R1 Overheating issues

plusnq · Nov 25, 2024

Hi,

I've been shooting my R1 for a couple of weeks and have had an issue shooting stills in hot weather lying on concrete in an extreme environment (shooting fast action water polo in 35c plus). The camera is great and we are shooting 600Gb+ on a weekend. Has anyone else had this occur? The camera returns to normal when you sit in the shade for a while and doesn't show this problem when shooting in the shade or cooler conditions. Interestingly, I haven't had the issue with the R5 Mkii yet.

Cheers

Shane

OldDudePhotog · Nov 25, 2024

plusnq said:
Hi,

I've been shooting my R1 for a couple of weeks and have had an issue shooting stills in hot weather lying on concrete in an extreme environment (shooting fast action water polo in 35c plus). The camera is great and we are shooting 600Gb+ on a weekend. Has anyone else had this occur? The camera returns to normal when you sit in the shade for a while and doesn't show this problem when shooting in the shade or cooler conditions. Interestingly, I haven't had the issue with the R5 Mkii yet.

Cheers

Shane

I was sitting in my house today, about 70 degrees F, and shot a 10 minute video in 4k 120fps just to try to get the camera to overheat. I managed to get to 6 bars before stopping the video and switching back to stills. The camera quickly cooled back down to 3 bars and stayed there while I shot several stills. Reading this makes me concerned about the warmer months when I will be shooting in high heat and in direct sunlight. Does the camera shut down on you or do/did you stop at a certain number of bars on the temp gauge? If so, how many bars and about how long did it take to get there?

plusnq · Nov 25, 2024

Initially I noticed the alert and retreated to the shade and the camera cooled down in a few minutes. The second time it shutdown and I gave it a few minutes in the shade and the issue didn’t return. It was a 35C day so about 95f. Probably much hotter lying down on teh concrete where the issues occurred. The issue didn’t happen when I was standing or seated so I suspect the radiated heat from the concrete was a contributing factor. Hope this helps.

OldDudePhotog · Nov 25, 2024

plusnq said:
Initially I noticed the alert and retreated to the shade and the camera cooled down in a few minutes. The second time it shutdown and I gave it a few minutes in the shade and the issue didn’t return. It was a 35C day so about 95f. Probably much hotter lying down on teh concrete where the issues occurred. The issue didn’t happen when I was standing or seated so I suspect the radiated heat from the concrete was a contributing factor. Hope this helps.

It does, thank you for the explanation.

OldDudePhotog · Nov 25, 2024

There is a setting where you can adjust the shutdown threshold of sorts in the menu. Cannot recall where and am not with my camera atm.

OldDudePhotog · Nov 26, 2024

The setting is in the last tab under the red camera menu at the bottom that adjusts when the thermal shutdown happens.

Beta1961 · Dec 9, 2024

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plusnq said:
Hi,

I've been shooting my R1 for a couple of weeks and have had an issue shooting stills in hot weather lying on concrete in an extreme environment (shooting fast action water polo in 35c plus). The camera is great and we are shooting 600Gb+ on a weekend. Has anyone else had this occur? The camera returns to normal when you sit in the shade for a while and doesn't show this problem when shooting in the shade or cooler conditions. Interestingly, I haven't had the issue with the R5 Mkii yet.

Cheers

Shane

Hi Shane I bought the Bgr-20 battery grip for the R5 II, it overheated and is with Canon, they confirmed that the grip blocks the air and being left handed they say that I blocked the exhaust. The cards were extremely hot on the right. Suggestion is return the grip, Iam just waiting for the kit. That was at 3pm in 36 degrees centigrade. My R5 with a grip has never overheated even in 42 degree heat.

OldDudePhotog · Dec 9, 2024

The R1 does not have an external grip like the R5M2, nor does it have ventilation ports. It is a single piece body. I am really concerned with the R1 when I start shooting in warmer weather. I am hoping to get into shooting NASCAR races and some of those will be crazy hot, especially on asphalt tracks.

plusnq · Dec 9, 2024

Thanks for posting your experiences. I haven't had the issue with my R5ii with the grip. Just the R1. I think it is due to a combination of the high ambient temperatures and the amount of precapture I use when shooting water polo. I shot three games the other day with no issues when the temperature was 30C. Cheers

Beta1961 · Dec 9, 2024

plusnq said:
Thanks for posting your experiences. I haven't had the issue with my R5ii with the grip. Just the R1. I think it is due to a combination of the high ambient temperatures and the amount of precapture I use when shooting water polo. I shot three games the other day with no issues when the temperature was 30C. Cheers

I shot 4700 pictures in an hour, I may have given the second chip too much thinking and the high temperatures here may have been too much.

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