This Heatwave Needs to End - Troubleshooting Tech overheating

I got up at 4:30 this morning to try and film some new podcast episodes and the masterclass for my sales funnel before it got too hot in England (we are in another heatwave! And most residential buildings in England do not have AC) but even at 5am my camera still overheated and was super glitchy.

So I spent 90 minutes troubleshooting what to do and how to fix it. I thought I had already done the fixes after this happened last week when the the video recording ruined two podcast episodes (one I released anyway ep 17) one I tried to rerecord today (it sort of failed, but I'm keeping it). I restarted my computer, had all other tabs closed, checked everything was plugged in correctly, but still!

So lessons learned from this morning:

For a Canon EOS mirrorless M50 Mark 2 camera you can also open up the back screen and in the settings turn the screen off to allow more heat from the body of the camera to be released.
You can pause filming and fan the camera or turn it off between takes if you are filming smaller amounts to cool it down
The current way I have been using my camera is not suitable for hot weather. That being with the Canon EOS webcam utility software, which up until last week has been fine.
So I had to upgrade my system and get an Elgato Cam Link and corresponding HMDI cable for my camera (£94 together) 😪but this should provide much more stable, high quality footage, and keep the camera much cooler. It arrives tomorrow and then I will have another go. Fingers crossed, nothing else is wrong.

Sometimes things are going to hold back your business and progress (like the weather, tech, your living situation, your finances, your connections), but if you can troubleshoot your way to a solution amazing, and if you have to make small purchases here and there, so be it.

I'm hoping this upgrade will mean fewer recording headaches, better outputs and peace of mind.

Has the heat affected your work? Feel free to leave a little rant in the comments 😁

Architect Anna

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This Heatwave Needs to End - Troubleshooting Tech overheating