gwilliams6 wrote:
Most Sony mirrorless cameras let you set the internal temp to high in the menu, so the camera will still operate when hot.
Also a tip, pull your LCD screen out away from the camera body, that will keep some heat out of the camera. It really works.
Another tip, if you use a battery grip that also keeps battery heat out of the camera body. It also works.
Keep your camera out of the direct sun when not using it, if on a very hot day and a long shoot like a wedding.
Also later models have improved passive cooling with better heat sinks and cooler-running processors.
Cheers and best to you. FYI, I have owned Sony A6500, A7RII, A7RIII, A7III, A9, and currently own A7RIV, A1, A7SIII with no real overheating issues.
But in reality ANY brand camera can overheat in the worst conditions of long time exposure to and use in extreme heat and extreme processing like in video capture. That is why some video-centric models from different brands include active-cooling with internal fans.
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