User's Guide

Aaton Camera body
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2.9 Cold weather tips
From Rune Ericson, based on his experience in filming in Greenland.
• When filming outdoors in extreme cold, the camera and lenses should not
be taken indoors at all, so as to avoid condensation on the electronic parts
and glass surfaces.
In any case, the camera (and lenses) should not be stored above 0°C. If the
camera must be taken inside, then it should be put in a hermetically sealed
container. It should be allowed to thaw for a few hours before being removed
from the sealed container.
• The raw stock should also be kept below zero. For the same reason as
above, the magazine should be loaded in the cold.
• The Aaton Li-Ion onboard batteries should be used in preference to battery
belts, several small batteries can be warmed up much more easily than one
large heavy one. Each member of the shooting crew can keep one in his or
her breast pocket.
• At 30°C below zero, Rune advises documentary filmmakers to sleep with
the batteries in their sleeping bag...