Sony A 6300 Overheating is a real problem

DLD said:
And I then wrote, "They may have just added some extra thermal gel or something".
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Would be interesting to see if the overheating affects some production batches more than others.

It might then explain why the "fix" isn't a universal panacea.
 
Anybody any idea of what the firmware fix does?

Is it

(i) tweak the alarm settings and let the camera run hotter anyhow, no change to the original processing.
(ii) Shutdown some aux functions to reduce the load on the processor and hence run cooler
(iii) re write the video coding algorithm so thats it not a power hungry ( and temp) but at a subtle loss in quality.

??
 
doubledark said:
Would be interesting to see if the overheating affects some production batches more than others.

It might then explain why the "fix" isn't a universal panacea.
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I just thought about that too.

It sort of reminds me of the story how Fuji XT2 sensor was made by Sony but its production run ended before the Kumamoto earthquake and thus the camera itself could go into an immediate production. Assuming that the sensor run was only sufficient for a year or two worth of supplies, the drawn inference is that there can be several runs for a given sensor.

When it comes to smartphones, though it's obviously a much bigger market, Samsung delivered the very same model with either a Sony or a Samsung inside. The inference drawn from there is that the same camera can be at two or more locations - Samsung has plants in South Korea, China, Vietnam and India.

When GH4 became a huge hit for Panasonic, their management once said that they had to add to the GH4 output by switching from another model because a single assembly line couldn't keep up with the unexpectedly strong demand (rumored to be twice of what was anticipated).

So, putting it all together, it seems like there can be a lot of geographical and chronological variances in the manufacturing process for any given model across the entire industry. Now, how can one tell which is which in this case?
 
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Vultch said:
Where have I seen that before

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Cost £15 and it works fine, on long indoor shoots with the camera in the cage its grand.

Oh and i tidy'ed it up a bit, it looks much neater now.
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Do you have a new "guide" on how to accomplish this

I'm scared that since the weather here is usually hot this won't last but there doesn't seem to be any other camera that has all the capabilities that this has (especially low light) If the panasonic cameras had comparable lowlight performance those would be the ones to get.
 
Erik Naso said:
No thanks. Open fan blades? Ouch!
Maybe the a6400 will be made to work as it should. Loved it but couldn't use it.
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Same, it was such a joy but the overhesting on 2 different a6300's forced me to take them back. It failed when I was working with a client and it was quite awkward.
 
dafreaking said:
Do you have a new "guide" on how to accomplish this

I'm scared that since the weather here is usually hot this won't last but there doesn't seem to be any other camera that has all the capabilities that this has (especially low light) If the panasonic cameras had comparable lowlight performance those would be the ones to get.
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I mapped the camera heat profile using a laser thermometer and the hotspot is right over the C1 button, the cages original function was to extend the battery life, which it does as there are two larger cells in the handle and an adapter lead and to allow me to attach other items ,light, mics etc.

It's very simple, the fan is a 5v fan designed for the Raspberry Pi ( a small micro computer) it costs around £5.00. available on eBay, the fan has mounting holes so I just used tie wraps to secure it to the cage.

Electrically its jus a USB lead, I bought a cheap one, cut it open and found the +5v and 0v wires when it was connected to a small usb battery.

And that's it! It works great the fan is very quiet i use my a6300 for B role anyhow. I can let the camera run continuously for hours the only constraints being battery life and card storage. The USB battery I think will run the fan for 4-5 hours or more.
 
^ This makes no sense. You can almost get an a7S II for that money.
Use this camera if you only shoot short takes with some time between them. Great for narrative, just an expensive brick for lots and lots of stuff.
 
Jim Ritscher said:
"Similar in price to the A7S Cage." Tilta.com Lists that as starting at $1311. All this for a $1000 camera.
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My recommendation is to take the equipment to a place that does (custom) car audio installation. The labor rate there is $70-$100/hr. Parts, cage aside, are inexpensive.
 
I linked that cage as a more tongue-in-cheek post because many of you were determined to solve the heating issue.

I know some cameras may overheat quicker than others, and I know I've mentioned this before, but I've only used the two A6300s I had with a dummy battery and an external recorder and they've been great.
 
finally did a real world test.. and overheated during a wedding indoors
- Latest firmware (1.10)
- Sandisk 128GB Extreme Pro (90mb/s)
- Smallrig cage with thermal pad
- USB battery

~40 minutes I think. Either way can't depend on it for more than 1/2 hour, or need to go HD.

This might just go on a gimbal/slider for alternate shots
 
It seems that most of the heat gathers around where the C1 and shutter release buttons are. So while I'm sure the cage and thermal padding help, if they aren't touching that area of the 6300 their benefit will probably be limited.
 
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