Seems the camcorder didn't fare too well...

The tape is safe

BarefeetChaser said:
The tape is safe

that's all the matters

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Bittersweet end.

Panel 3: I know this feeling all too well.

The camera has died for the worthy cause of seeing the Scarlet sis-
Oh wait Vampires. Nevermind.

Pickie said:
Panel 3: I know this feeling all too well.

I don't know enough about water damage to guess what happened.

BadRoad said:
I don't know enough about water damage to guess what happened.

My guess is that even after the salt water evaporated, enough salt was left behind to carry a charge and cause a short, resulting in a bright flash of light as every sensitive component in the device burns out from too much power being put through it.

(Fun fact: even "fresh water" has salts (i.e. ionic compounds) dissolved in it, and those are what's responsible for its ability to conduct electricity. Distilled water has such a low conductivity that simple electrical devices would run even while immersed in the stuff.)

Novaheart said:
The camera has died for the worthy cause of seeing the Sanae wife.

Fixed for great truth.

Would it work the same way with fixing your mobile phone ?

He should have put it in dry rice after removing the battery (without washing it). That would have drawn the moisture out of it and reduced damage.

Salbastro said:
He should have put it in dry rice after removing the battery (without washing it). That would have drawn the moisture out of it and reduced damage.

The big problem was the salt, not the water itself.

Camcorders can be replaced, but not the recorded footage in the tape.

She/He should have put it in a bag of rice...

Panel 4: I know this feeling all too well.