Digital cameras: Does heat effect the performance of digital cameras?
Does heat effect the performance of digital cameras?
by ErikJohansen - 6/4/05 11:30 AMI am a new owner of the Olympus c-7070. I've had it about 3 weeks now and I'm very happy with it so far however, yesterday while I was in Denver I left my camera in the car for about an hour. It was a dry hot day and the car was quite warm but nothing ridiculous, probably about 100 degress in the vehicle, 80 outside. I saw a few shots I wanted to take so I went back to the car to retreive my camera. It started up fine and I began shooting. Then after I fired off about 10-15 shots the camera made a long beep, turned off and the lense didn't retract 100%. I turned it back on and checked the battery which I had fully charged the night before. As I expected it was fully charged. I tried to focus it but, it wouldn't focus then it made a beep again turned itself off then on and again wouldn't focus. Thinking it might have condensation on the lens I wiped the lens with my lens cloth and tried again. Same. I turned it back on and the same sh** continued!@$@!%! It finally died for the day with the lens halfway extended.
This morning it was a bit cooler so I grabbed my camera to see if it was working. It's been functioning perfectly all day.
What gives? Should I send it back right away? If I do send it back I have a feeling they might not find anything wrong with it as it's functioning perfectly at the moment. Do you think it's defective? Should I never expose it to ''extreme'' temptures? Has anyone else had issues like this?
I purchased this camera to take with me on an extended journey to some very hot places; Asia, New Zealand and Australia as I will be travleing for a year plus come September. If the tempeture thing is an issue what should I do?
I just want a second or third opinion.
Thank you in advance for any help or advice!!!!!
eRik
Temperture for Digital Cameras
by snapshot2
- 6/4/05 2:02 PM
In reply to: Does heat effect the performance of digital cameras? by ErikJohansen
Digital cameras have a specification for
''working temperature range''.
This information is usually found near the back of a User's Manual, in a section called Specifications.
I just check the User's Manual for a Canon DSLR 20D and the specification for working temperature range is:
0 to 40 C
32 to 104 F
If your User's Manual does not have that information, I suggest you contact Olympus. I could not find that information on their website:
http://tinyurl.com/ce6k4
When you contact Olympus they are going to want to know the temperature in the car at the time of the problem.
So first you should find out what the temperture in the car was. Put a thermometer in the car under the same conditions (heat and time) and check the results.
It may surprise you.
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Didn't I see this exact message posted somewhere else with
by Kiddpeat - 6/5/05 11:01 AM In reply to: Does heat effect the performance of digital cameras? by ErikJohansenthe same sort of feedback? Cars parked in the sun get HOT!
WOW Kiddpeat, you are most helpful.
by ErikJohansen - 6/9/05 2:53 PM In reply to: Didn't I see this exact message posted somewhere else with by KiddpeatThe labyrinth of your response is overwhelming and I'm not sure because I'm apartently not nearly as intelligent as you but, was that sarcasim? Yes, I believe it was sarcasim.
Yeah I posted the message before and didn't get a response. Turns out snapshot was very helpful....unlike you.
I did a little experiment and to my surprise you are right, cars parked in the sun do get hot. God, I wish I had the insight to have known this in the first place. However, it turns out I don't have the same problem with my Sony digital. It has never malfunctioned because of heat. Also turns out my olympus is a defective camera and I am sending it back today based on the recommendation of an Olympus tech.
Besides what do people do in counrties that are as hot as the inside of an automobile all the time like the places I'll be traveling to with this camera......Thailand, Vietnam, China, Australia etc.....Judging from your cocky response digital cameras will not work under heat. guess people that live in Hot places can't use digital cameras huh?
I don't even know why I just waisted my time with respoding to you.
Anyways thank you sooooo much for your help and profound insight.
Temperature Extremes
by taboma. - 6/9/05 11:49 PM In reply to: WOW Kiddpeat, you are most helpful. by ErikJohansenErik Johanson,
Our Moderator: Bob Proffitt, posted a while back: Do not ever pack your digital camera in your stowable luggage in the plane. The temperatures can be as low as -40 degees and the low temps will destroy your digital camera also. Not an exact quote, but close. Sorry, Bob.
What about a digital camera in Alaska? Would it work at 60 degrees below zero F?
Hope this post helps you out. Good luck. HOTT out there!!! :·)
Kevin
wiseacre?
by jonah jones - 6/10/05 12:16 AM
In reply to: WOW Kiddpeat, you are most helpful. by ErikJohansen
take a thermometer, place it in your car, take another (identical) thermometer and put it on your porch, when the porch is 30C, go check your car temp, then come back here with a spoon and finish your ample portion of humble pie!
FYI... i've taken photos, both film and digital, at -5C /45C and all was well........
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Wiseacre Jones
by taboma. - 6/12/05 9:12 PM In reply to: wiseacre? by jonah jones
Obviously you have not taken into account the post from our Moderator, Bob Proffitt, who lost a digital card at -40+ aboard an aircraft cargo area recently while traveling. At 38,000 feet the air temp is at -68F degrees. In the cargo area it would be about -40F.
The cargo areas are not heated. A memory card is not heated also. Enough to say about that?
Do enjoy your humble frozen pie.
what the hell has an unheated cargo hold
by jonah jones - 6/12/05 9:21 PM
In reply to: Wiseacre Jones by taboma.
got to do with my post about the heat in a car???
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Time to call this thread to a close.
by snapshot2 - 6/12/05 9:30 PM
In reply to: what the hell has an unheated cargo hold by jonah jones
It appears that all useful information has been depleated.
Time to move on to more pressing problems.
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Well Eric, since I did respond to this post before, and it
by Kiddpeat - 6/10/05 11:21 AM In reply to: WOW Kiddpeat, you are most helpful. by ErikJohansenwasn't in this thread, I guess you didn't read the responses that you received the first time. I guess however, with your attitude, it wasn't a teachable moment. All equipment, particularly electronic equipment, have specifications on the range of temperature that they are designed to operate in. Many have cautions about not leaving them inside of a parked car when it's hot. I guess you've missed the news stories about kids or animals dying because they were left in a car for an extended period.
I'm glad you were able to experimentally confirm this phenomenon. However, since you've just discovered it, perhaps you shouldn't draw premature conclusions about the upper limits of such heat. The idea that there are parts of the world that routinely experience these temperatures is one such conclusion. However, if it's too hot for a digital camera to function, I guess you'll be stuck with film.
Using film
by Magtech - 6/12/05 12:18 AM In reply to: Well Eric, since I did respond to this post before, and it by KiddpeatJust a side note. Film is also very sensitive to extremes in temperature, plus, many film cameras have sensitive electronics in them too.
Kiddpeat
by taboma. - 6/12/05 9:30 PM In reply to: Well Eric, since I did respond to this post before, and it by KiddpeatGo Easy.
I just had a post from someone else that had a bad day.
Not everyone remembers or copies the info down on a daily basis. Happens frequently.
Thanks for the post.
Kevin
A message from a person living in Thailand
by jump1127 - 6/10/05 8:30 AM In reply to: Does heat effect the performance of digital cameras? by ErikJohansenWell, in the hot & humid weather type, like Thailand, the camera won't get affected so much if the temperature is steady.
I think that the electronics parts don't really like this kind of weather any way. The extreme change of the outdoor and a/c room temperature are likely to cause some trouble to lense, light sensoring, and camera. Most camera manual provides you this kind of information. Any way, leaving the camera inside the car that parks in the sun is quite risky. The camera LCD screen & electronic circuit life will definitely be shorten.
There are so many nice sceneries in Thailand and Asia for photographing. Humidity is another precaution. Here, the relative humidity is at least 60-90 % for nearly 8 months within 1 year, in Thailand. You need a dehumidified box or similar device to protect your camera. Otherwise, you may end up sending your camera to the service center.
Good luck ! Enjoy your trip here !
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