Canon 7d turning on issue?

[Shai Hulud]

Hello everyone,

I was using my Canon 7d earlier today and it was working fine. I went out to shallow water and did a couple of shots when a massive unseen wave came out of nowhere and drenched me head to toe. The water made the 7D automatically shut off because it was on as the wave came.

I took it home and took off the lens and everything was dry, same with inside the battery compartment as well as the memory card slot. The only thing that seemed wet was the exterior.

I dried everything out and opened it up, I left it for quite a long time and it seems to be completely dry now.

When I put in the battery to start it up I get the red flashing light and a flashing battery display but my batteries are all fully charged. The screen won't turn on and it seems like it's trying to start up but something isn't allowing it to turn over. I don't think the whole thing is fried because it seems like there's hope but something small just won't let it finish it's start up.

I assume because of the flashing battery and the issue starting up it's thinking it can't get enough juice or something from the battery but I'm not sure. Any advice, input or knowledge would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.

 

[jshbckr]

Doesn't sound promising to me. I know the 7D is weather sealed, but I don't know if that would fend off a wave.

Generally, in electronic equipment like this, it's rare that the device "can't get enough juice". If something isn't working correctly, that generally means a part of the device is failing. Electronic failure tends to be binary, it's either dead or alive. It's not like a car where you just need to clean up a part or replace a hose or a wire. The electronic equivalent is usually replacing the whole engine when a piston misfires.

Maybe someone here can help you, but personally I'd stop into a camera shop and see if anyone there knows what the issue could be. Hopefully it's just something small (like the battery is fried and you just need a new one). Unfortunately, I doubt a camera shop would be willing to put a new battery into a potentially water-damaged camera.