Camera and a hot (temp) car
Jul 22, 2015 10:27:30 #
TonyF
Loc: Bradenton, FL
Often I'm out taking pictures with my wife, and then decide to maybe have a late lunch, or visit a mall, or do 'whatever' where I do not want to take the camera. Very hot and humid in Florida and the inside car temp naturally gets extremely hot.
I can't find it in the manual, but is there a maximum temperature that a camera should not be exposed to? Is it safe to leave it in a very hot car?
TIA
I can't find it in the manual, but is there a maximum temperature that a camera should not be exposed to? Is it safe to leave it in a very hot car?
TIA
Jul 22, 2015 10:41:35 #
You are kidding, right?
Place a brick in your car that should tell you the story... Oh, by the way... The brick will be your camera soon enough*.
I live in FL too and I'll be damned to leave anything including a GPS in my car in the sun.
Note that you can get some free air circulation is a thief sees it too. You may also ask how many manufacturer warn against that too.
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* And any other electronics not attached to the car.
Place a brick in your car that should tell you the story... Oh, by the way... The brick will be your camera soon enough*.
I live in FL too and I'll be damned to leave anything including a GPS in my car in the sun.
Note that you can get some free air circulation is a thief sees it too. You may also ask how many manufacturer warn against that too.
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* And any other electronics not attached to the car.
Jul 22, 2015 10:43:44 #
TonyF wrote:
Often I'm out taking pictures with my wife, and then decide to maybe have a late lunch, or visit a mall, or do 'whatever' where I do not want to take the camera. Very hot and humid in Florida and the inside car temp naturally gets extremely hot.
I can't find it in the manual, but is there a maximum temperature that a camera should not be exposed to? Is it safe to leave it in a very hot car?
TIA
I can't find it in the manual, but is there a maximum temperature that a camera should not be exposed to? Is it safe to leave it in a very hot car?
TIA
Elevated temps are NEVER good for camera/lenses ! If I were you, I would get an appropriate size insulated cooler or bag to keep the camera/lens in. Living in florida, your car windows should be tinted and you should have reflective blinds for the windshield !
Jul 22, 2015 10:57:22 #
TonyF wrote:
Often I'm out taking pictures with my wife, and then decide to maybe have a late lunch, or visit a mall, or do 'whatever' where I do not want to take the camera. Very hot and humid in Florida and the inside car temp naturally gets extremely hot.
I can't find it in the manual, but is there a maximum temperature that a camera should not be exposed to? Is it safe to leave it in a very hot car?
TIA
I can't find it in the manual, but is there a maximum temperature that a camera should not be exposed to? Is it safe to leave it in a very hot car?
TIA
Certainly it is not good for the camera/lens. But in the olden days, it was even worse for film!
I try not to let it happen, but there has been a time or two I couldn't avoid it and the camera still functions OK. But I don't want to push my luck. And I will go out of my way to avoid this happening.
Jul 22, 2015 11:17:54 #
I live in Arizona (dry heat lol). This time of year forget it. I'm surprised anything in the hot car survives. It can get over 140 in no time.
I assume the same is true for cold as well.
In any event, either way avoid leaving your expensive equipment in the car - period. Take it with you if you have to. Why open the door to tempting a thief to not only damage your car, but steal your gear as well? It's a non-issue in my mind. Don't do it!
I assume the same is true for cold as well.
In any event, either way avoid leaving your expensive equipment in the car - period. Take it with you if you have to. Why open the door to tempting a thief to not only damage your car, but steal your gear as well? It's a non-issue in my mind. Don't do it!
Jul 22, 2015 11:25:56 #
TonyF wrote:
Often I'm out taking pictures with my wife, and then decide to maybe have a late lunch, or visit a mall, or do 'whatever' where I do not want to take the camera. Very hot and humid in Florida and the inside car temp naturally gets extremely hot.
I can't find it in the manual, but is there a maximum temperature that a camera should not be exposed to? Is it safe to leave it in a very hot car?
TIA
I can't find it in the manual, but is there a maximum temperature that a camera should not be exposed to? Is it safe to leave it in a very hot car?
TIA
You don't specify camera but both Nikon and Canon manuals contain information on operating ranges.
Jul 22, 2015 11:55:04 #
I used to leave my camera bag in the car with my D3000. On hot days, it would sometimes refuse to recognize that a lens was attached.
Now with my current camera, if it goes with me it goes with me. Under the table at resturants. In a corner where I can see it at a friend's house.
If I don't want to babysit it, I just leave it at home.
Now with my current camera, if it goes with me it goes with me. Under the table at resturants. In a corner where I can see it at a friend's house.
If I don't want to babysit it, I just leave it at home.
Jul 22, 2015 12:55:27 #
hlmichel wrote:
I used to leave my camera bag in the car with my D3000. On hot days, it would sometimes refuse to recognize that a lens was attached.
Now with my current camera, if it goes with me it goes with me. Under the table at resturants. In a corner where I can see it at a friend's house.
If I don't want to babysit it, I just leave it at home.
Now with my current camera, if it goes with me it goes with me. Under the table at resturants. In a corner where I can see it at a friend's house.
If I don't want to babysit it, I just leave it at home.
Yep, me too. It is hot and wet in Florida. The afternoon rain always steams up the place so don't leave it in your car unprotected.
Jul 22, 2015 14:05:58 #
TonyF wrote:
Often I'm out taking pictures with my wife, and then decide to maybe have a late lunch, or visit a mall, or do 'whatever' where I do not want to take the camera. Very hot and humid in Florida and the inside car temp naturally gets extremely hot.
I can't find it in the manual, but is there a maximum temperature that a camera should not be exposed to? Is it safe to leave it in a very hot car?
TIA
I can't find it in the manual, but is there a maximum temperature that a camera should not be exposed to? Is it safe to leave it in a very hot car?
TIA
I think a cooler or a thermal bag is the way to go along with putting it in the trunk.
Jul 22, 2015 14:13:16 #
lilac wrote:
I think a cooler or a thermal bag is the way to go along with putting it in the trunk.
I keep stuff in my trunk also - I have sprayed the inside (top) of my trunk with insulating foam .....
Jul 22, 2015 14:20:28 #
TonyF wrote:
Often I'm out taking pictures with my wife, and then decide to maybe have a late lunch, or visit a mall, or do 'whatever' where I do not want to take the camera. Very hot and humid in Florida and the inside car temp naturally gets extremely hot.
I can't find it in the manual, but is there a maximum temperature that a camera should not be exposed to? Is it safe to leave it in a very hot car?
TIA
I can't find it in the manual, but is there a maximum temperature that a camera should not be exposed to? Is it safe to leave it in a very hot car?
TIA
Tony, in your manual find the specifications for your camera. Temperature ranges for use and for storing should be there.
If you can't find it, tell me what camera you've got.
Jul 22, 2015 19:52:52 #
Get "Vent Visors" for the car doors, this allows you to leave the windows down 1/2 to 1 inch but doesn't look like the windows are down. Then a folding reflector shield for inside the windshield that can double as a reflector for your photography when needed.
Jul 22, 2015 22:21:35 #
It's not Florida, but I leave two Kodak M580 cameras in vans year round with no problems. A spray bottle in the shady side door of one van melted and leaked, but the camera next to it was undamaged.
Jul 22, 2015 23:49:02 #
lilac wrote:
I think a cooler or a thermal bag is the way to go along with putting it in the trunk.
I agree. Good for at least a few hours. Combine the two - camera in thermal bag (or insulated lunch bag) and placed into a cooler - and the camera should be safe from extreme heat all day.
Jul 22, 2015 23:57:29 #
TonyF wrote:
Often I'm out taking pictures with my wife, and then decide to maybe have a late lunch, or visit a mall, or do 'whatever' where I do not want to take the camera. Very hot and humid in Florida and the inside car temp naturally gets extremely hot.
I can't find it in the manual, but is there a maximum temperature that a camera should not be exposed to? Is it safe to leave it in a very hot car?
TIA
I can't find it in the manual, but is there a maximum temperature that a camera should not be exposed to? Is it safe to leave it in a very hot car?
TIA
Not safe. Because it will be stolen.
In FL you might be OK with it in the trunk. Not in the Caribbean like St. Martin where every car trunk has been broken into.
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