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Michael Simons · January 10th, 2010, 05:35 PM

I shot a wedding yesterday (January 9) and just after the flower/garter toss, the red thermometer blinked. Glad I got the entire sequence shot before the light came on! Now this was a January wedding in NJ, not August in the Bahamas. Should I be worried this summer?

Justin Baglo · January 10th, 2010, 07:27 PM

I'm curious myself as to whether the outside temperature actually has much to do with the 7D's performance. I suspect (and hope) it doesn't. I seem to be lucky if I can shoot for more than half an hour before I cool the camera down, (and I'm in Canada, though most of my shooting has been indoors) while many others have claimed more than an hour of shooting in much hotter places. This leads me to suspect that the biggest factors are probably just minor differences in the build from camera to camera, and possibly camera settings that put the processors to work harder?

Hotter weather better not make my camera worse. It's already bordering on uselessness for my video purposes, and if I wasn't also an avid still shooter, I probably wouldn't love this camera like I do.

Bill Pryor · January 11th, 2010, 10:08 AM

I have run mine continuously for well over an hour (with stops for the 4 gig limit, then starting again immediately) as a test. No heat problems at all. I shoot everything at 24p.

Raymond Tsang · January 11th, 2010, 01:59 PM

i've hit the red thermometer after 40-45 minutes of continuous shooting. indoors but not necessarily warm or hot. i just kept it running for several more minutes until we were able to take a break. i let the 7D sit for 10 seconds then continued recording for another 15-20 minutes without any issues.

i haven't seen any degrading of image quality.

Michael Simons · January 11th, 2010, 03:40 PM

I was shooting outside in 25 degree Fahr weather for about 10 minutese then came inside to record the flower toss etc. I was probably inside for about 10 minutes and possibly 68 degrees in the banquet hall.

January 10th, 2010, 05:35 PM	#1
Michael Simons Major Player Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Red Bank, NJ Posts: 553	Red Thermometer I shot a wedding yesterday (January 9) and just after the flower/garter toss, the red thermometer blinked. Glad I got the entire sequence shot before the light came on! Now this was a January wedding in NJ, not August in the Bahamas. Should I be worried this summer?

January 10th, 2010, 07:27 PM	#2
Justin Baglo New Boot Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 6	I'm curious myself as to whether the outside temperature actually has much to do with the 7D's performance. I suspect (and hope) it doesn't. I seem to be lucky if I can shoot for more than half an hour before I cool the camera down, (and I'm in Canada, though most of my shooting has been indoors) while many others have claimed more than an hour of shooting in much hotter places. This leads me to suspect that the biggest factors are probably just minor differences in the build from camera to camera, and possibly camera settings that put the processors to work harder? Hotter weather better not make my camera worse. It's already bordering on uselessness for my video purposes, and if I wasn't also an avid still shooter, I probably wouldn't love this camera like I do.

January 11th, 2010, 10:08 AM	#3
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	I have run mine continuously for well over an hour (with stops for the 4 gig limit, then starting again immediately) as a test. No heat problems at all. I shoot everything at 24p.

January 11th, 2010, 01:59 PM	#4
Raymond Tsang Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: san francisco, ca Posts: 90	i've hit the red thermometer after 40-45 minutes of continuous shooting. indoors but not necessarily warm or hot. i just kept it running for several more minutes until we were able to take a break. i let the 7D sit for 10 seconds then continued recording for another 15-20 minutes without any issues. i haven't seen any degrading of image quality.

January 11th, 2010, 03:40 PM	#5
Michael Simons Major Player Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Red Bank, NJ Posts: 553	I was shooting outside in 25 degree Fahr weather for about 10 minutese then came inside to record the flower toss etc. I was probably inside for about 10 minutes and possibly 68 degrees in the banquet hall.