Dragon max safe sensor temperature

[Paul Rondeau]

I'm having trouble finding this, does anyone know what the maximum safe operating temperature for the Dragon sensor? Not the core temp, but the sensor temp. Thanks!

 

[Tommaso Alvisi]

bump!

 

[Paul Rondeau]

Does anyone know the answer to this? Is 58C too hot for a sensor temp?

 

[Alex Doctor]

The default target temp is 65, so 58 is well within range.

 

[Paul Rondeau]

That's the target for the core, not the sensor.

 

[Mark L. Pederson]

That's the target for the core, not the sensor.

We did a project in Qatar and I think we were in the high 50's all the time for the sensor temp. But bottom line - the camera will shut down if it's "too hot".

The key is to keep the temp CONSTANT - and of course, to have a black shade calibration that reflects that temp so that the CAL meter = green.

 

[Paul Rondeau]

Great- thanks, Mark. I just wanted to make sure that even if it wasn't triggering a shutdown, that the high 50's wasn't slowly frying the sensor.

 

[Alex Doctor]

I live and work in Australia and am constantly operating in 40+ celsius, never missed a beat . Hope that helps.

 

[DC Chavez]

I was shooting in a glass factory in Austria last week and saw temps climb up to 56 before I turned the fans on manual. I set them to 100% when idle and 75% when recording to keep the temp down. Worked out great, and managed to keep everything within 1 degree of my blackshade temp.

 

[Aris_Gavriilidis]

I'm about to shoot a short film in Greece, current ambient temperature is close to 35C and can climb up to 40C. I have set the camera to run at a core temp of 70C and consequently the sensor is running at 51C and as such blackshaded at that temperature. I know some of you guys have shot at such sensor temps, but is it completely safe though, to run the sensor at such a temperature? I'm afraid I'm going to damage it.