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G85 overheating? record time? light sensitivity? stabilization?

Started Jan 25, 2018 | Discussions thread
OP Quantum Target New Member • Posts: 15
Re: G85 overheating? record time? light sensitivity? stabilization?

rlumpy wrote:

I had a major and potentially serious overheating issue on my still very new G80 a few months ago. Not with shooting but the camera locked up while I was reviewing

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Sounds like you had a software glitch that put the processor into some kind of a continuous loop lockup that kept the processor running all out. This caused the

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It is good advice to take out the battery if it locks up, to reset the system.

Agreed. If there was any 'damage', it would be the battery most probably. At most, a reduction in capacity and overall life.

This would be a separate issue to be concerned about. Not what I had in mind in my OP - the camera overheating while it was doing something (arguably the most challenging thing) it is supposed to do. Still appreciate hearing about it though.

QT

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