Has anyone had cases of their digital camera’s or other electronic items go dead because of the high humidity especially in the summer. Would you advise buying those Low humidity cases or just use a regular metal box and stuff the anti oxidant packets you get when you open food packages?
Thx
No problems here even staying for 7 years in Malaysia which is far more humid but then I always stay at air-conditioned places (and make good use of them). If you don’t have air-con such cases might be a good solution.
could this humidity be causing my security cam to do this?
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^large black area at the bottom only started in the past 2 days
i took the camera out of the case and looked at it - looks fine -
while inside i plugged it in, the black area went away (slowly), then totally
put it back outside, tested it and no black area
now today the black area is back :s
no, it’s not a shadow
edit: Fixed it. It was actually a small plastic part inside the lense area that had gotten loose and dropped a little.
I’ve found that leaving batteries in devices causes battery terminal corrosion much faster in Taiwan that in the US. Also, if you live in high sulfer(stinky egg smell) areas, there’s a higher tendency for rust and oxidiation.
It really shouldn’t be a problem with digital cameras and most people don’t keep computers around long enough to experience it.
[quote=“answerer”]… Also, if you live in high sulfer(stinky egg smell) areas, there’s a higher tendency for rust and oxidiation.
It really shouldn’t be a problem with digital cameras and most people don’t keep computers around long enough to experience it.[/quote]
I don’t think Longtan is “stinky egg smell”, but the inside of my oldest computer (2 years old) has gotten a little rusty. 
Dehumidifier.
Buy a dehumidifier for the room where most of your electronic items will be stored? Seems to work for me.
[quote=“sticks of fury”]Has anyone had cases of their digital camera’s or other electronic items go dead because of the high humidity especially in the summer. Would you advise buying those Low humidity cases or just use a regular metal box and stuff the anti oxidant packets you get when you open food packages?
Thx[/quote]
I confess that I don’t have a digital camera, but with plain old-fashioned film cameras, I’ve had mold start to grow between lens surfaces. It appears as little black spots. Almost impossible to repair on your own - had to take it to a camera repair shop.
Best solution I’ve seen is this device called a “dry box”. It’s a cabinet, usually black in color with a glass door, it has some electronics and dehumidifies the air inside. Cost is around NT$2000 depending on size. You can, of course, put other things inside it, not just cameras. CDs, for example, start to get moldy after awhile, so this is a good place to store them.
Or maybe the best idea is not to own so much junk in the first place?
peace,
Robert