too hot! damn!!

[back alley]

Sounds like you need a new bag.......

Hey Joe....... can you help him with this?

B2 (;->

workin' on it!

 

[seany65]

The camera was on and operating and autofocusing continually in the bag. So, yes, the OP was "using it" as far as the camera is concerned.

But a film camera would not have overheated as it would have stopped at the end of the film.

So again:

Film cameras 1 0 Digital cameras.


lol.







I so love winding up 'diggies'.😀 Almost as much fun as winding up 'Barnackites'.


But not quite as dangerous. 😛

 

[BillBingham2]

But a film camera would not have overheated as it would have stopped at the end of the film.

So again:

Film cameras 1 0 Digital cameras.


lol.....

Unless it's powerful enough to pull the film off the spool.

B2 (;->

 

[ptpdprinter]

So little tolerance.

 

[willie_901]

If it was accidentally working in the bag, it could be hotter then previous X-Series cameras. The in-camera CPU is significantly more powerful and therefore generates more heat.

Digital cameras use heat-sink technologies to reduce operating temperatures. They essentially transfer heat from the electronics to the air. Inside a bag, once the air heats up the electronics can't become cooler.

I think your camera is fine.

 

[back alley]

it seems fine and over the coming weekend i'll give it a workout to see what happens.

 

[back alley]

works fine!
went out for a few hours and it didn't warm up any at all...
the camera shop said they have sold about half dozen xe3 bodies and none have come back...just me!

 

[jsrockit]

Are you enjoying it?

 

[ColSebastianMoran]

More on this... Camera in bag, left on, gets hot. Way too hot.

Note the stories last few days about FAA and lithium batteries on aircraft.

Gist of the articles: If they get hot, lithium batteries can go into "thermal run-away," get hot enough to burn/explode.

I wonder if we have to fear: Camera in bag, left on, get's hot, triggers thermal run-away in the battery, and burns?

Here's a demo. It's a laptop, they use an aux heater to raise the temp to 250°C, then the fun begins.

 

[back alley]

Are you enjoying it?

loving it!
i had a feeling that this was going to fit me well and it does. i find it amazing how a little shaving off the side could make that kind of positive impact.
no need for thumb thing or grip or even softie...

 

[back alley]

More on this... Camera in bag, left on, gets hot. Way too hot.

Note the stories last few days about FAA and lithium batteries on aircraft.

Gist of the articles: If they get hot, lithium batteries can go into "thermal run-away," get hot enough to burn/explode.

I wonder if we have to fear: Camera in bag, left on, get's hot, triggers thermal run-away in the battery, and burns?

Here's a demo. It's a laptop, they use an aux heater to raise the temp to 250°C, then the fun begins.

kinda scary...

 

[Ronald M]

All above possible, but also defective off switch or short somewhere.

 

[willie_901]

250 C is above 480 F.

If the camera reached 250 C the bag would likely be on fire or melt before the battery went off.

Still, a runaway Li battery is profoundly destructive.

 

[ColSebastianMoran]

Camera On in Bag IS a Danger!

Camera On in Bag IS a Danger!

Turns out Camera-on-in-bag is a serious danger.

This news today, in another RFF thread: Camera battery explodes at Orlando Airport

Article: https://petapixel.com/2017/11/11/camera-battery-explodes-airport-sparking-panic/

 

[back alley]

Come monday i’ll be swapping my new xe3 for another one. It gets warm every time i use it now and that cannot be a good thing.

 

[Darthfeeble]

So far, no problems with mine Joe. Good Luck.

 

[back alley]

charging my new battery in my just swapped out xe3. the only downside is they only had a silver body and i so much prefer a black body.
but the real test is to see if this one heats up or not.
i’ll keep those interested up to date...

 

[ptpdprinter]

Glad I decided to stick with my XE2.

 

[Darthfeeble]

I'm at 376 shots in just under a week that I've had mine and not a hint of warming. I tend not to machine gun but I'll shoot three or four shots in succession fairly quickly. Mine is silver Joe, maybe that's the answer.

 

[BillBingham2]

While it might be a camera problem, my bet is that it's battery.

B2 (;->