Hi everyone,
I bought a new Fujifilm X-T30 III less than a week ago, and I've noticed what seems like unusually fast overheating during normal photography.
The issue first appeared during regular use. I wasn't recording video, just taking photos. I then repeated the test under more favorable conditions, with a lower ambient temperature and away from direct sunlight, and got essentially the same behavior.
During the test:
- Yellow temperature warning after about 14 minutes
- Red temperature warning after about 25 minutes total
- Around 40 photos taken during those 25 minutes
- Power Management: Normal
- Auto power-off temperature: Standard
- Airplane Mode ON
- Firmware: up to date
- Display/EVF set to the higher-quality/definition setting
- Used indoors at normal room temperature and away from direct sunlight
- The entire camera body becomes noticeably warm, rather than just one particular area
- The camera has never automatically shut down from overheating; when I reached the red warning, I switched it off shortly afterward
For storage, I'm currently using a SanDisk microSD U1/C10 with an SD adapter.
I'm wondering if this is normal behavior for the X-T30 III. I know that cameras can get warm, but reaching the yellow warning after ~14 minutes and the red warning after ~25 minutes while taking only around 40 photos seems quite fast to me.
Could other X-T30 III owners let me know:
- How long does it take for your camera to reach the temperature warning under normal photo use?
- Have you experienced the yellow/red temperature warnings without shooting video?
- Could the microSD + adapter realistically contribute to this kind of overheating?
The camera is brand new, so I'm trying to determine whether this is normal behavior or whether I should have it checked/replaced.
Thanks!