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11/02/2005 04:20:32 PM · #1 |
I am going to be heading up to the mountains for snowboarding season and was considering taking my camera for shots along the way. But if I am boarding all day long, if I bundle my camera bag in a blanket and leave in the car in temperatures in between 10-30 degrees F, will it be fine? The time span might be 4-6 hours....
Any thoughts on this, especially people who can give me experiential examples? Thanks everyone...
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11/02/2005 04:26:32 PM · #2 |
| The issue will be loss of battery life as well as condensation if you bring it into a warm environment. If you keep it in the trunk, take pixs outside and take it home in the trunk you will be fine. Make sure you let it warm back up slowly, still wrapped in the blanket so it does not have a sudden temp change and it should be fine. |
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11/02/2005 04:33:04 PM · #3 |
The temperatures won't hurt it. The warm-up advice is good. Bear in mind that if you use a card reader you can remove the card while the cam's outside, then bundle the cam for slow warming and stick the card in a pocket, and download from it immediately. When I was working in the mountains and leaving the camera in the car overnight I kept the batteries with me and warmer, and loaded them in the camera when I needed to shoot. Battery life WILL drop dramatically at extremely cold temperatures, so extra batteries is a good idea.
R.
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11/02/2005 04:42:16 PM · #4 |
Thanks so much Herr Bear and Mr. Smith. Very helpful and as always our community comes through. That makes me very excited to go up with it. And I will let it warm up slowly. Great.
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11/02/2005 06:10:52 PM · #5 |
I took my D70 out on the mountain several times last year with no problems at all. No condensation, no battery problems. Actually I have not yet killed a battery in a day. For warming up I put the camera back in my camera bag when i go to my car (whichj is cold) and close it up. It's a 90 minute drive home. By the time I get home it is warm enought to take out.
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11/02/2005 06:25:35 PM · #6 |
| Get yourself one of those insulated cooler bags. I use one all year long. It keeps your camera cool in the summer and warm in the winter. You don't have to worry as much about condensation. |
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11/02/2005 07:11:21 PM · #7 |
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