Great tips, especially for exposure and keeping batteries warm! Body heat is probably sufficient, but last winter I stumbled across a small battery pouch with a little mesh pocket for a hand warmer, which could be helpful in extreme cold conditions. I decided against buying it for now - will wait until I have a real need (if ever).
Thank you! I think the exposure one gets a lot of people the first few times they are out in snow! That battery bag sounds handy! My main still camera batteries do pretty good in the cold. My video camera batteries are often smaller and a real struggle to keep running for a long time in the cold. I've had that issue with the Sony ZV1 I used to use and to a slightly less degree the Z30 I'm using now. And don't get me started on GoPro batteries!
I *almost* put some condensation tips in the video. There are two main things I do to help minimize condensation. First, when out photographing in cold weather, I try to keep the car cool as well. So I don’t run the heat and will even occasionally crack a window a bit. That way if I am driving between locations, moving from the outdoors to the car isn’t causing condensation while I move to the next spot. Typically I’m already dressed pretty warm, so just being out of any wind or precipitation helps me feel warmer, without heating the car up. For when I get back to the house or motel, I find if I just leave my camera gear in the camera bag zipped up, things tend to adjust to the new temperature more gradually and reduce the condensation. After some time has gone by, then I can take my gear out and start backups of my photos. Some photographers will put their gear in ziplock bags to help, but I just rely on the camera bag helping control the shift in temperature. Hope that helps!
Thanks - glad the tips were helpful! And I agree, not 100% sure what happened to the audio on this upload. It sounded more "tinny" than the majority of my other videos. I will be looking into it to figure out what happened.
the exposure tip is the best one for winter. for years I wondered why everything always looked so dark!
Same! Snow is always frustrating to photograph until you figure out how the camera is metering light!
Thanks for watching!
Great tips, especially for exposure and keeping batteries warm! Body heat is probably sufficient, but last winter I stumbled across a small battery pouch with a little mesh pocket for a hand warmer, which could be helpful in extreme cold conditions. I decided against buying it for now - will wait until I have a real need (if ever).
Thank you! I think the exposure one gets a lot of people the first few times they are out in snow!
That battery bag sounds handy! My main still camera batteries do pretty good in the cold. My video camera batteries are often smaller and a real struggle to keep running for a long time in the cold. I've had that issue with the Sony ZV1 I used to use and to a slightly less degree the Z30 I'm using now. And don't get me started on GoPro batteries!
How about a tip on how to prevent condensation from forming on your camera and lens when moving from the cold outdoors to the warm indoors?
I *almost* put some condensation tips in the video. There are two main things I do to help minimize condensation.
First, when out photographing in cold weather, I try to keep the car cool as well. So I don’t run the heat and will even occasionally crack a window a bit. That way if I am driving between locations, moving from the outdoors to the car isn’t causing condensation while I move to the next spot. Typically I’m already dressed pretty warm, so just being out of any wind or precipitation helps me feel warmer, without heating the car up.
For when I get back to the house or motel, I find if I just leave my camera gear in the camera bag zipped up, things tend to adjust to the new temperature more gradually and reduce the condensation. After some time has gone by, then I can take my gear out and start backups of my photos. Some photographers will put their gear in ziplock bags to help, but I just rely on the camera bag helping control the shift in temperature.
Hope that helps!
Great Video and Tips. For some reason the audio was not good.
Thanks - glad the tips were helpful!
And I agree, not 100% sure what happened to the audio on this upload. It sounded more "tinny" than the majority of my other videos. I will be looking into it to figure out what happened.