I just got back from Fort McMurray in northern Alberta, Canada. I was shooting snowboarding and it was very cold. I was prepared for the cold, but sometimes 20 to 30 degrees celsius below zero can be tough. One piece of great news was that the camera, a Panasonic HVX200, performed amazing. It was so cold I just left it outside all day long even during lunch. If you bring it into a warm building ever for a few seconds it will get wet with condensation, and it takes while to dry out. I never used more than 2 batteries a day. The only thing that gets crazy with the camera is the screen, it starts to freeze up and has a ghost image following the action, but no worries the image on the cards was always solid. The HVX 200 is a super documentary tool. It reminds me of what Albert Maysles said about the Sony PD150 a great camera we used a while back. I guess I am officially over being a film snob especially with documentary.

Tim and an HVX 200.