Will Camera get damage for not using for a while?

[ricohflex]

Manual focus film cameras can be stored for the longest time in the dry box. (years...)
When you take them out. They work without fail. Super reliable.

 

[NMSS_2]

i have the same experiences as with the TS. Phones, hifi, computers, calculator...... all suffered the same fate. My advise is to use them at least once every three months.

 

[qiang]

my first digital camera minolta was not touched for 5years or so, but it still works! i think every electronic products has their very own "personality" :sweat: for example, 2 electronic product with the same models have different kind of problems, not all of them are spartan.

 

[ovaltinemilo]

if not use long, humidity might corrode the metal contacts...but if your cam is stored properly in dry cabinet, dun reli think will "damage"..

 

[fatigue]

My light meter stop working after keeping for about 2 years.
Some sort of a leak on the LCD screen

 

[Ghostfit]

Most electronics fail because the capacitors in them 'dried up'

For Li-On, Li-Po and Li-Fe batteries, it is recommended to keep them for long term storage (3-4 month) at 60% charge

 

[Speedsun]

i notice Lithium or NiMH batteries cannot tahan when store too without usage....either cant charge already or bloated up...my first pns' s circuit board died on me when i went for my in camp training(3weeks)....lucky got warranty to cover it....right now its 10yrs old after that repair and still working great with the original battery till date...

 

[Octarine]

i notice Lithium or NiMH batteries cannot tahan when store too without usage....either cant charge already or bloated up...

It's not the usage, it's the charge. Especially Li-Ion batteries must be stored at at least 60% charge level and must NOT be discharged deeply (e.g. by slow self-discharge).