Was photoing rugby in wet conditions on saturday afternoon ... towards the end of the game water must have entered the camera and it ceased working. On drying it out in airing cupboard overnight, managed t
o get the playback function working ok ... downloaded images ... but whilst everything on the lcd display is showing correctly, when I press the shutter R3 appears instead of the frame counter and the shutter does not fire ... please help!!!!!!!

jeff

This does not sound good. You may want to look into have it serviced. I've heard of putting wet electronic items into a refrigerator as it is a good dehumidifier... I don't know if it would work with a camera though.

Remove the lens and memory card. Leave the lens off and the flash door open. Remove the batteries and leave the battery compartment open. Remove the eyecup.
Remove or open anything else you have covered (Neck strap, hand grip strap connected to tripod mount, safety cover for hot shoe if you have one, any other covers or even a screen protector-plastic) and put the camera (and lens) in a dry dust free enviornment for 72 hours.

Lightly rub all battery contacts with a NON abrasive cleaner/eraser. Mylar drafting film erasers are still the best or an official NIKON pen cleaner (just because Nikon makes them after all!). Gently use an air bulb, not compressed air to blow any remaing dust or eraser film debris loose.

Reassemble with a freshyly charged battery and see if it works. If not, send it in for an estimate.

Best of luck.

Even in what we thnk of as a dust free environment, I'd still want dust protection.
When my lens needed drying out, I used a Pec Pad as a makeshift dust filter over the mount while zooming it in and out to circulate hot air through it.
I'd also suggest a gently warm (not hot to the touch) position and keep the camera in a box, with silica gel or other dessicant in the box to reduce the moisture level.

Ouch. Shivers up my spine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess the digital cameras are even more succeptible. I'd follow the advice everyone else suggested. Maybe you'll get lucky with DRG's advice.

Question: What if he put it in a large zip lock with one of those dry-z-air things?

A couple of handwarmers wrapped around the camera should make it nice and warm and comfy. :D The warmth should also dry any moisture inside.