How to Film in Cold Weather and NOT Ruin Your Camera
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- Опубликовано: 12 июн 2024
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We've taken our cameras in pretty extreme conditions, and during the live premiere of our film Bluebird a common question we got asked was "how do you care for your camera in the cold?". So in this video I'm sharing some things to consider when taking your gear outside in the cold and how NOT to ruin your camera. There's also some shooting tips, as well as how you can keep yourself warm too!
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0:00 - 0:50 Intro
0:50 - 1:41 Is your camera weather sealed?
1:41 - 2:53 Dealing with batteries in the cold
2:53 - 4:06 Dealing with Moisture and Condensation
4:06 - 6:18 Protecting your camera outside
6:18 - 7:25 Tips for shooting in the winter
7:25 - 9:29 Keeping yourself warm while shooting in winter
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The red battery stickers… how have I not seen those before?! 🤦🏻♂️ That is so brilliant and simple. Thanks for sharing this.
Right? They came with the battery case! So useful
It works for some people but I don't totally understand the need, besides that Peter's stickers just look cool. Batteries are already different on one side than the other. Why not just store charged batteries with the contacts down and dead ones with the contacts up?
Great tips Becki! I totally scared myself when I got my new canon r6 mkii, brought it down south for my honeymoon and the salty moist air caused my AF/MF and shutter buttons to stick... They're still slightly sticky to this day but thankfully work just fine. Never had problems in the cold though, other than battery management. I store all my batteries in a small pouch together with a hand warmer when I'm winter camping, one lasts a whole day keeping my batteries working great and then I don't have to carry them around with me while I'm gathering wood and working :)
The salty moist air is the stuff that freaks me out the most! Smart call on putting the hand warmer in the same bag as the batteries!
all I've really learned from the last couple videos is that I should have become a radiologist. Just kidding - good stuff!
Lol
@@BeckiandChris I know you both are grinders and deserve every bit of the experiences you get to share. Thankful you also choose to share those experiences with us!
This is the exact video I’ve been searching for! Awesome video I loved it. As someone who also shoots on Sony I found this video super helpful!
Excellent tips, cheers!
thank you ..it does not get that cold here in Kenya, but other parts get very hot and humid some of your tips actually apply
Thanks for the tips 👊💯
Great tips, I'm glad you mentioned keeping yourself warm too!
At the beginning of January, we had sunny weather (very rare in my area during winter), but it was -20°C, so while I was able to stay comfy during a walk myself, it made shooting almost impossible, both because of battery life and because I only had gloves that are not made for handling a camera. I gotta invest in that next.
P.S.: I also experienced very slow LCD behaviour and I wasn't sure if I'm tripping or if it's really because of the cold.
Love these shorter info/how too/gear videos. Seems that as the channel has grown you guys produce more longer form series/films, which are great! But really love these shorter ones too! 🎉
Sunday is funday with Becki and Chris! Great vid and advice.
Thanks much!
Just moved to a colder part of the states so this is such a handy video, thanks for making it! Have fun on the next adventure!
Nice tips and tricks, thanks for sharing ☺️
Thank you for what you do. When I come out of the cold, I always make sure I take my lens filters and covers off for a bit to let everything dry out, just in case.
That's a great idea!
As always! Great video! Practicing handling your camera with gloves on is a great tip!
I live in northern Labrador and regularly shoot -20 to -30 C with my Fujifilm gear and following the main precaution of putting your cold camera in a camera bag and letting it warm up slowly to avoid condensation I’ve never had any issues.
And remember to take your memory cards out before going inside so you can view your footage immediately as your camera warms up in the bag.
All good tips.
When it's a clear sunny day with lots of snow don't forget sunglasses, I did that once ... ouch, never again🌞😎👍
Great tips! I had no idea Sony was rated for 0-40 C. Probably why mine failed at -40 😅 Really enjoyed Blue Bird! Thanks for sharing 🙏
This is such a practically helpful video. I've never been able to make sense of a sticker system for batteries, but flipping them is a brilliant idea! Also love the glove recs and the rain bag. Very clever! 🔥
As a person who has never faced sub zero temperature in my entire life. Becki saying that it is not that cold freaks me out. But then I understand once we face such conditions our bodies gradually adapt to it.
The only tips that I could suggest, if camping out in cold weather are to sleep with your batteries in your sleeping bag.
And if you cook with Butane/Propane gas canisters while camping in the cold is to sleep with those canisters, detached from the cooker, in your sleeping bag. That way the fuel is warm enough to mix properly and burn efficiently while cooking in or close to subzero temperatures.
If you are filming in the cold or at night then maybe a USB lens warmer to keep condensation and dew away while filming or doing time lapses at night.
Just a though. 😀
im in florida but still watched this for the tips! one tip in the cold (cus I used to shoot in cold weather) that I learned from a Benro rep was to try to use carbon fiber tripods in the cold. they're not going to stick to your fingers like aluminum if you have to bare hand a tripod leg in freezing temps and they dont respond the same way aluminum does as far as vibration/moisture etc in the cold too.
Great video! It’s truly impressive what the cameras can function in regarding cold temps. I’ve shot photos in ambient temps as cold as -20°F (canon 5d iv) and it took it like a champ. Another pro tip with batteries - go OEM. Never had an issue with a Canon LP-E6, but I’ve had issues with third party replicas. Your mileage may vary!
The thin-glove-inside-thicker-glove is a pro move too 👌
It’s pretty incredible hey? Good tip on OEM batteries, that’s all I use as well and haven’t had an issue!
This is the GREAT thing about your channel. Epic "how did they do that" project... hang on 'cause Becki and Chris will give you the "how they did that" which is the PERFECT complement to the epic project. AND the project mix from travel to photography to remodeling to design to camping to lifestyle which is all things we do. Every release on your channel goes to the TOP of my to-watch list. 👍👍
Thank you so much!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Black diamond makes a heated caulk bag for climbing. Works great for days when it’s really cold to keep your batteries in.
Dannnng that is a lot of things to keep in mind, but y’all are experienced hahaha. I’m glad to hear yall don’t baby your gear and are familiar enough with it that you know the limits, that’s dope!
You might try sticking a handwarmer to the back of your lcd. Might prevent it from freezing.
this is perfect for Japan snow season. advance thanks. haha
Hey guys, thanks for the great content! Super useful! I definitely found my old Canon 5D M2 to be sturdier in the cold and wet compared to my mirrorless R6. When I try shooting in the normal RDF my R6 doesn’t like it, that’s made me worried about cold and condensation.
- Lori from Newfoundland
I try to put the camera in a bag and close the bag just before I go inside from the cold and the condensions occurs on the outside of the bag. Just a short while later it is safe to open. I do that the with the laptop also. And the Rode Videomicro is a solid underwater microphone, don't ask me how I know.
Great tips, although I do limited content creation once it gets cold in nyc 😢
Great tips, right down to Rec 709 🤓 Coincidentally, yesterday I was at that same patch of trees on Goat Island and many branches had snapped from a recent ice buildup. A reminder to be aware of your surroundings when shooting in freezing temps!
Oh yeah good call!!
0 to -7c is balmy for us on the Canadian Prairies.
Hello from Finland! I'd say modern mirrorless cameras generally handle winter conditions really well now, reliably shooting in -25, -30C is no big deal. So yeah keeping yourself warm is definately a big part, "There's no bad weather, only bad clothing"
Heck yeah!!
Word of warning to people shooting in wet conditions even with weather sealed bodies: even with flagship cameras there are some weak points. Ive never had my actual camera stop working from water damage but I have had the built in microphone as well as the electronic hot shoe both stop working after shooting for a client under niagara falls on the hornblower boats (maid of the mist for usa). So its still good to use those rain covers Becki shows here just as extra safety in heavy rain and not rest soley on weather sealing.
Would you recommend PM x Polar Pro VND to someone just starting out? Kind pricey but just getting more into video for the channel thanks! I was looking at K and F filters
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What are the extra batteries y'all use? From Sony or 3rd party? Also, what kind of camera bag is that?
I use all native Sony batteries, the bag is the Nomatic McKinnon 35L!
Have you tried those handwarmers that are rechargeable? If not you need to.
I’ve never heard of rechargeable hand warmers!
@@BeckiandChris The hand warmers are re-charged by boiling them. They have a little metal disk inside that you click to create a thermal reaction creating the heat. The only stay warm for a couple of hours max.
You kinda glazed over the single question I have... how much weather sealed can a weather sealed camera handle? Mind you I live in the PNW and shoot full framish (I have a lot of cameras) I already use my tiny lil hot shoe cover and already own a black canvas rain cover that doesn't look like a used condom. ;-)
It would be fun to take a working camera and test that to the extreme, though I’m not willing to sacrifice one of my camera’s for the test 😂 but we’ve had good success in some of the harsh conditions we’ve had ours in.
Those two white lights are floating in the middle of nowhere like a pair of diaper UFOs. And now I can’t unsee them. Make it stop……..
LOLOL
Wow temp rating only to 104 deg F. Not recommended to take photos for several months here in the deserts of Arizona!