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07/13/2005 06:03:33 AM · #1 |
| I'll be heading to a massive rave in portugal in mid august. It's a 4 day party on the shores of a huge lake... I'll probably rent a car for those 4 days, and I'll keep my camera and laptop in it, and hopefully not get it stolen. The question is whether a camera and laptop can survive the intense heat that builds up in a car when it's left in the sun in 35celsius... anybody know? |
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07/13/2005 06:07:15 AM · #2 |
| A great way to protect your camera from both theft and heat is to carry it in a cooler/icebox. Of course don't fill it with ice! Igloo makes a small unit with a built-in handle that makes a good carry round. |
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07/13/2005 06:46:53 AM · #3 |
You could also look at a cooler that has the thermoelectric cooler/heater. Not sure if you can set the temperature though, or just select hot/cold. Getting it there is the other issue of course.
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07/13/2005 07:47:14 AM · #4 |
I don't think that having the camera, even a few degrees cooler, is a wise thing...in such humid areas there is a serious probability for the formation of DEW.
Nikon cameras are quite resilient and will endure desert heat with brio. I personnaly know of photoshoots done in the desert at 50c + with a D1x and there were no complications. The laptop on the other hand may be the one with the highest probability of failure |
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07/13/2005 08:44:12 AM · #5 |
| Don't leave it in the car. We had one come into the shop yesterday that got roasted in a closed car. It's not healthy for electronics. |
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07/13/2005 09:03:36 AM · #6 |
| Try this first, set your oven to 150 degrees farenheit and put your camera and laptop in there for for a day. If they survive, you're good to go. I'm only kidding of course, but if you thought this wasn't such a good idea then the car thing should be avoided. Good luck! :-) |
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07/13/2005 11:01:51 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by Gil P:
I don't think that having the camera, even a few degrees cooler, is a wise thing...in such humid areas there is a serious probability for the formation of DEW.
Nikon cameras are quite resilient and will endure desert heat with brio. I personnaly know of photoshoots done in the desert at 50c + with a D1x and there were no complications. The laptop on the other hand may be the one with the highest probability of failure |
The desert air temperatures arent the problem, it's the very high temperatures inside the car that potentially are. If I were in that position, I would be looking for a way to keep the camera and laptop cool but not way below the outside air temperature. In any case, during the daytime the dewpoint will no doubt be pretty low, so even if the cam/laptop is cooled to, say, 20°C, there would be very little risk of condensation during the daytime heat.
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07/13/2005 11:10:32 AM · #8 |
| Keep some silica gel packs in the cooler will keep condensation from occuring IN the cooler. |
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