Last year whern I ruined my A540, I left my camera in a plactic tote,square type bucket, that I had gone out early in March to make pictures and do some cleaning. Beautiful day it was so I wasn't worried about the camera getting wet. I got busy , doing whatever and just forgot to take my tote in. I don't know what happened but it was 3 days before I was back out and I like to have had aheart attack when I walked out and saw the tote. I immediately(always to late) remembered my camera and the 3" of rain we had in the previous 2 days. My camera was setting about 6" of water in bottom of the tote. I was so upset. Did no good to be upset because it was ruined. It would never even try to come on. I did salvage the memory card and got most of the pictures off.
I have thought about putting my camera in a plastic bag when I go out, just as you said. I wondered if it would take photos through the plastic or if I'd have to cut a small slit for the lenses to go through.
My best advise to anyone is to purchase a tripod. I shake so bad that I bought one the day I bought the ruined Canon many years ago and I used it so much. I'm in the market for a new tripod because I nearly fell last year in the garden while taking a picture at one of my realll;l;;;ly akward positions that I can get in and I grabbed the tripod and it bent one of the legs. It cost $20 5 years ago and I looked at Walmart and they are now $25. It was the best $20 I ever spent when I comes to making close-up photos of daylilies are anything. It will nearly eliminate fuzzy photos because of movement. Plus it's a good thing to hold the camera when not using it. I never had it turn over, it was well balanced before I bent the one leg.
Gotta go back out and clean out garden beds. I've gotten 2 completed and one over half done in the front yard. I might get finished this week if I'lll just keep at it. The front yard, not all of them.
Sending out blessing to all, Mona
