Love my Sport HD video camera; how should it be stored? Fully closed are partially?

[stilldivin]

I love this little camera. It takes great full 1080P HD video with a long battery life and long recording time, plus it's easy to operate. It also takes little light to work great. Question; I notice it's shipped latched tightly closed. Should it be stored this way, or partially closed? I would think partially closed to save the O ring. I building a library of underwater videos with this camera on YouTube. My channel is timothytech1. The earlier videos are with a 720P HD camera.

 

[buddhasummer]

I would have thought open. With my underwater camera case I always remove the O ring when storing it and only assemble when I'm going to use it. If air traveling leave it open.

 

[JamesK]

Lots of camera cases are shipped closed. GoPro as well. It takes a very long time to do damage to the o-ring. I would not worry about it one bit.

 

[IntovaJoe]

Hi stilldivin,

Please store SP1 with latch open and cover partially closed. Can we use your comments in the testimonials section of our website Testimonials | Intova ? Nice SP1 video on your YouTube channel.

Best Regards,
Intova

 

[buddhasummer]

I've been tossing up between a GoPro and the Intova for a few weeks now, I like that the Intova works as is out of the box. I'll think Ill give one a try. Cheaper than the GoPro and you don't have to buy the extras e.g. different case and LCD. Quality of footage seems very similar to me.

 

[stilldivin]

Hi stilldivin,

Please store SP1 with latch open and cover partially closed. Can we use your comments in the testimonials section of our website Testimonials | Intova ? Nice SP1 video on your YouTube channel.

Best Regards,
Intova

Sure, you can use my comment on your website. Thanks for the compliment on my video. I've posted a newer one recently of Pt. Lobos. You may wish to correct my original question. From "fully closed are partially" to "fully closed or partially."

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By the way, I see you are shipping lens caps with the newer models. I would like to get one. How can I do that?

 

[stilldivin]

I've been removing and cleaning my O ring, then putting it in a plastic sealed bag. I store the camera partially open, and I clean the O ring lip of it with a Q tip. at home before the dive I put a little silicon on the O ring before sealing it shut, making sure there is no dirt. No leaks for two years now.