Fogging helmet cam

[Ulsterkiwi]

Not sure where I should have put this but if the mods are upset, they know what to do :blink:

Anyway, I got a Sony Action Cam, nice bit of kit, some advantages over the GoPro I liked...yadda yadda yadda.....

Have been messing around with it and my one complaint is the fogging up. I have tried the antifog I use on my scuba mask, doesnt make any difference.
Have tried the silica gel packets I put in my underwater camera housing...no difference. :argh::argh::argh:

I looked around on the interweb and see two options. One is the Sony accessory which is an antifogging sheet. Basically an expensive form of silica gel which I have already tried.
The other is drilling some ventilation holes in the waterproof housing. Newsflash; that makes it less than waterproof and its a tad permanent.
Before I do this I wondered if all you cool, sexy, intelligent people have any other ideas or experiences with this or A N Other helmet cam?

(the cool, sexy etc bit is a quote from Andrew Templeton of Roadsafe, he says only cool, sexy intelligent people ride motorcycles......will leave that thought with you for discussion in another thread.....)

[Jay GTI]

Drill holes in the waterproof housing, then buy another housing for when you need waterproofness. My GoPro fogs up constantly if I use the fully waterproof back panel on the case, but it also comes with a vented back panel, when I put that on it never fogs.

[Conquiztador]

Sorry, can't help. We have a Re-PlayXD and have never had any fogging up issues. http://replayxd.com/

[Ulsterkiwi]

Drill holes in the waterproof housing, then buy another housing for when you need waterproofness. My GoPro fogs up constantly if I use the fully waterproof back panel on the case, but it also comes with a vented back panel, when I put that on it never fogs.

cheers! :yes:

any advice on the best place to put the holes?

http://www.sony.co.nz/product/spk-as1

only thinking about times like this morning, coming into Wgtn and it decides to get wet and murky, I wonder how the camera would react to a bit of moisture getting into the housing? I appreciate you use a GoPro but how rugged are the units themselves?

[BuzzardNZ]

any advice on the best place to put the holes?



Thru the lense should do the trick.

[Ulsterkiwi]

Thru the lense should do the trick.

ah cheers bud, thats sure to do it :yes::yes::yes:

[R650R]

This sounds like the problem you can have with antifog visor inserts, you are trapping moist air inside when you put it together.
You could try mounting the camera somewhere in a deadair spot to so its not getting cooled so quickly by passing airflow.
If its foggy small droplets of moisture are going to stick to the outside of what ever you mount in also as soon as you slow down a bit too.

[BoristheBiter]

Take it back to where you purchased it.
Tell them the problem.
If they can't solve it get your money back and buy one that actually works.

On saying that do you want it water proof so you can go diving/swimming/snorkeling or just to handle the rain?

[Ulsterkiwi]

Take it back to where you purchased it.
Tell them the problem.
If they can't solve it get your money back and buy one that actually works.

On saying that do you want it water proof so you can go diving/swimming/snorkeling or just to handle the rain?

did think about that. No I have a very good underwater photography rig which would blow this out of the water (:woohoo::woohoo:) If it was weather resistant that would suffice.

Have been studying the housing and I think I know where I can drill some holes.......

[BoristheBiter]

did think about that. No I have a very good underwater photography rig which would blow this out of the water (:woohoo::woohoo:) If it was weather resistant that would suffice.

Have been studying the housing and I think I know where I can drill some holes.......

I would take it back, it's not fit for purpose. make it their problem as you should not have to drill holes in anything

My drift (the original orange one) had problems and they bent over backwards to sort it out.
Would like to think Sony would do the same.

[Bender]

I've had the fogging problem with a GoPro. I bought a set of anti-fogging inserts, a GoPro accessory, when they came on sale on One-Day. They weren't expensive and I got eight in the package. They are re-usable, you just stick them in your oven and dry them out (theoretically, as I haven't tried this yet).

They are about the size of a chewing gum stick (width and thickness), maybe one centimetre long. They fit in the go Pro housing no problem and they do prevent the fogging problem.

(I found the fogging to be a major problem - after about 15 minutes it looked like I'd been riding through fog and it pissed me off big time).

Not sure if that might work out for the Sony but it has for my GoPro. I've got the open back housing as well and that works too - but not what you want if rain is threatening.

[Dogboy900]

Just thinking aloud here but... If you stored the case in the fridge for a bit put the camera straight in as soon as you took it out of the fridge, wouldn't that take most of the moisture out of the air in the case and help prevent fogging?

Not sure if the camera would take too kindly to being in the fridge as well or not, but probably not the best for the battery?

If you try it let me know if it works :)

[Ulsterkiwi]

Just thinking aloud here but... If you stored the case in the fridge for a bit put the camera straight in as soon as you took it out of the fridge, wouldn't that take most of the moisture out of the air in the case and help prevent fogging?

Not sure if the camera would take too kindly to being in the fridge as well or not, but probably not the best for the battery?

If you try it let me know if it works :)

its the changes in temperature causing the condensation, the fridge thing may work. Might give that a go!

Last time I was out I did what I usually do on my scuba mask, spit. Yes yes its dirty filthy horrible, but it worked!

[Transalper]

peeteey here on KB just posted a fix that worked for him....

http://youtu.be/Z9nZteHGlR0

[Banditbandit]

Ahh .. the problems of the first world consumer society ... tough old world aye ...

[Tazz]

This sounds like the problem you can have with antifog visor inserts, you are trapping moist air inside when you put it together.

Bingo. Same thing happens with watches at work.

Put it in the hot water cupboard to dry it out and then seal it as soon as you take it out would be my suggestion (no guarantees =P)
I would only be drilling holes in it as a very last resort, but it's up to yourself =)

Edit: Missed a few posts, looks like fridge could possibly work also. I just leave watches under a lamp for a few hours or over night.

[haydes55]

Would putting a crumbled up piece of chalk at the bottom of the case work?

From science class we put crumbled up chalk into any experiment we wanted to eliminate moisture. Maybe pack it in with a bit of cotton wool or something to hold it still.

[Conquiztador]

Would putting a crumbled up piece of chalk at the bottom of the case work?

From science class we put crumbled up chalk into any experiment we wanted to eliminate moisture. Maybe pack it in with a bit of cotton wool or something to hold it still.

Or... most electronic gizmos you buy today come with those small packs of moisture suckers in the box. Why not put one of them in there if enough room?