We've got an unusually hot summer here in France, and I noticed last saturday as I was picturing an outdoor event that my e-p1 was getting very warm to the hand whenever I picked it up now and then (I wear it around the neck, mostly 'on').

So warm in fact that I turned it off for fear of overheating, just turning it on again each time I wanted to take another picture.

Having had a couple of computers destroyed by heat in the past didn't helped feeling secure.

In a pinch : do you think I'm over reacting, or is thermal control of those pens lacking ? Any direct experience from those living under constantly warm climates ? How do you deal with that issue ?

I've noticed that my EP2 gets quite warm sometimes under my right hand when I am using it outside. I assume that this is the battery, perhaps I'm wrong. Anyhow, if it got Hot to the touch I would be more worried!

In full sunlight on a hot day at a car show last weekend, my EP1 got hot. Too hot. I did turn it off. I've no idea if your concerns are founded, but I felt the same way.

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Electronics do get warm. I would only worry if it smells like something is burning.

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I've no doubt electronics can and do get warm. But beyond a certain point, I had the feeling it was a bit TOO warm, and I've got the impression WT21 felt the same.

And in my experience, when the thing starts to smell, it's like boiled eggs smelling : it's way too late to recover.

Didn't knew that quote. Thanks.

Since we are with quotes, what about this one :

"la prudence est la mère de l'armoire de porcelaine"

or, in englisch :

"carefulness is the mother of the porcelan cupboard"

If you feel unconfortable about the temperature of any electronic equipment, just turn it off.
As a rule of thumbs, every 10° C of extra temperature on electronics will make you loose half of the expected lifetime.
More than 20°C overtemperature can cause "sudden death"

Stay on the safe side,
Rafael

I always turn off the G1 after having taken one or more photos.
Autofocus set at AFS.
Mauve: do you set autofocus at AFC ?

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I was just thinking () I almost always use the Z 70 - 300 or Z 50mm lenses when in the garden and these two lenses do take an age to focus. Sometimes I am having to refocus again and again and this might be what contributes to the build up of heat.

What helps is to keep the LCD on/off to the fn button. The Pens do get warm but there is an overheat icon that will pop up on the screen. If that comes on, turn it off, remove the battery wait just a minute and then load the battery and turn it back on....

Mine does that a lot in the hot sun but I do the above if I see the icon.
The issue with the EVF on the Pen2 is that you can't toggle the lcd on/off...that's on or the evf is always on.....

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I always use the EVF which switches on when I start looking through it.
The screen is not in use when I take pictures.
Does that mean that I'm a "green photographer" ?

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I noticed only once that my E-P2 is warmer than usual. And this is after extended time shooting with the LCD screen on. Doing street stuff as I walk along in a very humid and hot climate (96 degrees).

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if your E-P2 gets too hot, just dunk it in some soya milk ...

I had an E-PL1 for a total of 24 hours and returned it because it got hot after taking about 4 pictures.

I bought an E-P2 and have only had it about a week but have not noticed it getting hot.