Hey man, I am a mechanical engineer, I work with thermal systems and heat management fairly often. I think I can answer your questions: The way a thermal system like this works, is it measures the temperature of the hottest and most fragile components. My guess would be that in this case its a couple thermocouples on the processing unit, which produces more heat than the sensor and is just as fragile. After the thermocouple reaches a certain reading, the software recognizes it has hit a risk limit, and shuts down to cool it off. So why does it last longer if you leave it in the incubator longer? Well systems like this are not isotropic, they produce heat in certain points, so parts are hot, parts are cold, and parts are inbetween. My guess is that the camera uses one of the cooler spots to calibrate. For example, lets say at room temperature (25C) the processor reaches 40C and the viewfinder reaches 30C. But in a 40C incubator, the processor reaches 50C and the viefinder reaches 45C. Even though the processor got hotter, its now less hot relative to the viewfinder.
For Sony. Heat saturation.. If you use it from one extreme to another ( ie, go from ac room to heat) some components will heat up quicker than others, those components with go into thermal protection mode first cause of unstable heat dissipation compared to the rest of the system.. Basically each component has its own thermal protection mode.. That information is set as a critical event in the processor, so when anyone component hits it, it goes into thermal protection mode. Where if you were to start in a hotter environment ( ie, long hike in the sun for a hour or 2 then start shooting). The components will then have a higher overall base heat saturation level, meaning that operating temperature threshold is higher because even the fastest heating component can only rise a lower amount compared to the base heat saturation of the whole system. ( because the difference between the hottest and coolest components isn't such a wide range, the potential thermal instability between those components isn't as abrupt, and components can equalize at a quicker rate compared to the scenario mentioned earlier) if you compared a 1st gen a7 to a a7iii shooting at the same 1080p, you'll notice a bit of a improvement over the years cause the body has gotten bigger acting as a thermal barrier.. For Canon, its alot simpler.. From what I was able to find, ( lost of hours tearing apart old cameras and fixing them) as a pose to sony where its a system overall temperature variation from component to component. With Canon it seems to be a predetermined threshold for every component, basically like a limit switch, that each component has independent from one another.. If a certain temperature is reached ( and its not the same safe temperature for each component) it shuts down..it only has to be one component, so one time it could be one and the next time a different one. Each of the components have different heat saturation / dissipation characteristics. Therefore the determined "magical number" for each individual component the temperature needs to hit to activate thermal protection is different.. As mentioned above the size of the body in relation to the components ( acting as a thermal barrier from the outside world and components) also plays into ( in my tests it was usually either the processor, battery or sensor that was typically the first to go into thermal protection mode). Again I spent lots of hours tearing down bodies that weren't working properly, for years I was a Canon shooter, last I owned was a 5d mark 3 and 7d, and 5d mark 2 and 1 before as well as 1d mark 3.. For the last 3 years I've shot sony. I tore into and repaired a a6500, a7s, a7r, a7 mark 2 and a7r2.. I like to know how things work and why, as well as what characteristics they have under load.. Lots of using thermal cameras and different measuring methods (use a friends scopes, and power testing meters).. I may not be 100% perfectly accurate on my theory, this is just what I noticed and observed.. And logically it makes sense as a whole... Hope someone finds my knowledge useful in their photography or videography endeavours, and hopefully maximizes their shooting experience cause of this.. Enjoy. Steve
Hey bud ✌️ on the fifth tab page 2 on the Sony there should be a setting called “auto power OFF temp.” If you set that to high then the Sony camera shouldn’t shut off any where near that easy 🤔..... you may already be doing that and I just missed it ! Love your stuff been watching the old potato for a long time now
9:00 please Gene! You need to throw that Canon M6 II in the fridge and freezer and see if it still “overheats” after 50 minutes! I have a sneaking suspicion it doesn’t have a temperature gauge at all, just a timer lol!
I would say it has to do with Lipo batteries temp management. They might follow a temp difference over time. While already at 40c the curve is flatter, vs starting from colder.
I have lived in 45°C through 2 months of summer. Never had any issues with cameras heating! 😂😂 Brilliant humour throughout your presentation! I am going to share this on twitter. That said, we have never used the cameras to shoot video constantly for hours and hours. Maybe 20 minutes at a stretch.
*No one:* *Potato jet: I used to do a lot of filming with the U.S. Military in the middle of the blazing hot desert. So I know which cameras can truck through.*
The real test is take it up Northern Canada to an Oil Derek site. They say that is the ultimate test of a product. It has to work or they wont buy it. Period.
You are actually cooling the cameras with your incubator! It is meant to stay at the set temperature, but the cameras would normally become way hotter (more like 60 °C). The incubator even has a fan, which improves the heat dissipation! Since we actually expected the sony to do much better - it maybe is optimized to stay cool under normal working conditions, and would just not get hot. then, the incubator would heat it up.
On my channel I have an exhaust video from 2016 (I think, but not the 2019 video). I was using a T3i to record the footage, and in direct sunlight it started to overheat. I keep turning it off when they switched between vehicles, and cooling it down by blowing at it. I managed to record every vehicle, but I was worried it would stop recording when I needed it too. Now I have a R82, and it never overheats. Good to know that won't be a problem in the future. Now I need an in car camera that can handle shaking and still have good audio, but I need some car parts before that.
Thanks for this test! Having a Pocket 4K this is super helpful in determining what kind of shoots I‘m able to do on this thing. Having done quite a lot of open air music festival stuff on hot summer days, heat always is an issue and something to think about.
If only the incubator could help hatch new cameras.... That'll be awesome! Since you had tested action cam, how about testing compact cameras as well? I have the Canon G7X Mark 3 and it seems to overheat very quickly when shooting at 4K. Would love to see how other compact cameras handle the heat.
Nice to see a somewhat scientific test. Moving the screen out is a total myth. I've had several cameras that were prone to overheat (Sony NEX7, A99, A7rII before the flash fix) and in controlled conditions the screen made no difference. The issue was bad choices by Sony legal on how hot was too hot based on (questionable) internal readings. With the A7RIII I've filmed in 120-degree temperatures all day with no shelter and it never even showed me a warning. Of course the FS7 didn't care how hot it was outside or how long.
So there are to ways this could work, whether it be separately or in tandem. Generally speaking, the closer the initial temperature is to the desired final temperature, the more energy is needed to be “push” into the camera. Exactly like a freezer where it takes longer to freeze a half-frozen ice cube than room temperature water. On the electronic side, the circuitry is already accustomed to the operating temperature so it can work without having to acclimate as much. It’s been a year since I’ve done anything physics-related, so please, anyone correct me if I’m wrong. Hope that helps.
Panasonic S1 was actually the camera I thought he meant when he said that one camera had an official operating temperture beyond the rest. Panasonic always focused a lot on having very reliable cameras with dust, splash and freeze-proof lenses. When I think of "reliable cameras", I think of Panasonic and Canon.
I had a theory about using water-glycerin mixture and applying it to the post-mechanical case of a camera above the heat sink in order to facilitate heat exchange. If you can mix it to gelatinous state, you might be able to just keep adding water to it with a Q-Tip or finger spritzer w/o the water running and then the water would stay put and diffuse the heat. Haven't tried it yet though.
Luckily, I’ve built a studio setup with 3 lumix g85. I’ve been able to record with dummy batteries and external recorders for 3-hour+ straight. Never realized other cameras overheat and may ruin your work. Great content 👌
A couple of things that might not have been considered in this test: 1) direct sunlight would bring the camera up to a higher temperature than 104F if it's in the middle of a hot day. I've had Sony a6500's cut off on me while filming a 20 minute beach wedding in Florida. Those cameras had been outside "acclimating" in the shade prior to the beach ceremony. 2) I could be wrong about this, but if you are filming literally nothing (the inside of an incubator) where there is no complexity or moving objects, the processor within the camera that has to compress the image into H.264/H.265, etc. would not be very stressed. I would be curious if you'd have different results if you had the cameras inside the incubator but filming a screen you have outside the incubator, playing an action movie on repeat. This would stress the processing as there would be more complexity and motion for it to make calculations for compression....
I feel like the internal controller is checking how quickly the temperature changes and going for Room to 104F makes it trigger the switch. Whereas as after sitting there for hours means it's already steady and that temp never really changes.
I've only had my Sony a7s ii overheat on me once. Super hot day, sun beaming down on the camera for 4 hours straight of non stop filming. But you know I was overheating too so it did well
yeah, maybe when the light situation keeps changing the camera will have to spend more power on calculating "something", probably could add a breathing RGB light in front of it.
Cooler products will heat up faster. The same goes for hotter products will cool down faster due to the difference in temp. That’s why colder water comes to a boil faster than warm/hot water. An easier example is ice held at a colder temp will melt faster than ice held at a less cold temp. So if the camera is already warm, it will take longer to actually overheat due to there being less temp difference.
Pro tip: C=F double it and add 30, reverse that to F=C. Get's you within a couple degrees generally. As a AW in the Navy that's what we do when we need to calculate water temps on the fly when tracking submarines and we're out of bt bouys.
This is one of the reasons why I picked a Canon DSLR over a Sony mirrorless 6 years ago. My T5i can record up to it's record limit at 30 C ambient, no problem. It only stopped once when I was recording under direct sunlight at noon.
I'd be curious to see this with some from the A7 line like A7 III, A7R II, A7R III, A7S II, A7S III. It would be interesting to see the Canon M50, Panasonic GH4 & 5 and S1, Zcam E2, and Fuji XT3.
I would like to see the same test done with the Panasonic S1 and Sony A7III FF cameras. ( maybe even throw in the GH5 as it's known to go forever without overheating )
Maybe for the small camera that has overheated you can try to compare with puting them on with a external battery to see if it makes a difference for them.
About why they overheat faster when they are cold - I'm guessing it has something to do with condensation. Perhaps they have a humidity sensor or smth. You should try getting them to like 10°C and then put them in the incubator and see if they shit off instantly.
Thank you so much bro! The Canon larger bodies hint that the R5 might actually be able to handle the heat. Pls do the X-H1, X-T4 and GFX100. Also, I guess its fair to assume the 1DX's will ace this.
Excellent video as always! Would love to see a GoPro HERO5 Session in there. I use one during Spartan obstacle course races, and it'll stop recording fairly often during the race. I suspect it's due to the heat, but haven't been able to do a controlled test.
My new life goal: putting cameras into incubators.. gerat vid though 💪🏼 this is a interesting topic with tests that no one did before.. thanks for risking your gear for us.. :D
The closest one is Kai's 7D torture test back in the days of DigitalRev. Although that one is extreme and cements the fact why Canon's DSLRs are regarded as very reliable.
That was a great test! I would like to see the opposite test. When do cameras shut down because of cold temperatures? I had my BMPCC4K out in the desert this winter and it kept shutting down on me. Temps were near freezing but not quite there yet. The biggest pain was that to get it to heat up I had to pull it out of its cage. I think that the cage actually made the camera colder. Anyone else experience this?
Namaste, I think that the temperature measurements in an incubator could not be accurate right ?! Natural conditions would have more space for the heat to get out of the camera. In the incubator you are not letting out the heat properly compared to nature conditions. What are your thoughts about this ?
I had some issues with the original BMPCC overheating in a 70°F indoor space after 15 minutes filming. I think the change in the body with the 4/6K was partially to deal with this issue.
I had GH5 overheat on me on a commercial shoot for Dell. 2 producers and about 5 people from Dell behind my back and GH5 a showing overheating warning every 5 minutes. It wasn’t my camera, so nobody blamed me but it was awkward. Rented A7s II also overheat often. My own never did, though.
Great video! Can you do a test of how cold cameras can get? (You already own a freezer, so it won't cost you too much. Also, you can fit your Arri Alexa in there.)
I think real world scenario would be different as it will depend on what the camera is shooting. If the subject is statioary then for Af processor doesn't have to do much work but if subject is moving and depending on the lens and Aperture if processor has to lot of work then it will overheat quickly.
Hey man, I am a mechanical engineer, I work with thermal systems and heat management fairly often. I think I can answer your questions:
The way a thermal system like this works, is it measures the temperature of the hottest and most fragile components. My guess would be that in this case its a couple thermocouples on the processing unit, which produces more heat than the sensor and is just as fragile. After the thermocouple reaches a certain reading, the software recognizes it has hit a risk limit, and shuts down to cool it off.
So why does it last longer if you leave it in the incubator longer? Well systems like this are not isotropic, they produce heat in certain points, so parts are hot, parts are cold, and parts are inbetween. My guess is that the camera uses one of the cooler spots to calibrate. For example, lets say at room temperature (25C) the processor reaches 40C and the viewfinder reaches 30C. But in a 40C incubator, the processor reaches 50C and the viefinder reaches 45C. Even though the processor got hotter, its now less hot relative to the viewfinder.
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Thank you for the info, always cool to see some professional input :D
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Potatoe Jet: look at this delicious camera
True bru
Pierre Humphries Peter must have called after watching this.......potatojet are u starting a cooking show....starting with cameras
On Sony A6600, Did you turn the "Auto power OFF temp". to high at menu set up-2 page-2?
Nobody:
Potato Jet: "So I got this incubator to overheat cameras."
Watch his vlogs
Well, he needs something to heat UP his camera
It's the future!
Potato Jet = Mad Man!
EOS R at @3:23 for those who want a non-overheating Canon Full Frame Mirrorless camera
"Take the celsius, multiply it by the speed of light"
Einstein 10/10
Are you gonna grow out a mustache during the shelter in place?
Multiply by 6, divide it by the speed of light. Lol
I laughed out loud at this.
Me; I think I've gotten to know Potato Jet pretty well
Him: I used to do a lot of filming for the us military
True! 😂😂😂😂
Greg Joblove yeah wtf 😅
Must always keep a bit of mystery 😂
For Sony. Heat saturation.. If you use it from one extreme to another ( ie, go from ac room to heat) some components will heat up quicker than others, those components with go into thermal protection mode first cause of unstable heat dissipation compared to the rest of the system.. Basically each component has its own thermal protection mode.. That information is set as a critical event in the processor, so when anyone component hits it, it goes into thermal protection mode.
Where if you were to start in a hotter environment ( ie, long hike in the sun for a hour or 2 then start shooting). The components will then have a higher overall base heat saturation level, meaning that operating temperature threshold is higher because even the fastest heating component can only rise a lower amount compared to the base heat saturation of the whole system. ( because the difference between the hottest and coolest components isn't such a wide range, the potential thermal instability between those components isn't as abrupt, and components can equalize at a quicker rate compared to the scenario mentioned earlier) if you compared a 1st gen a7 to a a7iii shooting at the same 1080p, you'll notice a bit of a improvement over the years cause the body has gotten bigger acting as a thermal barrier..
For Canon, its alot simpler.. From what I was able to find, ( lost of hours tearing apart old cameras and fixing them) as a pose to sony where its a system overall temperature variation from component to component. With Canon it seems to be a predetermined threshold for every component, basically like a limit switch, that each component has independent from one another.. If a certain temperature is reached ( and its not the same safe temperature for each component) it shuts down..it only has to be one component, so one time it could be one and the next time a different one. Each of the components have different heat saturation / dissipation characteristics. Therefore the determined "magical number" for each individual component the temperature needs to hit to activate thermal protection is different.. As mentioned above the size of the body in relation to the components ( acting as a thermal barrier from the outside world and components) also plays into ( in my tests it was usually either the processor, battery or sensor that was typically the first to go into thermal protection mode). Again I spent lots of hours tearing down bodies that weren't working properly, for years I was a Canon shooter, last I owned was a 5d mark 3 and 7d, and 5d mark 2 and 1 before as well as 1d mark 3.. For the last 3 years I've shot sony. I tore into and repaired a a6500, a7s, a7r, a7 mark 2 and a7r2.. I like to know how things work and why, as well as what characteristics they have under load.. Lots of using thermal cameras and different measuring methods (use a friends scopes, and power testing meters)..
I may not be 100% perfectly accurate on my theory, this is just what I noticed and observed.. And logically it makes sense as a whole...
Hope someone finds my knowledge useful in their photography or videography endeavours, and hopefully maximizes their shooting experience cause of this.. Enjoy.
Steve
How doesn't this have the most likes
Hey bud ✌️ on the fifth tab page 2 on the Sony there should be a setting called “auto power OFF temp.”
If you set that to high then the Sony camera shouldn’t shut off any where near that easy 🤔..... you may already be doing that and I just missed it ! Love your stuff been watching the old potato for a long time now
9:00 please Gene! You need to throw that Canon M6 II in the fridge and freezer and see if it still “overheats” after 50 minutes! I have a sneaking suspicion it doesn’t have a temperature gauge at all, just a timer lol!
I would say it has to do with Lipo batteries temp management. They might follow a temp difference over time. While already at 40c the curve is flatter, vs starting from colder.
I agree! Especially the A6600.
Oh this might be it, LiPos are way more efficient when warm!
I'd like to see a GH5 or GH5s. Show some Panasonic love!!
I just love your energy....I've watched more than 30 of your videos till date.
Thanks for throwing the 90D in there just got mine and love it!
Vegas heat is no joke. Strobes would overheat way more often than my cameras. Interesting info as usual!
I have lived in 45°C through 2 months of summer. Never had any issues with cameras heating! 😂😂 Brilliant humour throughout your presentation! I am going to share this on twitter.
That said, we have never used the cameras to shoot video constantly for hours and hours. Maybe 20 minutes at a stretch.
Lumix GH5! Ive used it in plus 40 deg Celsius and in -38 deg Celsius
*No one:*
*Potato jet: I used to do a lot of filming with the U.S. Military in the middle of the blazing hot desert. So I know which cameras can truck through.*
Weird flex. But okay.
The real test is take it up Northern Canada to an Oil Derek site. They say that is the ultimate test of a product. It has to work or they wont buy it. Period.
You are actually cooling the cameras with your incubator! It is meant to stay at the set temperature, but the cameras would normally become way hotter (more like 60 °C). The incubator even has a fan, which improves the heat dissipation! Since we actually expected the sony to do much better - it maybe is optimized to stay cool under normal working conditions, and would just not get hot. then, the incubator would heat it up.
On my channel I have an exhaust video from 2016 (I think, but not the 2019 video). I was using a T3i to record the footage, and in direct sunlight it started to overheat. I keep turning it off when they switched between vehicles, and cooling it down by blowing at it. I managed to record every vehicle, but I was worried it would stop recording when I needed it too. Now I have a R82, and it never overheats. Good to know that won't be a problem in the future.
Now I need an in car camera that can handle shaking and still have good audio, but I need some car parts before that.
Never expected this Video would come out so soon. Nice!
Thanks for this test! Having a Pocket 4K this is super helpful in determining what kind of shoots I‘m able to do on this thing. Having done quite a lot of open air music festival stuff on hot summer days, heat always is an issue and something to think about.
what about Fujifilm xt4?
Camera you should test:
Any of the Sony Alpha series
Canon Series - T6/T7i (for beginners getting their first cameras)
LOL! I'm not sure why, but you make your videos just cool enough for me to watch them til the end! ♥️
If only the incubator could help hatch new cameras.... That'll be awesome!
Since you had tested action cam, how about testing compact cameras as well? I have the Canon G7X Mark 3 and it seems to overheat very quickly when shooting at 4K. Would love to see how other compact cameras handle the heat.
Nice to see a somewhat scientific test. Moving the screen out is a total myth. I've had several cameras that were prone to overheat (Sony NEX7, A99, A7rII before the flash fix) and in controlled conditions the screen made no difference. The issue was bad choices by Sony legal on how hot was too hot based on (questionable) internal readings. With the A7RIII I've filmed in 120-degree temperatures all day with no shelter and it never even showed me a warning. Of course the FS7 didn't care how hot it was outside or how long.
- What's cookin' everybody?
- Cameras. I cook cameras in an incubator.
So there are to ways this could work, whether it be separately or in tandem.
Generally speaking, the closer the initial temperature is to the desired final temperature, the more energy is needed to be “push” into the camera. Exactly like a freezer where it takes longer to freeze a half-frozen ice cube than room temperature water.
On the electronic side, the circuitry is already accustomed to the operating temperature so it can work without having to acclimate as much.
It’s been a year since I’ve done anything physics-related, so please, anyone correct me if I’m wrong.
Hope that helps.
nice experiment, try it in extreme cold temperature nxt time, lets see what happens
Big fan of your show here in the Philippines, keep rollin🤙
I imagine how you gonna test your children in the future...
Diyan M see how long they last in an oven
I still want you to try Lumix S1 series (S1, S1R or S1H).
Panasonic S1 was actually the camera I thought he meant when he said that one camera had an official operating temperture beyond the rest.
Panasonic always focused a lot on having very reliable cameras with dust, splash and freeze-proof lenses.
When I think of "reliable cameras", I think of Panasonic and Canon.
@@TerraThink also ,the S1H is basically the only mirrorless hybrid camera with a built-in fan.
Very interesting overheating camera tests here. Great content! Love your videos!
I had a theory about using water-glycerin mixture and applying it to the post-mechanical case of a camera above the heat sink in order to facilitate heat exchange. If you can mix it to gelatinous state, you might be able to just keep adding water to it with a Q-Tip or finger spritzer w/o the water running and then the water would stay put and diffuse the heat. Haven't tried it yet though.
Luckily, I’ve built a studio setup with 3 lumix g85. I’ve been able to record with dummy batteries and external recorders for 3-hour+ straight. Never realized other cameras overheat and may ruin your work. Great content 👌
A couple of things that might not have been considered in this test: 1) direct sunlight would bring the camera up to a higher temperature than 104F if it's in the middle of a hot day. I've had Sony a6500's cut off on me while filming a 20 minute beach wedding in Florida. Those cameras had been outside "acclimating" in the shade prior to the beach ceremony. 2) I could be wrong about this, but if you are filming literally nothing (the inside of an incubator) where there is no complexity or moving objects, the processor within the camera that has to compress the image into H.264/H.265, etc. would not be very stressed. I would be curious if you'd have different results if you had the cameras inside the incubator but filming a screen you have outside the incubator, playing an action movie on repeat. This would stress the processing as there would be more complexity and motion for it to make calculations for compression....
I have a question
Is there’s any adopter out there allowing me to hook xl canon lens on modern DSLR EF Mount??
I have used 70D + 400mm in 44 degree celcius. No problem.
Lens gets hot though. white color helps bounce back some of the heat I guess.
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potato jet after 2 weeks in quarantine :"Im going to cook all my cameras"
01:22 Imagine if your timer/thermometer got cooked before the cameras itself. Don’t forget to appreciate it
I feel like the internal controller is checking how quickly the temperature changes and going for Room to 104F makes it trigger the switch. Whereas as after sitting there for hours means it's already steady and that temp never really changes.
That Thumbnail tho.. 😍
I've only had my Sony a7s ii overheat on me once. Super hot day, sun beaming down on the camera for 4 hours straight of non stop filming. But you know I was overheating too so it did well
I think it would be interesting to see the results if the cameras were recording something dynamic as opposed to just static darkness.
same
yeah, maybe when the light situation keeps changing the camera will have to spend more power on calculating "something", probably could add a breathing RGB light in front of it.
Please do this test with the new Canon R5 using its different modes!
Cooler products will heat up faster. The same goes for hotter products will cool down faster due to the difference in temp. That’s why colder water comes to a boil faster than warm/hot water. An easier example is ice held at a colder temp will melt faster than ice held at a less cold temp. So if the camera is already warm, it will take longer to actually overheat due to there being less temp difference.
Dude! That thumbnail is killer! 🤘❤ Ok.. and now I´ll watch the rest of the video^^
0:53
Gene; a lot of people use this to do things like house chicken eggs and...
Also gene: I use it to overheat cameras!!
On the BMPCC, you'll get a much longer record time if you shoot in 4k raw at the Q5 setting than in pro res.
You should test them at negative temperatures. Lots of people use these cameras in the winter or at high elevations.
Classic Chef Gene cooking up some cameras 😅 📸
“Osmo Action Screen Shot Off”
I was like “Damn bro, you blew that mess up??”
Pro tip: C=F double it and add 30, reverse that to F=C. Get's you within a couple degrees generally. As a AW in the Navy that's what we do when we need to calculate water temps on the fly when tracking submarines and we're out of bt bouys.
Try the fuji in there when you get it! + try the 6400 because of the smaller battery
Great test! You should do one in freezing temperatures and test weather sealing... Maybe shooting in a water tank and a freezer? 🤷♂️
This is one of the reasons why I picked a Canon DSLR over a Sony mirrorless 6 years ago.
My T5i can record up to it's record limit at 30 C ambient, no problem. It only stopped once when I was recording under direct sunlight at noon.
I'd be curious to see this with some from the A7 line like A7 III, A7R II, A7R III, A7S II, A7S III. It would be interesting to see the Canon M50, Panasonic GH4 & 5 and S1, Zcam E2, and Fuji XT3.
Very informative..the Canon R I came here for..
I would like to see the same test done with the Panasonic S1 and Sony A7III FF cameras. ( maybe even throw in the GH5 as it's known to go forever without overheating )
Maybe for the small camera that has overheated you can try to compare with puting them on with a external battery to see if it makes a difference for them.
Lovin' my EOS R even more now!
Would love to see the Canon M50 and especially the Panasonic GH5 (I hear the GH5 is great in warm temps). Great video Potato!
Notification squad for once!!! Yenno, this whole working from home is pretty great sometimes!!!!
About why they overheat faster when they are cold - I'm guessing it has something to do with condensation. Perhaps they have a humidity sensor or smth. You should try getting them to like 10°C and then put them in the incubator and see if they shit off instantly.
I find direct sunlight on the camera is worse than being in a hot room
I might be a similar result to the bmpcc 6k but I would love to see the bmpcc 4K in there
Interesting little experiment! You should thought the canon m50 in there. Only I think there is a 30 minute record limit but you should still do that.
Should do a test for how cold they can get before shutting down.
It’s -20c today where I live :’(
Are you on Titan?
Krishnendu Kes Saskatchewan haha
@@zachjames2285 Oh! Got you. Sorry I asked. Haha!
You live in Antarctica?
Lonwabo Njeje Saskatchewan, Canada. gotta harness up my polar bear to get groceries haha
Best thumbnail ever!
Thank you so much bro! The Canon larger bodies hint that the R5 might actually be able to handle the heat. Pls do the X-H1, X-T4 and GFX100. Also, I guess its fair to assume the 1DX's will ace this.
Best thumbnail ever. For real
This isolation has to stop soon, because potatojet channel is starting to cook cameras that i can’t afford....
Are there any cameras or mics that you can use in a sauna for a podcast?
Very interesting! When you get a Fuji XT-4 in your hands, I would love you to test it in your incubator.
Try the eos RP! Curious to see how the smaller body fares against the eos R
Excellent video as always! Would love to see a GoPro HERO5 Session in there. I use one during Spartan obstacle course races, and it'll stop recording fairly often during the race. I suspect it's due to the heat, but haven't been able to do a controlled test.
My new life goal: putting cameras into incubators.. gerat vid though 💪🏼 this is a interesting topic with tests that no one did before.. thanks for risking your gear for us.. :D
The closest one is Kai's 7D torture test back in the days of DigitalRev. Although that one is extreme and cements the fact why Canon's DSLRs are regarded as very reliable.
Try a Panasonic next
Dude...I just wanna tell you...you inspire me...thought you should know💥
Yeah throw Sam’s EOS RP in there!
Can you do the same test but in the cold instead? Like see how long the cameras last at their recommended lowest possible operational temperature?
That was a great test! I would like to see the opposite test. When do cameras shut down because of cold temperatures? I had my BMPCC4K out in the desert this winter and it kept shutting down on me. Temps were near freezing but not quite there yet. The biggest pain was that to get it to heat up I had to pull it out of its cage. I think that the cage actually made the camera colder. Anyone else experience this?
hey potato love ur vids. you should do a red gemini review in low light
That timer is handling the heat better than those cameras, think I'm gonna get one.
You should try XT3, XT4 and A7III
Namaste,
I think that the temperature measurements in an incubator could not be accurate right ?!
Natural conditions would have more space for the heat to get out of the camera. In the incubator you are not letting out the heat properly compared to nature conditions.
What are your thoughts about this ?
I had some issues with the original BMPCC overheating in a 70°F indoor space after 15 minutes filming. I think the change in the body with the 4/6K was partially to deal with this issue.
That’s some medium rare footage right there
Can you make a video on which T-stop the movie industry shoots in?
A6600 has changeable auto power off temperature thresholds. Would love to know what settings you used.
I had GH5 overheat on me on a commercial shoot for Dell. 2 producers and about 5 people from Dell behind my back and GH5 a showing overheating warning every 5 minutes. It wasn’t my camera, so nobody blamed me but it was awkward. Rented A7s II also overheat often. My own never did, though.
Potato Jet put a Fuji Xt3, Nikon d500 and a Nikon d810 in the incubator.
Love you vids keep making them better
I use Blackmagic URSA Mini 4K, so I wonder how much time will that lasts in incubator. (With small lens, so it can fit in that incubator) :D
Great video! Can you do a test of how cold cameras can get? (You already own a freezer, so it won't cost you too much. Also, you can fit your Arri Alexa in there.)
I think real world scenario would be different as it will depend on what the camera is shooting. If the subject is statioary then for Af processor doesn't have to do much work but if subject is moving and depending on the lens and Aperture if processor has to lot of work then it will overheat quickly.
Dope thumbnail I love the photo.
Potatoe Jet's bed hair! 😁
Potato jet: overheats at about 40 celcius or 105 farenheit.
Where I live there are a few weeks on end where we easily hit 105 degrees farenheit
Who else is waiting for Gene to casually announce in the next video that the cameras melted or exploded?
Can you do a cold/freeze test?