Keeping it Toasty

Shooting night exteriors in sub-freezing temps in NYC for the next
couple of weeks. I think it's going to warm up but tonight, which is
in the teens, the lcd on my 702T is becoming unreadable. Any ideas on
keeping it warm? I've taped foot-warmers to the top and bottom but
they aren't very robust - 2 hours after opening them they aren't even
warm. According to Sound Devices, the low end of the operating range
of the 702T is the high 30's F.

A.

Arnold F. wrote:
> Shooting night exteriors in sub-freezing temps in NYC for the next
> couple of weeks. I think it's going to warm up but tonight, which is
> in the teens, the lcd on my 702T is becoming unreadable. Any ideas on
> keeping it warm? I've taped foot-warmers to the top and bottom but
> they aren't very robust - 2 hours after opening them they aren't even
> warm. According to Sound Devices, the low end of the operating range
> of the 702T is the high 30's F.
>
> A.
>

Arnold,

How is the LCD becoming unreadable? Slowing down so that it isn't
refreshing properly? Becoming faint?

As a quick test I threw my 744 in the freezer (figure that is 15-20F)
for about an hour. The only affect on start up was a slightly smeared
splash screen. Once I got to the main screen the slow refresh due to
the cold wasn't really noticeable.

Are you in a bag or on a cart? In a bag, the heat generated by the 7
series should be sufficient to keep the LCD warm. If it is sitting on a
cart bare, you might try wrapping it in something.

If it is becoming too faint, as Max mentioned, I would try raising the
contrast in Menu 62.

Could also be that you just have a flaky LCD.

---Matt