How hot can it get before your 7D starts overheating?

Sinsemilla

Sinsemilla

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I'm shooting a film in the next few months in Thailand where it can get very hot this time of year so I'm concerned whether or not overheating will be an issue. What are some of the hotter shooting environments that you guys have used your 7Ds in?

I'm hoping that using an external monitor (so LCD on cam doesn't add heat) and shooting short takes with the camera under an umbrella/shade will alleviate this overheating problem. Any suggestions?
 
Your camera will tell you when it's too hot. I'd suggest two cameras and ice packs just to be safe.

Noah
 
Sinsemilla said:
I'm shooting a film in the next few months in Thailand where it can get very hot this time of year so I'm concerned whether or not overheating will be an issue. What are some of the hotter shooting environments that you guys have used your 7Ds in?

I'm hoping that using an external monitor (so LCD on cam doesn't add heat) and shooting short takes with the camera under an umbrella/shade will alleviate this overheating problem. Any suggestions?
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I've heard that this happens a lot to some people, and never to others. I am one of the guys who this has never happened with. I shot an hour long interview the other day, switching out cards and everything... and not once did I get the light. My camera started getting a little warm, but we took a 5 minutes break (not because of the camera) at one point and I just opened up the battery door and pulled out the battery, then when we resumed it seemed to have cooled down and ran fine the rest of the time.

It just depends, but if it gets too hot in a hotter environment and you get the light - just turn the camera off, pull the battery and card, leave both doors open and maybe even pull the lens off. Air flow will help cool it down FAST. This is one of the many reasons why (even though the video looks SUPERB and it is a fantastic tool) DSLR's could still use some development as a method of shooting video. I wouldn't go back to a video camera at this point unless I could afford an EX3 with a 35mm adapter on it... but even then, that camera is too big for some of the stuff I do.

But to answer your question for real: Noah is right about the Ice Packs. Get some solid plastic ones that you can refrigerate, if the camera gets hot, put one underneath of it since the heat is coming from the bottom side it seems like, and even hold one above it. Make a 7D and Ice sandwich.
 
There is a thread here somwhere where a member pushed the 7D to the limits. I just can't find it. I believe he was in africa or something.

And do waht Noah said. We have 2 T2i's on set along with the 7D at all times. and those ice pack thingies you squeeze and shake. I love those.
 
Another option is to set your power off time to a shorter interval, that way between takes the camera will shut off automatically. Thus shutting down the live view and giving the camera a chance to rest. I haven't had my camera over heat yet and I have used it on photo shoots. Doing the behind the scenes video work as well as snapping pics for 3hrs and it got very warm in there!
 
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