Environmental Specs?

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robroysyd

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Min, Max temperature, humidity and altitude.
Also some idea of power consumption.

We've already had issues with HDV camcorders going into thermal shutdown when left in the sun too long. This camera will most likely be much more power hungry although the metal case will dissipate heat better than the plastic cases on cheaper fare. Keep in mind that unlike film cameras the digital ones are typically left powered up for long periods.
 
that's a good question, one I'd like to know the answer to as well. I do take it as a good sign, however, that Jim personally shoots a lot of sports stuff, everything from drag racing to snow skiing, and I'm pretty damned sure that James (inhouse DoP at Oakley) is going to shoot stuff for Oakley on one of these, and I've witnessed James being involved in the camera development process, and I'm betting he's leaning on the team for a wide operating temp/humidity range, so that's all good signs in this regard.
 
I had similar questions earlier. I plan on shooting some 4k mountaineering stock photography and it's going to need to handle at least -20f for me to feel safe bringing it.

The previous reply was: wait for official specs. Meaning, "We don't have a working prototype to stress test yet." My guess would be to look at the HVX's operating range and plan accordingly.
 
Cold weather ability is a must for me. I live in Calgary Canada and with snow deciding to show up here 5 days ago and a temp of -15c outside right now weather tollerance is not an option for me.

I work with a lot of film cameras that come with a small internal heater and still tend to sound like a tractor on the bad Dec, Jan, Feb days. Not much heat is neede but just enough to keep the camera going. I hope Red team thinks of something like that
 
Film cameras have issues with the lubricants if nothing else, so do tripod heads and batteries. Apart from extreme artic weather though these are easy enough to overcome.
Electronics can stop working if it gets cold enough (< -20deg C) although once running self heating is usually more than enough to keep things ticking over.
Getting too hot was my main concern.
For design such as the RED1 I'd have hoped someone did the thermal calcs on the case design. From that you know max power dissipation inside the case for a given environmental rating, high altitudes (thin air to vacuum) can also play havoc with heat dissipation.
Apart from things getting too hot and failing, temperature also has an impact on sensor dark current and noise in analogue circuits. Obviously also power consumption is an issue in terms of battery life although big Li-Ion batteries are pretty cheap relative to everything else RED 1.
 
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RED is a data driven company, so the camera has been modelled for power consumption and cooling. As soon as we have some correct form factor prototypes these predictions can be tested in the real world.
 
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