Cold Batteries

[Brian Maier]

Yesterday I went snowboarding with a few of my friends and I took along my Canon 814xls to get some film of them doing some jumps and rails in a snow park. So when I got there I replaced the batteries that i had been using with new ones. I was only able to get 1 1/2 rolls shot before they registered as dead on my battery meter. I had heard that the cold effets battery life but this supprised me a bit. So are there any safe gaurds for preventing this happening again or at least not as bad? I had thought about trying to make a external battery pack for my camera that was rechargable. Maybe if i kept that in my pocket it would stay warmer and last longer. On the way home in the car after i warmed the batteries up they registered as full charge on the meter.

Any Ideas or comments?



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[Nigel]

You can keep your batteries in your inside pocket. Only loading them into the camera when you are going to shoot. The batteries you pulled out after 1&1/2 rolls aren't truly dead. If you warm them they should work inside fine. Aaton has some good coldweather tips online. Good Luck

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[Jean Poirier]

You are right. You will have to build a portable battery pack to keep the batteries warm inside your coat. I don't know any other practical solutions.
Good luck



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