Scarlet in Cold Weather

[Nick D]

Anybody know if the cold weather operation of the Scarlet will be the same as the Red One?

Any idea the cold temperature operating range outside and battery length expectation below 32 deg F with the Fixed Kit ? (in the midwest US, 1/3 rd of the year we are lucky to hit highs of 32 deg F)

Interested in outdoor overnight timelapse operation and shooting outdoor winter sports 60p...

 

[Felix K.]

Nick, we have no idea how Epic or Scarlet will perform in that regard. We haven't even seen working prototypes yet. All in good time, right?

 

[Roberto Lequeux]

It looks very promising though.

Red has invested in cold testing equipment following the requests of many, and their own wisdom as to what will please serious customers. The new EVF has two heaters, one for the eye cup and one for the electronics to prevent issues. That said it is obvious Red has taken a hard look at this "element".

A guess looking at the new bodies and based on some of what I can remember Jim mentioning regarding cooling. I believe the system might work a bit like this:
A heatsink in an air tunnel, connected with heatpipes to the main brain components. I think Jim said to think "sealed duct", or something around those lines, don't quote me. I think weather sealing was also mentioned (right?). Weather seals make my lowly 7D as happy as a pig in mud in -20F. So if there is a seal protecting the electronics from light rain and such seeping in through the crack, it will also hold some heat in -- provided the cooling system isn't robbing it at a faster rate. On the other hand, for hotter days, when the temps go up the fan turns on. A well designed duct could mean low turbulence noise, but most importantly maximized contact of the airflow with the heatsink surface area, which means lower rpms needed. Don't forget these will have much higher efficiency CPUs and memory, which means less heat period.

So, if the current cooling in the R1 consists of basic air circulation through a box with boards, and my guess above is right, then both heat and cold would be far better handled by the new system.

Bottom line, Red had a lot more time, knowledge, wisdom, and effort put into the "R2" generation. Whatever they are doing, only great things can be expected.