Ice cold and RED hot...

[Eirik Tyrihjel]

HOT- 1st warning at 106º F, camera shut itself down at 116º F ambient temperature.

For those uf us in Metric land: 106 F is approx 41 C and 116 F is approx 46,6 C ( a lot hotter than I would expect in my part of the world)

And only rarlely do i expec it to be colder than -20 C

great work Jim, and team!

GOT TO LOVE THAT FROSTED SMILEY AT THE LENS ;-)

 

[Paul Hazlett]

All those numbers include recording to the Red Drive as well... pretty bad ass.

I dared Brent to stick his tongue on one of the rods but he wouldn't do it..

did you double dog him?

 

[Paul Hazlett]

I actually did the smiley face on the lens with my tongue, that close enough?

now that's talent. would not personally want to see that but...

 

[Sean R.]

Frozen Smiles

Frozen Smiles

I'm getting frostbite way before the Red One starts to shiver.

http://red.cachefly.net/video/Smiley.mov

 

[Brent Carter]

Fine, it was my finger after all. Now we have to show you the heat test where my finger melts on the top mount.

 

[Tim Lüdin]

Yeah, the swiss mountains are ready for my red.:biggrin:
Snowboard action at 75 fps. Cant wait for the 100 or even 120 fps.

We have some fresh powder waiting. Just ship those cams and we will rock.

Thanks guys. Have a good week.

Cheers
Tim

 

[Craig Meadows]

Well it's a frigid 49-degrees here in NW FL tonight - glad to know we can take this another 77-degrees colder if we have to! Congrats on the successful environmental tests!

 

[Wes Printz]

Interesting photo. Only the lens and mount are frosted, not the body, LCD or cable to the LCD, no notable signs of condensation either.

I understand Jim's position on the team resolving the temp issues reported, it was addressed, the system is now working. What more is needed to be known?

It would be more interesting to know how much the FFD may have shifted if at all in the temp swing from -28 C to +106 F. I have seen film cameras move from 10 F to a warm 75 F stage with in an hour. The 106F could be a typical So. Cal. day in October.

 

[sander kamp]

So are you confident enough to make these temperatures part of the hardware specifications? Or will the camera still be rated at 0º C - like other cameras that are rated for 0º C but still work when it's colder?

 

[Jarred Land]

It would be more interesting to know how much the FFD may have shifted if at all in the temp swing from -28 C to +106 F. I have seen film cameras move from 10 F to a warm 75 F stage with in an hour. The 106F could be a typical So. Cal. day in October.

Well i dont know where youve been in California but 106 degrees isn't typical, specially in October.

As for your FFD question, that is one of the tests scheduled.

 

[Jarred Land]

Yeah, the swiss mountains are ready for my red.:biggrin:
Snowboard action at 75 fps. Cant wait for the 100 or even 120 fps.

We have some fresh powder waiting. Just ship those cams and we will rock.

Thanks guys. Have a good week.

Cheers
Tim

ok... can i personally deliver your camera? Fresh Powder in the Alps sounds pretty nice about now.

 

[Larry McKee]

Hey Craig, I'm visiting my parents near Milton, FL and it is a frosty 48 degrees F here tonight. I really hope I never have to experience shooting at the low end of the RED's capabilities. The high end wouldn't be so bad.

 

[Rudi Herbert]

- 28 celcius is probably enough for most hardcore winter shooters, but 116 F or 46.6 celcius is quite the norm in a lot of places of wild but extreme beauty during summer (anybody wanting to shoot the pyramids in Giza?) so yes, stack up on those ice packs guys...

 

[John Godden]

Jim

You should remind your environmental tester to turn the N2 purge ON next time they take the chamber cold. :blush:

Congrats on the big improvement in the temp range.

JohnG

We finished our environmental testing in heat and cold with the new cameras.

HOT- 1st warning at 106º F, camera shut itself down at 116º F ambient temperature.

COLD- Camera booted, operated, and recorded at -28º C. That is as cold as we could get the chamber.

Image results from the extreme temperature testing will be posted soon.

Jim

 

[Elvar Guðmundsson]

Spectacular news for Red operation in my country!! The only thing cooler than -28°C in all of Iceland are my girlfriend's toes :cold:

 

[jbeale]

You should remind your environmental tester to turn the N2 purge ON next time they take the chamber cold.

No doubt that's a joke but I'd say that picture was taken in a normal temperature room, after they took the camera out of the cold chamber (and drew the smiley face.) The frost formed on the coldest surfaces- maybe the body was warmer, or maybe the body surface finish reduces frost buildup. That looks like a sofa in the background, which aren't common even in high-end test chambers.

 

[Wes Printz]

Well i dont know where youve been in California but 106 degrees isn't typical, specially in October.

Used to live there (So. Cal.) for many years, recall quite a few hot days.. get the good ole Santa Ana's blowin, temps get into the 90's - low 100's.. maybe not quite 106, but can get warm, hence said "could be typical"... maybe should have said temps could reach....

 

[Jason Ramsey]

operating temperature for many cams seems to be 0-40 Celsius (32-104 F)... so what Jannard is reporting looks to me to be a pretty dang good range, especially on the cold end. Certainly within traditional "warranteed" levels.

The main thing (I would think) in hot temperatures would just be to shield the cam from direct sunlight as much as possible. Temps in the shade will be much more tolerable than direct sunlight on black equipment.

Later,
Jason

 

[J.D. Frey]

COLD- Camera booted, operated, and recorded at -28º C. That is as cold as we could get the chamber.

I work for a biotech company- and we can get down to neg 80 with one of our cascade system freezers- got a spare camera you want us to test?



Seriously though- that's great news.

 

[John Hunt]

Well i dont know where youve been in California but 106 degrees isn't typical, specially in October.

...unless you're at Willow Springs Raceway in the summer - no willows, no springs, just nasty, 115+ desert weather - I'll bring plenty of gel packs for me and my RED!