"Weather resistant" usually means that there are rubber seals to protect the sensitive electronics inside. Without these a plastic body alone isn't going to offer much defense from the elements.
rust Noun 1. Any of the various reddish-brown oxides of iron that form on iron and many of its alloys when they are exposed to oxygen in the presence of moisture.
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its "weather resistant" cause its made almost entirely of plastic.
My question is, what about those metal connectors on the side? do they have a cover to protect from rust?
i doubt people looking for a $150 HD camcorder really care if it is plastic
I've never seen copper rust.
Oh, yea, IP-43 means that it can survive being in a light rain, but not submersible.
Um statue of liberty.
Tarnish =/= rust.
"Weather resistant" usually means that there are rubber seals to protect the sensitive electronics inside. Without these a plastic body alone isn't going to offer much defense from the elements.
The Statue of Liberty is not "rusting".
rust
Noun
1. Any of the various reddish-brown oxides of iron that form on iron and many of its alloys when they are exposed to oxygen in the presence of moisture.
Actually....
"2. Any of various metallic coatings, especially oxides, formed by corrosion."
This definition certainly could apply to the Statue of Liberty.