Re: Camera heater needed in NJ?

[DeanB <deanbrown3d@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sep 25, 10:21 pm, "Robert L Bass" <RobertLB...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "DeanB" <deanbrow...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hello all - do I need a camera heater for the Panasonic NP1004
> > camera in the winter - specs are ambient temp =3D -10 to +50 C (14 to
> > 122 F)? The thing gets pretty hot and it will be boxed in a
> > (POH1500HB) outdoor housing. I've seen 6 F here quite regularly on
> > a really cold day.
>
> Winter temperatures in NJ do occasionally drop below 14=BAF.  The
> lowest recorded temperature there was -34=BAF.  Definitely include the
> heater.
>
> The highest temperature ever recorded in NJ was 110=BAF.  However,
> inside a housing with the sun beating down it can be much hotter than
> air temperature.  Instead of a blower, you might consider installing
> a sun shield.  They're usually enough protection for use in Middle
> Atlantic and New England states.
>
> BTW, one winter day when I was a child the weather forecast for NJ
> was for light snow flurries.  The "flurries" came alright -- 37
> inches deep.  :^)
>
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>
> Regards,
> Robert L Bass
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Thanks both of you. I was not sure if those temperature specs were for
an unenclosed camera. I can imagine a camera in a cold factory that's
not in any box being a lot colder than an enclosed camera. But pretty
much you're saying to just include the heater anyway - and since its
not much different in price I'll d just that.

Cheers,

Dean