Just wondering - anyone tape one of those hand warmer packs to their camera
to keep it warm when shooting? I suppose you could duct tape it to the
battery side and activate it when ready to shoot. I think some are supposed
to be good for an hour or so. I cant remember what the warmer packs were
called but I havent used them for years since I bought some great gloves.

Also, what are you guys using to water/snow proof your cameras? Any kind of
hard or soft case? I'd like to take mine out but just worried about getting
snowed by a subject or dropping it if I fall while shooting.


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I have a Sony DCR-PC9 miniDV camcorder that I use for video while
snowboarding. Here is my problem, the LCD barely works while on the
hill, I can only see slight shadows like images in the LCD or the view
finder. I am thinking its related to the cold. How can I get around
this? Makes taking video a wee bit difficult. I still get some
shots, but its not easy. I keep it in a case, in my jacket until I am
ready to shoot, but its still does not solve the problem. Also,
pretty much as soon as I take out my camera, it starts flashing that
my battery is dead.

The battery problem also happens with my canon digital elph still
camera, but I think that might be due to the body being metal, and it
gets ice cold instantly.

Anybody have these problems? Is there anything I can do?

Thanks,
-flynn

Try insulating the camera/camcorder with some foam and masking tape,
keep it in a plastic bag inside your coat until you use it to avoid
the batteries from getting too cold. I've done the latter with a few
digital cameras in -20 degree weather it works decently well.