Im just concerned about all the dust in the rice preventing it staying that way. Having experience the terminal nature of the lens jam I am a bit paranoid about that kind of thing now, but as its not working at present I suppose its a case of "damned if you do, damned if you dont"


It amazing how cheap these decent compacts have become compared to a few years ago isnt it! Id have no qualms over a $200 canon, just make sure it has the same sort of image stabilisation as your current one...

Those blue pellets are just silica gel arent they?, only with an indicator in it to show what state its in...

Yup.

Thanks for all your suggestions I will let you know how I get on.

Ok so no surprises to know that none of the suggestions worked! I am, however, now the owner of a Canon Elph 500 HS, and back snapping pictures. I certainly felt lost without a camera to hand so that I can snap pics like this recent visitor to the garden!

Fab pic

Yep he was right outside the study window when I first saw him but by the time I had got my camera my OH has shooed him off and I just managed to capture this pic!