
The leaves may be down and your frost-laden lawn might be making crunchy sounds when you cross it in the morning, but that doesn’t mean you have to pack your cameras away until Spring; if you do, you’re going to miss some fine picture-taking opportunities.
Appropriate layers of warm clothing and insulated boots aside, capturing strong stills and video during the cold months of the year requires a bit of foresight, a few recommended weather-related accessories, a measure of common sense, and the desire to take great pictures despite the cold. According to a buddy of mine who enjoys driving around in snowstorms with the roof of his car down, this is a clear sign of *mens sana in corpore sano.
How Your Camera (Mis)Behaves Below the Freezing Mark
With few exceptions, cameras are designed to function without problems down to 32°F (0°C), and many claim full functionality down to about 14°F (-10°C), albeit with increasing signs of sluggishness as the temperature drops. Batteries are greatly affected by cold as the temperatures approach the freezing mark, and ultimately, they poop out regardless of the condition of the battery or how much reserve power they contain.
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