is a problem with the lens. There's a lot of info on it in the dpreview.com forums. It's something that Canon will most likely charge you for to fix and the cost is pretty high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan st. germain Posted August 21, 2004 Author Share Posted August 21, 2004 I went up to the Canon web site and it says the E18 code indicates a lens error. Does anyone have any ideas other than a Canon repair shop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark u Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 You won't be able to get the camera serviced without returning it to Canon. It is doubtful whether the repair will be covered under warranty, and the cost is likely to be around the cost of a new camera. I suggest you prepare yourself to buy a new camera - and if you expect to try to use it in wet conditions, add a waterproof/diving case, or perhaps consider one of the weatherproof Olympus models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_hovland Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 My sister-in-law sprayed lens cleaner into her S40, and it stopped. She sent it to Canon and they fixed it up just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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