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Taking pictures during cold weather can not only be difficult for you but your equipment as well. Cold photography can make it difficult to push the buttons, drain batteries, and mess with the electronics. One such problem that can occur is condensation.
If you've ever been out on a cold day having a cup of tea in a see through glass you've probably noticed that when you breathed into the cup mist appeared. This mist is water that forms on the surface of something that is either colder than everything else or warmer than everything else. If you put your camera into an area where there is warm air then condensation will appear. If your camera is in a cold area and the camera itself is warmer than everything around it then condensation also will appear.
Condensation is not something that photographers like to take pictures of when it is forming on their lenses. To avoid this problem, bring the object of different temperatures to the surrounding temperature gradually. Condensation will also occur if you are in a cold area and breath into the lens or camera equipment. Not a smart idea.
When the weather is cold the batteries will lose their power much faster. If you are going out in the cold to shoot photos for a week then make sure to bring extra batteries.
The basic way to avoid condensation is to gradually bring your camera through these extreme temperature changes by sealing it inside a bag containing air the same temperature as the camera is acclimatized to. This way, any condensation forms on the bag instead of the camera as the air and camera gradually equalize to the new environment. In practice, this usually results in the photographer freezing in his/her car because he/she doesn't want to wait for the camera to cool off when he/she gets to the photo location.
The opposite is also true. If your camera goes into a cold air area and the camera is warmer than the dew point then condensation can form.
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