RED & temperature extremes

[Kyle Presley]

Ok, based on what we know about current CMOS technology, what can we expect from the operability of the camera in extreme heat or cold. I know the filmmakers of The March of the Penguins chose to shoot 16mm because of it's resilience to the cold.

 

[Jason Francois]

I sure hope it operates up to about 120 because I live in Arizona. Whom I kidding, it's too damn hot to shoot anything in the Summer anyway so I'll just avoid the maximum operating temperature.

PS-Sorry, this isn't a very helpful answer.

 

[Jeff Kilgroe]

For me, I really want - actually I should say need - the camera to handle -25F to 130F. I'm not as worried about cold as I am about hot environments. Hot and humid is a scary thought. Cold can be dealt with in that I'm assuming the camera will generate a fair amount of heat and it can always be insulated or wrapped in some way. Battery performance will be the biggest thing effected by the cold. Oh, and I wouldn't plan on using RED DRIVES in those arctic conditions. I doubt the drives will want to just spin up if they're frozen solid.

 

[Mark Crabtree]

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Ambient high temps are bad, but when you bring in the sun . . . forget about it. Go touch a white car that's been out in the sun for a while, then touch a black car. Panavision's cameras are almost white, a big plus for shooting Raiders of the Lost Ark.

 

[Joe Aurili]

How about if RED had an optional white skin that could be put on in extreme heat / sun conditions?

 

[Kevin Halverson]

One of the questions that will likely be answered in some of the initial testing is how environmental temperature effects the noise performance. Battery performance should be very near what similar chemistry batteries exhibit.