A few ways to preserve the camera from mold

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Those of us who love photography, who also owns the camera and a few lenses, and are intended to make anyone any favors pet for your device, the means by which we capture the beautiful moment.Preservation of the camera and lens for how good is one thing that everyone is interested.Personally, too, before I usually stored with desiccant device into a sealed container, it is also relatively efficient but how effective they themselves do not know because there is no way of testing under controlled humidity is how much? After learning from some techniques guy and Mr Tan in Tran Hung Dao, who has worked as a maintenance camera for 8 years, I summarize some of the ways to preserve camera and lens for sharing your reference, all information is under review and self conclusions should be valid only for your reference whiff. 

Learn more about mold 
As we know, a common disease of the camera and lens is moldy and damp climate by improper storage or sketchy. Mold is a type of bacteria that thrive in an environment with a humidity of 60% or more. If the fungus growing on the body will make the circuit due to moisture corrosion activity leads to flicker, can damage many days. If the fungus growing on the lens, the lens will be patchy as bamboo roots for reduced image quality, is very faint halo or.Due to a type of bacteria in a favorable environment they can spread and infect other devices if we are to close. When exist on the surface of the liquid lens that they secrete chemicals that will corrode the lens cover, if long days, though there can not be wiped out because this chemical has corroded. 

When the device is mold 
According to the maintenance technicians when new camera detects camera or lens mold we should bring the warranty or maintenance as soon as possible, this will prevent our equipment is damaged or worse spread to other devices. At this place, the technicians will remove the lens and clean, if slightly mold, simply wipe clean profile is right, even if it is heavy, it will wipe heavier chemical, corrosion layers when the fungus but government, even wipe the lens surface will still be tainted as the scar on his face so beautiful. Explanation of questions such as when cleaning can cause corrosion coating? Mr Tan said that it was wrong judgments, because this class is coated on the surface of a solid and analysis will be so long that if such harm on his part presented. He also said that the new lens coating life but higher quality, but very thin.There are reports that after wiping, lens susceptible to mold. This is true because when mounting the lens, manufacturers have coated a thin outer layer of glue to the fixed lens edging and prevent the entrance of dust, wipe the lens when the lens mounted on KTV only position without with glue so air will flow easily mold and bacteria will invade more easily follow. This suggests that the effect of storage for equipment not moldy is very important job. 

A few ways to preserve 
According to information, the camera and lens should be stored in an environment with a humidity of 45% to 50%. As you know, the usual environment in HCMC humidity at 65% or higher.- Preservation by device into a sealed container with fried rice inside, fried rice will dry and hydrophilic should be drained of moisture in the device, this method is similar to the method used desiccant.The advantage of this method is inexpensive.Limit is not known is how much moisture, humidity reaches necessary or not? This can be overcome by purchasing a moisture meter to monitor the humidity exceeds the threshold, we can replace or rang again.- Preservation by heating lamp chilli is how many people or used, by removing the device in the cabinet with one or two lights chillies and continuous heating. Because this method is not used, so I do not have experience, but also best to buy a moisture meter to monitor.- Preservation by heating, television, according to his method is very effective and Tan also follow him, you can kill the mold due to the CRT television operations emit a certain amount of magnetic field. They do have a small refrigerator with bottom grid and to watch on television, television every day activities will have the effect of heating equipment. I have not empirical methods but found this method and also provided the day is to have people watch TV for a few hours then take effect.- Storage devices by allowing moisture in the closet, this is the scientific method seems best, because the meter and the operating principles l clear, and also the most expensive because of the cost of cabinets from $ 100 to several hundred dollars. If possible, invest in 1 l of the cabinet as well as the value of the camera and lens up to thousands of dollars over the cabinet moisture invest $ 100 is also suitable. When installing the cabinets fit humidity will automatically maintain moisture in it so we do not really care for the track. 

All of the above methods of preservation work only to maintain essential moisture to keep equipment dry and not a method to completely eliminate mold. Some people suggest that long-term to bring cameras and lenses to dry under the sun to kill mold. See also his rational mind, but when you watch the sun light rain. 

Above are a few methods to preserve the camera by themselves summary and compilation should not avoid mistakes, you wish to add more information and more choices aimed at helping people choose preservation methods cameras and lenses suit your conditions.Good camera and lens you always healthy.