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10/23/2004 09:02:09 PM · #1 |
| I was reading my manual and it says only to use in temps of 0 to 40 degrees Celsius. I see all the time camera guys at football games with their cameras and its below zero outside. Is their anything special you need to do to protect your camera in the cold weather? |
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10/23/2004 09:07:18 PM · #2 |
The temperature guide in your manual is most likely for "optimal" performance. You'll be able to use it in colder weather, but just try and keep the exposure to short periods of time, and climatize it slowly.. especially when coming in out of the cold. If you notice any condensation, I would recommend not turning the camera on (once inside), for at least 3 hours.
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10/23/2004 09:16:42 PM · #3 |
As cold weather will affect the batteries. Keep them in as close to the body as possible to keep them at a good temperature. If they are keep in the cold you may be able to take a couple of shots before they seem to run out.
It's a good idea to carry a bunch of extras just in case.
Try doing a forum search for winter and you will come up with quite a few threads that may help. |
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10/24/2004 12:05:26 AM · #4 |
| if it's cold out, use 2 batteries, one in the cam and another inside your coat to keep it warm. When the cold kills the first battery, swap the batteries, hopefully, unless you are an Antarctic explorer, by the time the second one is too cold, you will have warmed the first one up and you can swap them again. |
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10/24/2004 12:30:25 AM · #5 |
I was out in the semi-cold and wind the other day and I seemed to freeze long before anything on my camera did.
I asked a friend of mine about this and he suggested just about what everyone else so far has -- keep the camera close to the body. He also cautioned about keeping it too warm as it will fog up.
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10/24/2004 01:35:04 AM · #6 |
thanks for the tips, would a good leather case that fits snug help as well? One that would still allow shots to be taken even when still on the camera? (the only 2 things exposed would be the screen and lens. I wondered about that seeing the pros shooting a football game, they are stuck outside for 3 or 4 hours with rather expensive equipment or the ones covering skiing or the winter olympics...
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10/24/2004 01:38:12 AM · #7 |
Also remember that some plastics get much more brittle when it's very cold (as I discovered once when I got a flat mountain biking in -5F, the head snapped right of the pump when I tried to pump up the tire). So only open fasteners or covers carefully once the camera has gotten cold, and don't change lenses if the flange is plastic.
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10/24/2004 02:28:28 AM · #8 |
| Do you think it's harmful to leave my camera in my car when the temps are below freezing out? |
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10/24/2004 02:32:29 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by skylen:
Do you think it's harmful to leave my camera in my car when the temps are below freezing out? |
Treat your camera like a baby, I always tell my kids. I took this shot while it was -20° F:
Man was it cold! And after a couple dozen shots at 30 sec exposures each, meaning more than a minute or two per shot, I was an ice cube! But my camera seemed to work just fine...
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10/24/2004 02:32:35 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by skylen:
Do you think it's harmful to leave my camera in my car when the temps are below freezing out? |
Not very wise to bring it out of a nice warm car then start using it in freezing conditions, at the best it will fog up, at the worst it could cause internal condensation problems.Just follow the comments in this thread.
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10/24/2004 09:52:11 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by skylen:
Do you think it's harmful to leave my camera in my car when the temps are below freezing out? |
Yeah that's really bad for them. You will decrease your batteries charge and possibly their life. Not only that, but it can highly depend on what kind of car you drive. With my jeep wrangler, I don't leave anything above $.25 in their while I'm not inside it as well.
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10/24/2004 11:14:11 AM · #12 |
Condensation and batteries should be the main concern. The electronics will actually function with less noise, especially the sensor array.
Cooler temperatures, down to about minus 20 celsius should not be a problem except in high humidity. Below that temperature, lubricants used in focusing, aperture, and shutter mechanisms may start to thicken and become sluggish.
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10/24/2004 11:19:49 AM · #13 |
All I know is when the temps hit -10 F my camera doesn't work period. Won't turn on, won't turn off. It just becomes a very expensive paperweight and I have to resort to 35mm.
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10/24/2004 11:28:26 AM · #14 |
My Ex left her camera in the car overnight by mistake, it did alot of damage $700 worth to Canon for repairs. At the time that camera was worth $1500 so it made sense to pay but now a days trash it and buy new. Unless you have really expensive unit. :) I guess we have to treat it like a baby, as they are not cheap to repair, and yes they can tell if you damaged it with Condensation which by the way isn't covered under warranty. That one my ex learned the hard way.
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