wet HVX

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troypod

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hey guys,
i know a bunch of you guys are going to get all preachy on me
but during a shoot today, things got a little wet, ie. it started raining.
HVX operated fine the whole shoot, but it did get a little soggy. (I managed to modify a golfing umberalla to attatch to my sticks.)
anyway, how water resistant is the HVX/DVX?
 
What?!?!? You got it wet!?!? Never ever ever put the camera in a lake or standing water. How could you? I remember when I was young you couldn't even take the camera outside period. Repent!

just kidding (trying to be preachy). uh... I imagine it has some resistance but I guess it depends on where the water gets or gets into (a few drops on the plastic is probably ok). Safe bet is to keep it off if you suspect anything - at least for 24 hours in a dry area. Then maybe if there is water inside it it will dry out before you turn it on and short something out.
 
When I did computer work for a living, we had several clients with corporate servers that survived fires. That means being drenched in water from the fire fighters, only after a ton of smoke had been sucked through by the battery backups before the fire fighters got there. In one case, the batter backup still had the computer running when the fire fighters got to it after the fire had been put out.

Smoke, kills, but you can clean the exterior of the drive and plug it into a new computer and it'll work 99 out of 100 times.

Water, used to do this with all my keyboards when I was a musician, too. Open them up, leave them in air conditioning for 48 hours, no power or batteries connected. You'll be fine.

Don't use a blow dryer with heat, only blow with non-heated air. I've seen folks use blow driers on a warm or hot setting and distroy electronic parts inside. Remember, that when it comes to electronic parts, expecially chips, heat kills faster than water.
 
okay, now I must chime in. Lets just assume it is NOT suppose to touch a drop of water. and for CRYING OUT LOUD. Get a rain slicker. There are post all over this forum for HVX rain slickers. Worst comes to worst you can search BH's website :)
 
The DVX cameras were very susceptible to moisture/condensation problems. They did not have really sufficient rubber gaskets/seal protection. Sony PD series cameras worked better in wet conditons because of their superior seals.
some users have taped up the cassette door to improve seal against dust. HVX/P2 may prove more robust against the elements. Time will tell.

chris li
 
My DVX went through what we're putting our HVX through. Lots of rain, wet boats, tropic zone heat and humidity, indoor interviews, outdoor interviews, swamps, etc. Held up fine. But, that was just our experience.
 
BenB said:
I bet you anything that troybod already has purchased one by the time anyone posted here.
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alas, i've got a petrol rain slick on the way (PRC-PA DVX-N) , should be here in a couple weeks.
i'm kinda worried though, when using a DSR-300 for news gathering in the past, I had a portabrace rain slick, and that thing basically made a nice humid environment for the camera during the rain. Condensation to the max.
I may've had it set up wrong, cause i didnt need it that much, but it definitly made things humid...
 
Ideally a rain cover would be made from a breathable material like GoreTex so that water vapor can escape from under the cover. The heat generated by the camera when it is operating should also help keep condensation forming inside the camera, though it can form on the inside of the cover, which will be in contact with the cooler air outside.
 
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