too hot! damn!!

[back alley]

just pulled the xe3 out of my bag...had left the camera on by mistake...and it was very hot, too hot, hotter than it's ever supposed to be.
i have to say that i am more than a little pissed off...i don't like complications, especially when it comes to pricey gear.

 

[PKR]

just pulled the xe3 out of my bag...had left the camera on by mistake...and it was very hot, too hot, hotter than it's ever supposed to be.
i have to say that i am more than a little pissed off...i don't like complications, especially when it comes to pricey gear.

Isn't there a "sleep mode" that can be user set as to duration?

 

[ornate_wrasse]

Isn't there a "sleep mode" that can be user set as to duration?

I was basically wondering the same thing. With my DSLR cameras, they automatically turn off after a certain number of minutes of no activity.

I hope nothing is seriously wrong with the camera as that would be a major bummer.

Keep us informed as to what caused it to get so hot.

 

[pyeh]

Perhaps while it was in the bag it, the shutter release might have been activated and it was trying to take a series of very long exposures. That would heat the sensor up. I've done that with my cameras and drained the battery. Having a soft release exacerbated the problem.
Setting auto-shutoff for, say, two minutes, doesn't help because the trigger keeps activating in the bag if you put in the camera while it's turned on.

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

None of my Bessa rangefinders ever warmed up or over heated when left in my camera bag 😀

 

[BillBingham2]

Sounds like a time for a read of the manual about 'Sleep Mode' or some such magic. I know with some cases the shutter release gets depressed and will drain the battery. I'm wondering about the heat (yes there might be damage) and why? I don't have anything this new, but with PCs they need air movement of some type, perhaps it was too tight a case?

Love to hear what you find out.

B2 (;->

 

[Darthfeeble]

Second this.

Second this.

Perhaps while it was in the bag it, the shutter release might have been activated and it was trying to take a series of very long exposures. That would heat the sensor up. I've done that with my cameras and drained the battery. Having a soft release exacerbated the problem.
Setting auto-shutoff for, say, two minutes, doesn't help because the trigger keeps activating in the bag if you put in the camera while it's turned on.

I've done just that.

 

[PKR]

Sounds like a time for a read of the manual about 'Sleep Mode' or some such magic. I know with some cases the shutter release gets depressed and will drain the battery. I'm wondering about the heat (yes there might be damage) and why? I don't have anything this new, but with PCs they need air movement of some type, perhaps it was too tight a case?

Love to hear what you find out.

B2 (;->

I don't know the camera. I'm wondering if the video mode button can be disabled in the menu? Running for an extended time in video mode, might heat it up.

I think the camera would have a heat sensor to shut it down before any over heating would damage the circuits. Modern solid state electronics doesn't work well when hot but, rarely causes any damage. When cool, all's back to normal.

I would love to be able to disable any menu items or buttons I don't use. Many problems are caused by accidentally bumping a button.

 

[Dogman]

Like pyeh and Darthfeeble, I've also had this happen. More than once. The cameras have never suffered any damage, just drained batteries.

 

[Rob-F]

Has it cooled off yet, Joe? If so, is it OK?

 

[back alley]

it does have a time off timer but i selected no to using it. i hate having a camera in hand that can turn itself off. i think when i put it back into the bag i hit the dial and turned it on...never had any camera go that hot before...seems to be fine now.
i've read that the xt20 and the xe3 get a bit warm but mostly connected when using video...something i never use.

 

[Big Ursus]

I've put my various Fujis away while they were still on, and when I had programmed them to shut down after being inactive for an hour.

I'd find drained batteries, but never any noticeable heat.

 

[back alley]

I've put my various Fujis away while they were still on, and when I had programmed them to shut down after being inactive for an hour.

I'd find drained batteries, but never any noticeable heat.

yeah, this is a first for me ...and the heat was very noticeable...it was hot!

 

[Darthfeeble]

Too hot to touch? In that it's brand new, I would send it back to be checked.

 

[jsrockit]

As long as it is working ok, I'd forget about it.

 

[back alley]

i thought i'd bring it in to the shop on saturday and check if they have had any other complaints...also to just make them aware of the timing in case it blows up on me in the near future.

 

[seany65]

What a good advert for film cameras. No chance of any of mine getting too hot to handle.

 

[jsrockit]

What a good advert for film cameras. No chance of any of mine getting too hot to handle.

Hmmm, leave it out in the sun on a 120 degree F day...

 

[BillBingham2]

What a good advert for film cameras. No chance of any of mine getting too hot to handler.

Your FED 2 might not be happy without a lens cap left on a picnic table.....

B2 (;->

 

[seany65]

@jsrockitt and BillBingham2: If I'm out with any of my film cameras I leave them in the bag unless I'm taking a picture. They wouldn't overheat if I'd left them switched on while in the bag anyway.

Which is what the OP had done with the digital camera as the OP wasn't using it at the time, and it still heated up so:

Film cameras 1 Digital cameras 0.

lol.