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Activity Forums Panasonic Cameras HVX200 in snow climate?

  • Dave Neyman

    December 3, 2008 at 7:06 am

    It shouldn’t matter. I’ve had the camera in pretty cold climates doing skiing and such and it performed great. I know that they used these cameras when they first came out for sled dog racing in very cold climates. In very hot weather where the camera is fixed I tend to keep it covered to avoid getting too hot.

  • Matthew Romanis

    December 3, 2008 at 11:25 pm

    The low temperatures will effect the battery life. Expect a loss of efficiency of around 20%, could be less or more depending upon how you store the batteries on the day.
    After the camera has been exposed to the cold for a length of time,be careful about bringing it into warm and humid environments (such as crowded restaurants/bars, hotel rooms), condensation will form around switch gear and could conceivably get into the camera and cause issues due to corrosion at a later stage. Condensation on the lens is no fun either.

  • Jeremy Garchow

    December 4, 2008 at 7:49 am

    Imagine if your snowboard is pulled not by gravity, but healthy dogs who might or might not be named Rover, Spot or Fido:

    https://www.studiodaily.com/main/technique/tprojects/7949.html

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