Anyone ever take apart a 12E to get water out of it and resea?

[giannid]

I've got the older z12-e that's been up for 2.5 years that has some water intrusion. Emailed Andy about it and he said to take the camera apart and reseal it with silicone. He mentioned to pry the front cover off and I'd have to remove some screws to do the job. Was pretty vague about it so I'm wondering if anyone has done this and has some pictures or instructions and if it successfully fixed the problem. Was hoping to not have to buy another camera for $250 but will if I have to. Rather not have to spend the time to do the job just to have to take it down and replace it anyways. Camera is still working but image is very blurry with the water and motion detection is not working reliably with the water in front of the lense.

 

[wittaj]

Yes several have done this here. It is as simple as Andy said.

Do a search and you can probably find the threads where folks talk about it.

 

[bigredfish]

Yep, that clear plastic "window" comes off if you're careful with an exacto knife and some gentle prying. Once off its pretty obvious a couple of screws, get at the old dissecant bag, pop new one in, reseal platic window with your favorite goop with a toothpick or other small spreader.

 

[Flintstone61]

Some Cam chatter on it here.

Z12 Seal Failure Repair (water fogging inside camera)

After about six years exposure to elements, Z12 camera was internally fogging with moisture. This is the 2nd unit I have repaired in this manner. My prior repaired unit has been back in service x 2 years without further issues. This procedure only addresses the two gaskets. I have not needed to...

ipcamtalk.com

 

[bp2008]

Yeah the black cover you need to remove (it is stuck on with adhesive) is outlined here in red:



When you remove that it should expose some screw holes in the corners. Try to keep it intact though so you can put it back on when you're done.

 

[bp2008]

Also if it is anything like my -Z5, you should open the SD card slot door at the bottom of the camera to let out any standing water that may be down there.