I haven't looked at a 5060 yet, someone here said it uses a proprietary
battery. Can anyone comment on that?
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Culberson" <waynecul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 9:04 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] ( OM ) A challenge for Digital cameras
> I spent about 45 minutes today in the camera store again, this time
looking
> at the Olympus C5060, and comparing it to the C5050. I asked about cold
> weather, and the salesman had quite a bit to say about it. Their
> recommendation, based on the what the manufacturers are saying, is that
you
> shouldn't use a digital below 0 C., or 32 F. And it is not just the
problem
> of the batteries failing. He related a story of bringing a very cold
camera
> into a warm house, and condensation forming in the electronics, causing
> serious problems. I was a bit skeptical on that one, but I guess it might
be
> possible. I usually put my OM cameras in a plastic bag to warm up when I
> come in out of the cold, but that is when the temperature is more like 20
C.
> below, not the relatively warm freezing point.
> His suggestion was to keep it under your coat, and just bring it out for a
> brief moment to shoot. Obviously that is really inviting condensation when
> it is 20 below, imo.
> If they aren't practical below the freezing point, guess I may as well
wait
> another 5 months, as we won't see it much warmer than that here (Canada
:-)
> Wayne
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brian Swale <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 12:01 AM
> Subject: [OM] ( OM ) A challenge for Digital cameras
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I wonder if manufacturers of digital cameras will bother with the
> challenges of
> > one last frontier; cold.
> >
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