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Posted by ptravel on 01/14/07 07:28
I hate to reply to my own message, but I thought I'd report on the cold
weather shooting. This afternoon was a balmy 20 degrees Fahrenheit,
well below the VX2000's rated operating temperature. Using my 9-hour
battery, I found that battery life was diminished by about 30 percent.
Because I was using my heavy-duty battery, I didn't have to switch to
my spares, but I carried them under my coat. I was very careful of the
plastic parts on the camera, in case they got brittle, and going in and
out of heated buildings, I wrapped up the camera in a plastic bag
first. Despite being out in the cold for about 3 hours straight, it
did great. The only problem I noticed was that the LCD got dimmer and
dimmer as the camera got colder and colder. Right now, I'm back in the
hotel, waiting for the camera to acclimate so that I an change the
tape, re-charge the battery and check the LCD.
Tonight, it's expect to be around 0 Fahrenheit (32 degrees below the
VX2000's rated operating temperature), and I'm going out to video the
illuminated ice sculptures. That will be the test, both for me and for
the camera.
PTravel wrote:
> Tomorrow, I am going to Harbin, China to view the winter Ice Festival.
> Temperatures in Harbin during the are around -14 Celsius. At night (when
> the ice sculptures are lit up), temperatures go as low as -25 Celsius. I've
> got my VX2000 with me, but gave no thought to the temperature when I packed
> for this trip (Harbin is but one stop along the way). The camera has a
> minimum operating temperature of 0 Celsuis.
>
> Any ideas on how I can get away with videotaping the Ice Festival? I
> suppose, if it came to it, I could keep the camera under my coat and take it
> out for shots, but that would be inconvenient (and would make me very cold).
> I've got my camera rain cape with me, but it's an Ewa Marine vinyl cape and
> would offer no cold protection, though it would keep the wind off. Would
> wrapping the camera with towes under the rain cape help?
>
> Any practical suggestions (trying to locate an electric camera blanket in
> the middle of rural China is not practical, even if I could afford to buy
> one) would be welcome -- I've come too far to miss this great travel
> videography opportunity.
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