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Operating camera in low temperature conditions

Started Nov 29, 2016 | Discussions thread
OutsideTheMatrix
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Re: Operating camera in low temperature conditions

CVPhotog wrote:

Most cameras will operate well enough in cold temperatures - but do your best to keep the camera as warm as possible, under your jacket, etc.

It's really the batteries that suffer - cold batteries run down quicker. So keep your extra betteries inside your jacket as close to your body heat as possible.

I've used my Olympus EPL-5 and OMD EMI in very cold predawn temperatures in Yosemite with no problem.

J

Thanks, how cold did you go with each camera? I wouldn't go below 0, as that would cause issues with my body's own "operating system" haha, but I was thinking I should at least be able to photograph with temps in the twenties and maybe even the teens?

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