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Cooling a Digital Camera?

Posted by Cliff on from the cryogenic-photogenic dept.

thusson asks: "I work at a lab doing intrinsic signal imaging of cat and mouse visual cortex (brains). We are using a Dalsa 1M60P camera, and we want to cool it about 30-50 degrees C to improve picture quality by reducing noise. Does anyone have any suggestions about how to do this? So far, heat sinks have helped but only by a few degrees. I figure the overclocking community is a good place for novel ideas."

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  1. Learn about thermodynamics first? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    we want to cool it about 30-50 degrees C

    So far, heat sinks have helped but only by a few degrees

    What makes you think that heat sinks will lower the temperature by 30-50 C? At best, heat sinks will lower the temperature to that of the surrounding room.

    If you want something cooler, you'll need to use Dry Ice or refridgeration or some external input.