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  • SJCAM M50 Condensation: Redux

    The SJCAM M50 camera gasket seems unable to cope with The New Normal weather conditions around here:

    SJCAM M50 - screen condensation
    SJCAM M50 – screen condensation

    I think this was probably another case of diurnal pumping, given the exceedingly hot days and cool nights in late July.

    Plenty of water condensed on the bottom of the battery compartment cover:

    SJCAM M50 - battery lid condensation
    SJCAM M50 – battery lid condensation

    And inside the compartment around the AA cells:

    SJCAM M50 - battery compartment condensation
    SJCAM M50 – battery compartment condensation

    Unlike the previous leak, the camera lens wasn’t involved, so I did not disassemble the case. I let the opened camera (without batteries) dry out in the hot hot sun for the rest of the day and it seemed fine by evening.

    Keeping it out of full sunlight during the day definitely limits the locations I can use.