Temperature Changes with Cameras
May 27, 2021 13:55:15 #
I’ll be making a trip from Florida to New England in about 5 days. I have a mini van with compartments under the floorboards. I’m considering packing my Canon 70D and Fuji XT 1 with lenses today or tomorrow in those compartments so that it’s less packing I need to do next week. My van in garaged day and night. Central Florida temps are now averaging 90 degrees. My question should I wait to load the cameras or can they stand the high temps?
May 27, 2021 14:00:22 #
What does the camera manual say about temperature ranges? I tend to keep my gear away from extreme temps unless I'm actually shooting.
May 27, 2021 14:01:23 #
I don't think it should be a problem. How much time will that really save you next week? As long as everything is packed it can't take much time actually loading the minivan.
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May 27, 2021 14:22:32 #
A rule I've followed as long as I've had cameras. "Never leave your camera in a place where you would be uncomfortable." Has worked for me for a very long time. I'm sure others have different suggestions.
May 27, 2021 14:30:02 #
May 27, 2021 14:33:26 #
tradio wrote:
Treat your camera like it was a Snickers bar.
Half the year, anyway - some folks Freeze Snickers!
May 27, 2021 15:04:01 #
I myself wouldn't worry too much about it being in the garage.
If you stop for lunch, a car can get upwards of 140° if it's in the sun and closed up in the summer.
Hopefully the floor compartment(s) won't get that high during lunch.
If you stop for lunch, a car can get upwards of 140° if it's in the sun and closed up in the summer.
Hopefully the floor compartment(s) won't get that high during lunch.
May 27, 2021 20:39:29 #
quixdraw wrote:
A rule I've followed as long as I've had cameras. "Never leave your camera in a place where you would be uncomfortable." Has worked for me for a very long time. I'm sure others have different suggestions.
Absolutely correct!
May 27, 2021 21:15:10 #
TriX wrote:
Absolutely correct!
When possible.
Otherwise, oh well...
I'd rather take pictures than keep the camera comfortable.
I lived in "sunny" Florida for 27 years, not always possible!
Temps get even hotter in the West.
May 27, 2021 21:33:34 #
Yes, it's supposed to be 106*F here this coming Monday. I wouldn't hesitate to take my camera out and take some pics in that weather. I would hesitate to take my aging body out when it's 106 but I don't think I'm made of milk chocolate so I'm not worrying about melting. I'll stay in the shade and drink a lot of water.
May 27, 2021 21:49:33 #
I can’t speak for all cameras, but a typical operating spec is 0-40C (32-104F). There’s a lot of electronics packed in a small case including 1 or 2 processors, and all the battery energy that is expended is turned into heat which there is no way for it to be effectively radiated, so I wouldn’t want to start with it any hotter than necessary. I consult for an aerospace company whose business is heat management, and I can tell you that heat is the enemy of electronics.
May 27, 2021 21:54:23 #
TriX wrote:
I can’t speak for all cameras, but a typical operating spec is 0-40C (32-104F). There’s a lot of electronics packed in a small case including 1 or 2 processors, and all the battery energy that is expended is turned into heat which there is no way for it to be effectively radiated, so I wouldn’t want to start with it any hotter than necessary. I consult for an aerospace company whose business is heat management, and I can tell you that heat is the enemy of electronics.
Oh yes.
Heat and humidity (in controlled ovens) are used to burn-in/life test devices.
It pushes the device down the bathtub curve faster that normal use.
(Devices that failed after burn-in would have been early-life failures.)
We did a lot of that for incoming inspection of components.
May 28, 2021 05:31:45 #
steveo52 wrote:
I’ll be making a trip from Florida to New England in about 5 days. I have a mini van with compartments under the floorboards. I’m considering packing my Canon 70D and Fuji XT 1 with lenses today or tomorrow in those compartments so that it’s less packing I need to do next week. My van in garaged day and night. Central Florida temps are now averaging 90 degrees. My question should I wait to load the cameras or can they stand the high temps?
I live in Missouri and have been carrying my cameras and some lens in my car for the last 40+ years Film and digital. Our temps. very from the upper 90's + to below zero, I have only had one problem and it was at low temp - 10 f for four days, one of my Pentax lens, the front element separated (the were glued together).
I now keep them in my 2018 Grand Caravan, I do have the floor built up with boxes with hinged lids, It helps keep thing out of sight, the box with the photo gear can contain three cameras with tripod , the floor has a three inch pad and the gear is covered with moving pad from Northern Tool. The boxes also give Murphy more room in the back when he rides, which is almost every time the car moves. The only time I bring the gear in is when the temps get below zero for more than over night.
I have thought about using the compartments for the "Jump seats" but decided there could be damage of the gear if I happened to hit something in the road or just from shock because there is not much room for padding, plus on real hot days those comps. could get very hot just from the road heat.
May 28, 2021 07:13:11 #
Thanks everyone for your suggestions/advice. Bill_de raised the question “how much time will it really save you next week?” I thought about that and will just wait to pack the equipment.
May 28, 2021 07:32:46 #
steveo52 wrote:
Thanks everyone for your suggestions/advice. Bill_de raised the question “how much time will it really save you next week?” I thought about that and will just wait to pack the equipment.
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