Cold Weather Camera Operation

I will be shooting some outdoor stuff and the weather will most likely drop below 40 degrees.
Does anyone have a specific preparations they would recommend for camera protection? I know cold weather affects battery capacity, so I usually attach heat pads to them. (the kind you put in your gloves or shoes)
But I've never done anything special for the camera itself. I did in fact RTFM, the operating temperature for the camera is listed as 32 degrees.

Many years ago I shot a doco climbing in the Himalaya, temperatures dropped to minus 35C, we shot Super 8 film with Canon 1014XLS cameras.
I overcame the cold battery problem by attaching the batteries inside my jacket and running a cable down my right arm sleeve and into the external power socket of the camera. To protect the cameras from the elements and keep them from getting too cold I made neoprene covers. This was fairly easy as joins are just glued together with a special glue. This also prevented the metal camera body freezing to my face (well all except one time when I was in a hurry and new it was my last load. The condensation from my breath froze the camera to my face, very painful removal!)
You'll also need to take care with fogging viewfinders, be careful not breath onto the viewfinder lens and maybe use an anti fog solution on the viewfinder lens too.
Next most important thing was gloves. I used three layers. Closest to skin I used a pair of silk inners, over these a lght weight synthetic fibre pair and above that an insulated Goretex glove. This enabled me to remove layers to perform more fiddly tasks when necessary. Make sure you have a protective U/V filter on the camera and plenty of lens cleaning equipment. A soft chamois and high quality lens cleaning cloth are best or you'll go through a lot of tissues in wet conditions.
At night store the equipment in a dry environment of similar temperature to what you'll shooting in. Do not lock the equipment in it's cases as it could sweat if it's been used in damp conditions during the day.
Most high end video gear is specified to function in temperatures as low as -40c but I don't know how well the tape cassettes perform. I do know we snapped the film a few times in the Super 8 cartridges we were using, this was due to how brittle the celluloid became a such extreme temperatures not the cartridge mechanism itself.

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IPhone 3GS Camera Crashes iOS 4.3 When Device Used In Cold Weather

I was in Chicago today where the weather was in the low 40's (high 20s with the windchill). As I was sightseeing and using my iPhone to shoot casual snapshots, the OS completely crashed when I was trying to take the picture. My iPhone has never crashed for any reason, but I shrugged it off and then restarted the device. I took two more pictures, and then the phone again crashed on the third picture. After another restart, the phone started crashing every time I took a picture without exception.
Fearing the worst that my phone was about to die on me while on a business trip, I headed back to the car and headed for the hotel. As I was driving back, I got to thinking that my phone has never been in weather this cold before (I'm from California). As soon as I got to my room, I put the camera beneath the heating vent and allowed it to warm up. Once it felt like it was room temperature, I picked it up and started shooting pictures to see if I could get it to crash again. After forty pictures, it was still working.
Are there any known issues with the camera sensor on the iPhone 3GS in cold weather? Another poster from Eastern Europe seems to be having the same problem with the same model phone:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=11128452
--Craig

Hi,
This article may help.
iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (4th generation): Keeping device within acceptable operating temperatures
Carolyn

IPods in cold weather

Is the Shuffle or iPod Touch any better than a classic in cold weather? I like to listen to my iPod while cross country skiing and it dies quite quickly unless I've got it right against me (and even dies then sometimes). I guess it is the battery that conks out. Tech specs give 32 degrees F as the lowest operating temp for all three devices.

Air temperature has a significant effect on batteries of all kinds.
Given the Shuffle's small size, I suggest that you keep it well inside your clothing so that it's not exposed to below-freezing temps.

Cold Weather problems

Why's is my iPhone having problems in cold weather? It just turns Off

How cold is "cold"? Is it colder than the documented operating temperature?
Operating ambient temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
Nonoperating temperature: −4° to 113° F (−20° to 45° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Controls on headphones freeze up in cold weather

This has been troubling me since the beginning of winter and it's only getting worse. Everytime i go outside and try to use the click controls on the headset they don't work as they they should. They don't click or compress, and it's near impossible to tell how many clicks have been made.
It took me a few minutes yesterday to skip and dud track on my iPhone - not good. It doesn't even have to be that cold for it to happen, it's even done it in early teen celsius weather.
Once i go back inside to warmer temps then its all fine.
anyone else having this issue?

I recently got a new iPod Shuflle (as a gift from one
of my customers) and loaded it up with a few hundred
songs and took it skiing.
The shuffle was tucked inside my jacket and was
working great... and then I noticed that one of
headphone wires had "snapped" - literally the plastic
shattered. Oddly it worked perfectly still though I
had to be care because the wires were exposed.
Now this was a first for me... it might have been a
little colder than the "operating temperature" but I
honestly thought that applied to the iPod itself and
not the wires.
From http://support.apple.com/specs/ipod/iPodshuffle_secondgeneration.html
Environmental requirements
* Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
* Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
* Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
* Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Any Problems Now that the Cold Weather is Here

Just trying to find out if anyone is having any problems with their iPhone now that the cold weather is setting in.
I thought there might be issues with the touch screen or other problems related to running the applications since its cold. I heard some issues with screen cracking in the cold.
Today it was the first real cold day in Philadelphia, and for the first time ever for me after four years of using an iPod (mini, classic and nano) that I had a skipping incident. Also, for the first time since updating to 1.1.1 (now 1.1.2), Safari kept crashing when the iPod was playing music.
Just curious if anyone has issues about cold weather use.
Thanks.

Wow! I would think the claws on the "bear" fingers would scratch the screen for sure!
I would almost guarantee that the cold weather will run your battery down faster than usual. Thats what happens to batteries in the cold. The operating conditions for the iPhone are also stated as follows:
Environmental requirements
Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)
So I would recommend against pushing your luck in the freezing cold or you could have a nicely voided warranty and a broken iPhone.

Does cold weather zap the iPod's battery life?

It seems like when I walk my dog in the cold weather my iPod runs out of battery life a lot faster. Yesterday I had the iPod in my car and went in for about an hour and a half and when I came out it was totally depleted. Is it the cold or time for a new iPod?

It will make the battery run down faster. The battery on my old mini lasts only 3 hours max in warm weather and maybe half that in cold. It is pretty old so that's a factor too. Newer ones should do better.

Cold weather on batteries?

Does cold weather make the battery run out faster or something? Because i'm just sitting here chilling then it starts getting a bit chilly here in my house because, well night time has come and we keep the heat off to save money, and my Ipod was fully charged about, mm-say 6 hours ago and it was fine until it started getting cold. It was like around 96% from watching videos for about, what, 20-40 minutes then I let it sit for a while, becoming cold, and I turn it back on and its 89%, odd because my battery doesn't go that quick, then I check it again and it says 83% and I haven't been using it. Then I heat it up with the palm of my hand and it goes back to 90% after heating it up a tiny bit. Now its back down to 83%.

Yes. A cold battery has less capacity than a battery at normal temperature. Also, the % battery indicatrs are not that accurate.

My iPhone shut off due to cold weather, will it turn on again?

I went outside for a brief moment and when i went back inside, my phone shut off and will not turn on. I am hoping it will turn on eventually. Any suggestions?

a brief moment in cold weather should not harm the phone. I went outside today with my phone in my pocket to start my car and it was -4°f. Try to turn it on when it has been in room temperature for a while.

Is it dangerous to have my macbook shipped during cold weather?

I live in ND, lately it's been in the teens and twentys below zero, and I'm really anxious to order my Macbook Pro online, and have it shipped to me. I'd buy it somewhere in town, but it's configured to my specifications only online so that's not much of an option. If I have it shipped to me when it's this cold, is there a risk of damaging it during transport?

yes, you MUST let lt warm up IN A CASE before use if at all possible.
Why your MacBook needs a warm coat too
While you should never store your notebook in a cold car for any significant time (couple hours or more), in cases where a notebook is being carried thru cold weather in a case, having a padded and zippered (not just a sleeve!) case is very important not just to protect your Macbook from a shock from being bumped or accidentally dropped, but for thermal protection.
In coming in from a cold walk or environment, an unprotected and cold notebook is subject to condensation forming not only on the alloy casing but more importantly on internal parts and the logic board which is to be avoided at all costs. Namely when turned on and the fan kicks on and blows warm air around the cold logic board condensation can form and in worst cases either eventually produce a fault or lead to compounded problems where corrosion forms inside your Macbook.
For transporting in the cold, your notebook needs more than a sleeve, rather a padded / insulated carry case to prevent temperature fluctuation from causing condensation.

Mini and cold weather

Any one had trouble w/the mini and the cold weather. when i run outside and its under 30 degrees the battery dies, but comes back when I get home and it gets warm again?
Does the nano have this problem?

Check these out:
Beef Up iPod Battery
Measure iPod’s Battery
Caring for iPod Battery
About iPod Battery - this has what you are looking for on the top-left chart
Tips and Tricks for iPod Battery
iPod Battery FAQ
I hope this helps!

Squeaky sound - cold weather?

When I use my nano in cold weather, I often get little squeaks persistently but intermittently overlaying the music. Have others heard of this?
I would like to send it in for a repair/swap, but I'm afraid that they'll run a normal (room temp) diagnostic, find nothing wrong, and then charge me for the time. Any ideas re: how Apple might deal with something like this?
I wouldn't even bother about this, but it's really annoying while I'm walking to work on winter mornings.
Thanks for the help.

Hmmm... if you're walking to work outside the "squeaks" may be condensation building up in the headphones from whatever heat they generate. You could try and cover the headphones with the black foam circles they provided and see if that helps. Also, as a test, you could steam up your bathroom and then try it in there and see if you get similar squeaks... it would be the same effect as walking outside. Or, you could keep the Nano in a backpack or somewhere warm to see if it still happens.
But yeah, I would have to agree; if you can't replicate the squeaks at any time when you're not outside walking to work they would probably tell you the thing works fine. But you could call and see if they have a solution -- I doubt you're the only person in Washington who walks to work with your Nano in hand.

Cold weather + Nokia Lumia 800 = Inactive touch sc...

Is this normal for your touch screen to be inactive during cold weather on your nokia lumia 800? If so what are some remedies to get the screen to get the touch screen active. Maybe using a blow dryer to warm up your phone or using a phone sock case to reduce the cold temperatures in the morning. What are your thoughts on this topic?
Nokia phones (Owned 1999-Now):
5110, 3390, 3520, 6230, 6682, N72, 5800 XM , Lumia 800, Lumia 900 (Currently owned)
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aspergerguy wrote:
@ejovi
There have been similar low temperature issues reported using N9, which seems ironic for phone designed in Finland. Do also wonder whether state of charge of battery is implicated in such behaviour as really need to be fully charged before taking out in the cold.
I remember on a cold morning I left it on the charger over night and the touch screen wasn't working.
Nokia phones (Owned 1999-Now):
5110, 3390, 3520, 6230, 6682, N72, 5800 XM , Lumia 800, Lumia 900 (Currently owned)

Is it safe to bike in cold weather with laptop?

Ok to bike an hour with laptop in 20F? It sits inside a backpack which then sits inside a pannier. If not, is there a way I can insulate or better protect my Macbook against cold?

Short answer yes, but note the precautions. Two good discussions here. Good points on the importance of the data and humidity when starting up.
Can my MacBook Pro take damage from low temperatures?
Important considerations for the long life of your MacBook. Handling and environmental care tips
Lots of information here from PlotinusVeritas
PS: Your question was interesting, the way you stated it
Is it safe
to bike
in cold weather
with laptop
in the dark
without flashing lights
on a four lane highway without dividers

What techniques could be used to remove this camera operator reflection?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvEq-kJufNI&feature=youtu.be
An important note: The clip will become black and white in the final movie.
Thank you.

I would trim the shot to just the footage necessary to tell the story first because this is going to be tough. The worst parts are where the guy in the dark blue suit provides a background for the reflection just as the door closes.
Here's how I would approach the fix. Photoshop's healing brush is probably the best tool for generating a clean plate I would try painting a frame at a time in Photoshop being as careful as you can to remove just enough to break up the reflection instead of completely remove it. The dirty window is your friend here. Here is a side by side comparison I did of a screen grab in Photoshop that took only 5 strokes with the healing brush. The closing door should hide the flicker completely if you don't get too aggressive and you remember what you were painting.
Retouch just enough frames to cover the worst of it.
Check playback to make sure that you are not introducing flicker that is worse than the original problem.
When the door closes and the reflection is pretty much hidden stop. Back in AE take a close look at the shot and in the few remaining places that movement by the camera operator give him away ADD some grunge to the shot that can be faded in and out slowly to hide it just to cover the telltale movement.
You've got to remember that the audience isn't going to be scrutinizing every frame and that hiding only the give away parts and throwing in a little extra grunge is the best way to handle this problem.

Cold Weather Camera Operation

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