Underwater Camera Lens

- How do you keep the lens on your camera underwater housing clean after scuba diving?
I know after each dive you should soak it in fresh water. But after that don't you still get water stains after you pull it out? Should you clean it with windex or some other cleaner? Thanks. What cuss word ends in R? I'm asking a question. I never said that I was going to do something so what action would I be performing that would make me a retard?

A Actually, if I were to use a "household" cleaner on my Ike Lite, that would void the warranty. They suggest using a clean soft dry chamois type cloth to dab it after the rinse bucket. I can understand why they suggest that since those housings are also plastic. Some glass cleaners have an issue with plastics.

- Underwater camera got water behind the lens. D.I.Y. fixable?
I have a Samsung AQ100. It's an underwater camera. It was taken in a pool, only to get water behind the lens. The camera still works and takes pictures. However, dried patches of water are still on the lens. My warranty unfortunately expired at the begining of that month. I would like to know if it is possible to take the camera apart and clean the lens. There are only three screws on the camera, and I don't want to take the wrong one off and end up with the camera in pieces. If it is not possible, I would like to know if Samsung would fix the problem (for a fee, obviously. I doubt they would fix it for free.). Thank you

A Hi Elizabeth, Unless the dried water is causing some distortion in the pictures you are taking you should leave it alone because trying to clean it will be likely to do more damage than good. Optically, spots on the lens should cause minimal problems because they have become part of the lens and should be completely out of focus. If you are seeing distortion on pictures you are taking you most likely have water spots on the image SENSOR area such as the IR cutoff filter. This is NOT something you should attempt to clean yourself. You could try sealing the camera in a plastic bag with some uncooked rice or some packets of silica gel to see if they absorb any remaining moisture and reduce the spots, otherwise you should have the camera cleaned by a service technician or get another camera. P.S. Many "underwater" cameras have very limited depth capabilities and will not tolerate more than a few feet of water before they leak. Hope that helps. Good luck!