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Is it safe to leave my camera in the car?

I’m going on a road trip this weekend and once we arrive at our destination, we’ll park the car and not return to it for about 5 hours. Is it safe to leave my digital SLR camera in the car. I have a case for it and everything and i want to take pictures once we return, but will the heat or other factors affect my camera?

At this time of year in the Northern Hemisphere I would think you should be fine. (I have melted plastic in cameras in the same situation in the summer.)

If you are in Australia or security is an issue then we may need to re-think this answer.

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