Cheers ! I just fed my DVX some wine !

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jangoh

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I just did the most stupid thing in my life.

I was filming a wedding. The couple gave me a bottle of wine.
I had no other bags to keep my wine. So I kept it in the camera bag.
I was holding the dvx all the time.

It then started to rain. To protect the camera, I put it inside the camera bag.
Midway during a car ride, I heard a pop (Apparently, it was sparkling wine)...and yes ...my DVX had a good time drinking the wine. It was quite drenched on the left side.

I managed to blow the DVX using a strong fan for a few hrs before I prayed and switched it on (I have to take the chance as I need to video the dinner banquet).
Hey everything worked ! It seems that everything is ok.

Just like to ask whether I should take it to the repairshop anyway ?
If its seawater, definitely. Wine ?
Any advice ? Thanks.
 
Yes you should take it to the repair shop anyway because you could have problems with corrosion if you don't have it thoroughly cleaned.
 
Yes. Take it to an authorized repair center. Get it thoroughly cleaned.

You really shouldn't use it again, until you have done so.

Jason
 
Like the others... take it in ASAP.

A similar thing happened to my old GL2 last year (my shooter spilled a glass of wine on it), and after just cleaning it myself, it worked fine. Well, after about a month it started doing strange things, and soon after that, it went dead.
 
Ok. I already have it sent in to Panasonic for checks.
Told them that I had wine spilt on it.
Cost S$157.

Fingers crossed. It's been only 20days.
Anybody working in service centre can advise whether there's really something they can do to clean the mess up inside to prevent corrosion ? Or do they just do the normal servicing and alignment.
 
jangoh said:
Anybody working in service centre can advise whether there's really something they can do to clean the mess up inside to prevent corrosion ? Or do they just do the normal servicing and alignment.
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I don't work directly in service, but I can tell you that Panasonic will strip the camera down completely, and clean any drunk parts properly.
This will prevent any further corrosion or other damage.
The affected non-electronic parts will simply be washed, and anything else will be carefully cleaned with a solvent.
Everything gets dried, checked and put back where it came from.

Most of the internal mechanics of the camera are Stainless steel, so they probably won't have come to any harm.

The problem with sugary liquids is not particularly their corrosive power, but more that they have a nasty habt of evaporating and leaving the sugar behind.
thus you end up with candied tape transport.

If you look on the invoice, you'll probably be billed for a "CLA" - Clean, Lubricate, Adjust

Don't worry, you'll get a properly cleaned and fixed camera back!
 
ben-s said:
I don't work directly in service, but I can tell you that Panasonic will strip the camera down completely, and clean any drunk parts properly.
This will prevent any further corrosion or other damage.
The affected non-electronic parts will simply be washed, and anything else will be carefully cleaned with a solvent.
Everything gets dried, checked and put back where it came from.

Most of the internal mechanics of the camera are Stainless steel, so they probably won't have come to any harm.

The problem with sugary liquids is not particularly their corrosive power, but more that they have a nasty habt of evaporating and leaving the sugar behind.
thus you end up with candied tape transport.

If you look on the invoice, you'll probably be billed for a "CLA" - Clean, Lubricate, Adjust

Don't worry, you'll get a properly cleaned and fixed camera back!
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I feel much better already.:happy: Thanks !
 
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