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David Harrison
 

Canon 10D in Cold Weather


Has anybody had any problems with their Canon 10D not working in below-freezing weather? What I get is an Err 66.


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January 28, 2005

 

Michel Jean J. Paller
  David -
You are most probably dealing with a cold battery. I realize your camera is digital, but batteries are batteries. I don't think your problem is indigenous to just the Canon 10D. There are only 2 ways I know to work around that problem. First, start by keeping your camera under your coat and close to your body except for when you are shooting and that for only a few minutes at a time. Keeping the camera warm is key.
You might also try insulating the camera with a thin wool scarf. Read the camera's instruction manual, and check to make sure that you can expose your camera safely to extreme temperatures.


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January 28, 2005

 

George F. Howard
  You should also carry more than one battery with you. Keep the extra battery in a pocket near your body to keep it warm. After the first battery quits, change batteries and put the dead one in that warm pocket. You may find that it will work again for a while after it warms up.


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January 29, 2005

 

Janet L. Skinner
  Hi, Last weekend I went out shooting and I have a Canon 10D. It was a warm 30 degrees. I was set up on a tripod with a Canon 400 lens. After about 20 minutes my f stop went to 00 and would not change. My camera fired but I also got the error. I changed the lens and everything was fine again. My thinking was the lens but I wanted to let you know that I did experience the problem and it did not seem to be the battery.


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February 01, 2005

 

Karen Pellerano
  Some at Canon told me to use Hand warmers around the lens and the bottom of the camera for my Rebel.
I haven't tryed my camera in cold weather yet. Maybe you can let me know if it works.


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February 01, 2005

 

RON PENL
  Janet -

I had a similar experience with my 10D only it was a very humid 90+ degrees. I changed the lens and all was fine after that. This was the only time that I have had a problem with the 10D/lens. This morning I spent almost 3 hours in 30 degree weather and my 10D performed flawlessly.


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February 01, 2005

 

Lisa Kaye
  I've not had my 10D give me an error message but when I'm shooting in 30 degree weather the shutter release button gets very sluggish and balky. (I shoot equestrian events so that's a real problem.) I keep an extra set of batteries in my pocket to keep them warm, but I also rubberband those hand-warmer packets to the bottom of my camera battery compartment. I also rubberband some hand-warmer packets to my flash unit.

That seems to keep the batteries going longer AND it's nice for my hands as well!


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February 05, 2005

 

Byron C. Yeiser
  I have experienced some of the same issues you have mentioned above on my 20D and also on my Rebel 300D.

I was going to head to the Blue Ridge Mountains today to photograph snow, but missed the trip. I was going to purchase a set of the Excersise wrist bands at Wally World to put around the connection of the lense and the body. Also another one to wrap around the battery pack to help keep the dual batteries working. When I have shot in temps in the teens before, the 20D needed to have the lens removed and reattached and the camera would work fine for a bit.

If I get a chance to test the wrist/sport bands, I'll post pro/con info..

Byron Yeiser
Loaded Camera


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February 11, 2006

 
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