HDD Video Camera in Ladakh

NSringha · Oct 15th, 2009, 00:48

I have heard the Hard Drive HD Video camera break at high altitudes

has anyone successfully brought one up there?
I have a panasonic hs300

vzzzbx · Oct 15th, 2009, 03:09

I don't know about hard drive cameras in particular, but my sony DV camcorder kind of lost it from 4500m upwards in Tibet. All footage was over-exposed and in a weird blue-magenta tone (lacking greens and yellows). Back at lower altitude in Nepal, the problem was suddenly gone.

crvlvr · Oct 15th, 2009, 03:27

I think all hard drives are rated up to 10,000 feet. That's because their R/W heads ride on a cushion of air. As the air thins with increase in altitude, the possibility of the head crashing into the platter (which spins very very fast) increases.

vistet · Oct 15th, 2009, 05:01

I´ve seen three portable hard drives jam in Ladakh & Tibet. # 3 has the right explanation.

NSringha · Oct 15th, 2009, 12:09

My camera has a SD Flash Card slot as well. Do you think the Harddrive is completely bypassed when using it?

So i can just use that in High-altitude situations?

(i know tech support would probably be able to give a better answer - if they did answer, which they probably wouldn't due to liability, but just wondering if there are any experts lurking)

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NSringha Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Thailand Posts: 7	HDD Video Camera in Ladakh I have heard the Hard Drive HD Video camera break at high altitudes has anyone successfully brought one up there? I have a panasonic hs300

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Oct 15th, 2009, 03:09	#2
vzzzbx Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 70	I don't know about hard drive cameras in particular, but my sony DV camcorder kind of lost it from 4500m upwards in Tibet. All footage was over-exposed and in a weird blue-magenta tone (lacking greens and yellows). Back at lower altitude in Nepal, the problem was suddenly gone.

Oct 15th, 2009, 03:27	#3
crvlvr Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hollywood Posts: 4,668	I think all hard drives are rated up to 10,000 feet. That's because their R/W heads ride on a cushion of air. As the air thins with increase in altitude, the possibility of the head crashing into the platter (which spins very very fast) increases.

Oct 15th, 2009, 12:09	#5
NSringha Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Thailand Posts: 7	My camera has a SD Flash Card slot as well. Do you think the Harddrive is completely bypassed when using it? So i can just use that in High-altitude situations? (i know tech support would probably be able to give a better answer - if they did answer, which they probably wouldn't due to liability, but just wondering if there are any experts lurking)