Silica gel usually does the trick. Just seal it tight in the bag...

I had my D300s roll into a pond after I stupidly put it down on the bank. I pulled it right out but in the end that didn't help. I sent it to Nikon and they sent it back saying I owned a $1700.00 paper weight. I hope your luckier than I was.

I would have turned it on after a couple of days. If it is fried it is fried. If it works I saved a Nikon service cost. /shrugs

Good advice so far I agree once you turn it on I'm sure it would be toast as the D90 is not sealed, but it wouldn't matter much in that situation anyways, a D3X would be equally done. I think it was very smart of you to be aware enough to not turn it on. Many people would want to see if it functions properly right away. Sorry to hear about this, please let us know what you did to resolve the problem.

My friend dropped his canon rebel in the pool on 3 separate occasions and it still works today.

I think it will be fine.

This is a super old thread but no one ever got back on to say what happened. At least tell us all how it turned out.

I had a Nikon F as well and yes, I believe it would survive a splash of water quite well but then it was a purely mechanical camera with no electrical what so ever (unless you had a Photomic finder which I didn't). The tiny miniturised circutry and components in cameras these days don't fare well and while the camera may work fine once dried out, there is always the added risk of corrosion of electrical contacts etc. some time in the future or a shot being caused by a minute bit of contamination. I would get the camera serviced ASAP.

We used to clean film cameras (Nikon F) that had been dropped into water by flushing with distilled water until it was completely clean, then wash again. The last wash would have alcohol mixed in, but I wouldn't do that today with all the new plastic compounds. Shake dry. Wrap in a towel and place in a container of rice to dry. Change rice after 24-hrs. Do not force dry.

I don't suggest the above, just mentioned it as something that worked in the old days.

For the future consider a waterproof camera bag - my LowePro AW bag floated in salt water for minutes after a boat I was on sank. No water got into the bag, partly good luck but if it wasn't waterproof the camera would have been a goner for sure.

Thank you all members for giving me great advice. I have given it to nikon service center and they will let me know how much it will cost me to fix it in few days.

Most likely, sending it to Nikon might be your only option. The chances are that you may have gotten water trapped between the sensor and its cover, which means your photos will be crappy.

If you paid for it with credit card, check if it is covered by some kind of insurance. Same with your homeowners policy.

I once dropped a brand spanking new Tokina 80-200 - no more than 10-15 shots - and as I was cursing in every language known, and a few yet to be created, someone suggested I contact my CC, and sure as hell.

The odds are that your alternatives are limited. It all depends on how much water you got in it, and what components were affected.

I would not have either used a dryer as the heat may have cooked some components (it depends on how close you got and to what components), nor would I have powered up that soon. That having been said, I sympathize with your eagerness, as I too would have had ants in my pants to see.

Ohhhhh, the lens, it too might need cleaning since water drying should leave some residue on the glass.

I KNOW the feeling.

Sending it to Nikon would be probably the wise think to do, but more likely I will power it up first (if the battery was inside, and from this what You wrote it was, than it doesn't matter anyway - if there's some water inside than it would be fried already). Generally, if it was sweet water, than after drying everything should be ok (You can also try putting the camera into the oven for 30 minutes - temperature around 40C will be safe for the camera - check the manual for maximum operation temperature), although if it was salt water than You'll most likely need to change the motherboard on D90. The lens should be ok, as most of them are pretty good sealed - at least I've newer had any problems with any of my lenses, and pretty often I shoot during rain.

If you don't want to send it in buy yourself a couple quartz of desiccant and bury in in it for a couple days. Should do the trick.

I agree. As long as you don't start it up until everything's dried off, it may be okay. However, since the electronics are in a closed case, things could potentially take a long time to dry off, so it's really best to get it looked at.

If I where you I would send it in to Nikon for a check and clean. There could still be water in the circuits and if you turn it on you could fry it.

I need your valuable help. I had kept my lens and D90 in camera bag. I accidentally dropped it in river, it was floating on water so I was able to pick it up in few minutes but by that time water had got inside the camera and lenses. I quickly them out and dried them with hair dryer. And kept it open to dry since last 2 days.

Today I put on battery inside D90 body and was able to only see battery status on top LCD I was too afraid to switch it on.

Does it mean that my camera is fine and will be able to use it if I add lenses and sd card?

Any suggestions on options available to me and actions I can take to get back the camera and lenses working.

Thank you