When overheating is normal
Recording 4K or high-frame-rate video for long stretches, in a warm room or direct sun, will heat any compact mirrorless body — some show a heat warning and pause to protect themselves. Letting it cool, using intervals, and keeping it out of direct sun usually manages it.
A firmware update sometimes improves thermal behaviour, so it's worth checking you're on the latest version.
When it points to a fault
If the camera overheats within minutes, gets hot in stills or in cool conditions, shuts down and won't restart, or the heat warning appears when it barely feels warm, something may be wrong — a sensor, board or thermal-sensor fault.
We can assess whether it's normal thermal behaviour for your model and use, or a genuine fault worth repairing.
Before assuming a fault:
- Note what you were doing (4K video? long clips? hot conditions?)
- Update to the latest firmware
- See if it recovers normally after cooling
- Watch for overheating in stills or cool conditions (not normal)
- Note if it shuts down and won't power back on