does your ex1 get warm? at DVinfo.net

Thomas Nibler · November 13th, 2010, 02:45 PM

hey everybody,

i never noticed it before, but my ex1 is getting warm (not really hot, but warm) when it is in use.
is this normal?

thanks!

Nicholas de Kock · November 13th, 2010, 03:25 PM

Yes it gets very hot sometimes. There is an "air" gap insulating the memory & battery from the rest of the body so that the sensor isn't affected by the heat generated.

Damian Heffernan · November 13th, 2010, 04:42 PM

Mine certainly warms up (I would call it hot), especially when shooting for a long period and on hot days. You can hear the fan spinning to try and cool it. If you put it in a cover make sure you give it room around the gap so it can get some cooling.

Walter Brokx · November 14th, 2010, 05:49 PM

Make sure you shut down the camera before bagging it!

Rusty Rogers · November 16th, 2010, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Walter Brokx

Make sure you shut down the camera before bagging it!

I made this mistake on one of my first shoots and it overheated (with a warning) sending me into a panic. I put the EX1 aside and grabbed my FX1. In a couple of minutes the EX was fine.

David Morgan · November 20th, 2010, 11:21 PM

Hey, I was told the cam had a built in hand warmer. I paid extra for that feature!!

Alister Chapman · November 21st, 2010, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damian Heffernan

You can hear the fan spinning to try and cool it.

What fan? There is no fan.

November 13th, 2010, 02:45 PM	#1
Thomas Nibler Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 51	does your ex1 get warm? hey everybody, i never noticed it before, but my ex1 is getting warm (not really hot, but warm) when it is in use. is this normal? thanks!

November 13th, 2010, 04:42 PM	#3
Damian Heffernan Major Player Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: c Australia Posts: 234	Mine certainly warms up (I would call it hot), especially when shooting for a long period and on hot days. You can hear the fan spinning to try and cool it. If you put it in a cover make sure you give it room around the gap so it can get some cooling. __________________ http://onarafilms.com/ http://gentlespirit.com.au/

November 14th, 2010, 05:49 PM	#4
Walter Brokx Major Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Maassluis, The Netherlands Posts: 294	Make sure you shut down the camera before bagging it! __________________ Brainstormnavigator searching for the hole in the sky..... Audiovisual Designer (NL) - http://www.brokxmedia.nl

November 20th, 2010, 11:21 PM	#6
David Morgan Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Burbank CA Posts: 466	Hand warmer Hey, I was told the cam had a built in hand warmer. I paid extra for that feature!!

November 13th, 2010, 03:25 PM	#2
Nicholas de Kock Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: KLD, South Africa Posts: 983	Yes it gets very hot sometimes. There is an "air" gap insulating the memory & battery from the rest of the body so that the sensor isn't affected by the heat generated.