Taking care of heating!!!

[Amr El Maghraby]

hello there everyone

its my 1st ever post on the forum :seeya:, I need your help from your experience as red users we just purchased our own red camera in Egypt, i've noticed one of the main problems in this camera...

is it over heats so i need to get my hands on how to solve this problem quickly on set and which precautions to take just in case.
nothing happened yet but its only to get myself covered on set and solve it real quick before anything happens and be prepared.

which part of the camera overheatsso quickly, is it the body? the sensor?, the batteries?, the red drive? which part is the most fragile and must be taken care from heating conditions, remember i'm in egypt so you can imagine how it is hot in here lol

OH and one last thing i need someone to elaborate for me or even a reference about the fan settings and explain to me each setting and what it does.

thanks guys deeply appreciated

 

[jimhare]

Hi Amr,
Welcome to world of Red!

Many many people around the world have used the Red in very hot conditions with no problems.

Make sure you set the fan to HOT when you think conditions will be difficult, which will leave it on all the time.

The fan settings are under the MAINTENANCE section.

 

[N_Villers]

The first thing I would suggest is to always give it shade when in direct sunlight. Whether in use or just being set up. The black surface will suck up heat from the sun very quickly.

If critical sound is an issue than keep it in SILENT fan mode - this will keep the fan at maximum and silent when recording. Just remember that long takes might overheat the camera.

If sound is not an issue then keep it in HOT mode. This keeps the fan at maximum all the time - during record as well.

While I have never needed it - cold gel packs have been used by numerous productions with good results in similar conditions to ones you will face. You need to place it between the two top mounts on the top of the camera body. Even in general use this will appear quite warm to the touch. Element Technica's handle risers might be very helpful to allow larger cooling blocks to be used with the handle and handle extension in place.

 

[Amr El Maghraby]

thanks and still waiting for for more suggestions...

N_Villers the black shades idea is brilliant thanks

Jimhare thanks for the reference

but guys still one question remains which part of the camera overheats quickly from what u guys are saying is it the body itself or there's nothing specific.

PS: still waiting on more methods like the one N_Villers just told me

 

[A. Bastaki]

cold water bottle under the top handle. does the job for me.

45 deg C today... no issues.

The part that gets hot the most is the part on the top. keep that area cool.. and your camera wont have any problems.

the red one is a kind of a super computer, and the part that gets hot the most is the processor.

 

[Victor Papalucas]

no issues here.

 

[Andrew clemson]

You should be fine, Ive never had anything other than a body hot warning.
Just work some time into your schedule to allow for 5-10 minute camera naps in a cool environment like an AC'd car.

(and let your AD know about the possible need for them beforehand!)

Keep some sunshades or flags over the camera whenever possible, keep the fans on auto and youll be ok.

 

[Amr El Maghraby]

thanks guys really useful solutions...

but i got another question if i put a cold bottle of water or a small plastic zip lock back with ice cubes or even a cold gel wouldn't that cause the camera damage? according to my information the bod is not water proof, or is there something in the body that prevents liquids to damage the camera?

 

[Brook Willard]

thanks guys really useful solutions...

but i got another question if i put a cold bottle of water or a small plastic zip lock back with ice cubes or even a cold gel wouldn't that cause the camera damage? according to my information the bod is not water proof, or is there something in the body that prevents liquids to damage the camera?

Keep the fluids in the bag and it'll be fine. A little condensation is fine, just don't let it drip into the camera's open ports.

 

[Rudi Herbert]

Which Amr El Maghraby is this, the same one who likes to freedive?

In that case, welcome my brother, this is Rudi, your Freediving Trainer. We now share another passion together, the RED world of beautiful images. What a small world indeed. How have you been my padowan?

 

[Amr El Maghraby]

i'm doing gr8 but unfortunately rudi i'm not who u think i am never tried freediving before but always nice to meet new people & gain new friends

guys another question occurred to me i know i'm starting to get annoying so bare with me lol, what happens when the camera goes from the air-conditioned motor/cold gel/ice pack out into the heat, so going back and forth from hot to cold wouldn't that break it down?

so what happens in this situation concerning Red?

 

[N_Villers]

Probably the thing to monitor the most in this circumstance is any variance in the back focus of the mount. Always a good thing to check very regularly anyway. Otherwise I don't see any potential problems.

-n