Colin McDonald
April 17th, 2011, 12:25 PM
Most UK mainline trains nowadays are air conditioned and have sealed windows, but there are still a few which have opening vestibule windows. The possibility of much more interesting views with the lens just out of the window therefore still exists.
Leaving aside all the other health and safety considerations, is it possible that the internal mic in the camera could be damaged by the buffeting wind? Specifically, is there a safe speed beyond which the rapidly changing pressure levels could cause damage? Obviously, it is not intended to actually use the built in mic to acquire audio under these conditions nor would an external mic be attached to the camera!
For example, a certain world famous railway feature not very far away from me has a max. line speed of 50 mph, which could ruin your hairdo, but is otherwise not too much of a problem. However, further south on the same route line speeds increase to 125 mph. Would that be a potential problem for sound pressure levels round a mic which is built in to the camera body?
Leaving aside all the other health and safety considerations, is it possible that the internal mic in the camera could be damaged by the buffeting wind? Specifically, is there a safe speed beyond which the rapidly changing pressure levels could cause damage? Obviously, it is not intended to actually use the built in mic to acquire audio under these conditions nor would an external mic be attached to the camera!
For example, a certain world famous railway feature not very far away from me has a max. line speed of 50 mph, which could ruin your hairdo, but is otherwise not too much of a problem. However, further south on the same route line speeds increase to 125 mph. Would that be a potential problem for sound pressure levels round a mic which is built in to the camera body?