Does your 550D overheat?

Mark Von Lanken · October 5th, 2010, 08:03 PM

When I first got the 60D I ran it through two 32gb cards in a room temp of 75 degrees. It did not give the temp warning, granted, it was only 75.

Then over the weekend I did a two camera interview in a room about 80 degrees. After about 45 minutes of continuous recording, well stopping and restarting every 12 minutes, the 60D did not give either of the temperature warning icons. The T2i did flash the red temperature warning but did not shut down.

Josh Fung · October 6th, 2010, 05:45 AM

Yea I second Mark, ran 60D for 3 hours at room temperature. no overheating icon no problems.
Very pleased.

Craig Hollenback · October 7th, 2010, 11:28 AM

Hi Bryan, We have and Ex1 and of course it never overheats in our Key West environment I believe due to the internal fan. Albeit it's samll and silent, but it does the job.
Our T2i on the other hand is another story. LOL
Thanks!
Craig

David Aronson · October 7th, 2010, 02:35 PM

I've never even seen a high heat warning, let alone have it shut off.

David Cleverly · June 20th, 2012, 07:07 PM

I use our 550D for wide/fixed shots in dance concert productions in theaters. It overheats on every shoot during the course of the event.

Also, I get the dreaded "movie has stopped recording" error regularly as well. That is more of a worry than the heat problem because it comes "out of nowhere". I have been unaware of it and missed some shots at times until I happen to look at the screen.

Christian Brown · July 1st, 2012, 05:02 PM

T2i overheated and shutdown during a recording. Later, it appears that the file it was recording at that time was not recorded. It shows a 0 kb file size (when it should be a GB or two...). Have others encountered this?

Bruce Foreman · July 2nd, 2012, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Monday Isa

Now it has not shut down on me but the icon comes on and the cards are blazing hot from the heat coming from the camera. If I did not have the grip would it be worst? I'm not sure and don't want to try it out on a job. Changing the battery every 40 minutes was pretty frustrating at a Christian Quinceanera prior to using the grip.

Hi Monday!

I'm afraid the cure is to replace the T2i with either the T3i, T4i, or 60D (if you want to stay in the Canon system). It seems the articulating LCD on those models has physically separated the two main heat generating components, the sensor and the LCD. I've seen no credible reports of overheating with those models.

I've switched to Panasonic GH2s for other reasons but those seem to not have the overheating problem (they also have an articulating LCD as well as a built in EVF.

October 5th, 2010, 08:03 PM	#61
Mark Von Lanken Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 910	60D vs T2i When I first got the 60D I ran it through two 32gb cards in a room temp of 75 degrees. It did not give the temp warning, granted, it was only 75. Then over the weekend I did a two camera interview in a room about 80 degrees. After about 45 minutes of continuous recording, well stopping and restarting every 12 minutes, the 60D did not give either of the temperature warning icons. The T2i did flash the red temperature warning but did not shut down. __________________ Mark Von Lanken www.VonWeddingFilms.com

October 7th, 2010, 11:28 AM	#63
Craig Hollenback Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Key West Posts: 247	Fan in the Ex1 Hi Bryan, We have and Ex1 and of course it never overheats in our Key West environment I believe due to the internal fan. Albeit it's samll and silent, but it does the job. Our T2i on the other hand is another story. LOL Thanks! Craig

June 20th, 2012, 07:07 PM	#65
David Cleverly Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sydney NSW Posts: 220	Re: Does your 550D overheat? I use our 550D for wide/fixed shots in dance concert productions in theaters. It overheats on every shoot during the course of the event. Also, I get the dreaded "movie has stopped recording" error regularly as well. That is more of a worry than the heat problem because it comes "out of nowhere". I have been unaware of it and missed some shots at times until I happen to look at the screen.

July 1st, 2012, 05:02 PM	#66
Christian Brown Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 194	Re: Does your 550D overheat? T2i overheated and shutdown during a recording. Later, it appears that the file it was recording at that time was not recorded. It shows a 0 kb file size (when it should be a GB or two...). Have others encountered this? __________________ http://artslaureate.com/, http://facebook.com/ArtsLaureate http://www.christianamonson.com/

October 6th, 2010, 05:45 AM	#62
Josh Fung Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 81	Yea I second Mark, ran 60D for 3 hours at room temperature. no overheating icon no problems. Very pleased.

October 7th, 2010, 02:35 PM	#64
David Aronson Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Arlington VA Posts: 84	I've never even seen a high heat warning, let alone have it shut off.