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Shulchan Aruch CM 396:9 says (my own loose translation): מסרו השומר לשומר אחר, והיזק - חייב; ששומר שמסר לשומר חייב. אפילו שומר חנם שמסר לשומר שכר, ואם הזיק - חייב השומר הראשון לשלם לניזק וילך לעשות דין עם השומר השני. If a shomer gave the item to a second shomer and it was damaged - he is responsible; as the rule is that, "A shomer who gives over ...

New answer: This is clearly a case of a Shomer-Chinam; asking somebody to safeguard your item without being paid for it. The Halacha is that a Shomer-Chinam is not responsible for any damages unless the damage was caused by his negligence. So if the camera dropped because he balanced it on his head, for example, then he would be expected ...