What Should I Do?

[bigmajik]

I will be video taping a 50th birthday celebration on saturday the 24th. it is an outside event. problem is its supposed to be 99 degrees & very humid with a chance of thunderstorms. how do i protect my dvx from being damaged by the heat & humidity & possibly rain?

 

[ryvac]

rain cover?

 

[groveChuck]

Heat and humidity are not a problem, as long as you give the camera time to adjust after coming out of air conditioning.
You don't want the heads to gum up, or the lens to fog up.

If if rains, yes, use a cover, but will the celebrants be in the rain?

 

[bigmajik]

If if rains, yes, use a cover, but will the celebrants be in the rain?

150 people are expected at this function so there will be a couple of huge tents there. as for rain cover i don`t have one and if i ordered one today i wouldn`t get it before that day.

this event is going to start in late afternoon so shoud i take my camera out lets say aroung 1:00 and put in my vehicle for a couple of hours to let it adjust to the outside temp?

it will be air conditioned any where else i put it.

 

[Dvx Kid]

again, you dont want to make a sudden change in climate - so if i were you, (if the drive is decent) just put ur camera in the car and depending if ur home is cool, turn on ur a/c in the car high, and maybe every 5 er 10 minutes raise the temperature in the car until it basically feels the same when you roll down your windows
and opening up the tape deck helps too

 

[Jordan_S]

When the camera is being moved to a different climate, it should be in a plastic bag. After it has been given time to adjust to the new climate (20 or so minutes), remove it from the bag. This will protect the camera from moisture due to condensation.

 

[blondie.]

Everyone's got the acclimation thing pretty down.

If the day is nearing and it looks like its going to be rainy, make sure you're prepared with an umbrella. This will sound very strange, but you can always seran wrap your camera and cut holes for the buttons you'll need - they're all a little more sheltered, anyway. I don't think I've done this on more than one occasion, but I've heard its worked for others and if you're desperate, you don't have much to lose, huh...

Good luck mang

 

[mburgh]

I will be video taping a 50th birthday celebration on saturday the 24th. it is an outside event. problem is its supposed to be 99 degrees & very humid with a chance of thunderstorms. how do i protect my dvx from being damaged by the heat & humidity & possibly rain?

You might also consider using polarizing and additional ND filters to cut the contrast between the covered areas and the outside.

 

[bigmajik]

i just wanted to say thanks for all input on this question. i did exactly what was mentioned above. and my dvx worked flawlessly. i wish i could say the same about me, the heat and humidity practically sucked the life out of me.