First Sony Action Cam fail :( (HDR-AS10)...

[RoninK6]

Hey,

As some have read here, I've been pretty impressed with the Sony Action Cam, but a few days ago I came across my first fail with it . It seems like during the cooler weather, it likes to work like a champ but now that it's hot... the camera has a safety feature to turn off when it gets too hot, which is 104°F . When it's 95°F+ out there with the sun beating down, no good .....

I've put electrical tape all over the waterproof case to try to keep the sun from hitting the camera (albeit black tape, since I have a black helmet... white would make more sense) which seems like it's made the camera last quite a bit longer. Still, a little bit of a disappointment .

A note though... I have the first generation model - the AS10. They could have improved them since now that there is a second or even third generation (I think - I went the cheap way and got an older one off of ebay ~). So who knows...

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can cool this thing down besides turning it off while riding :/ ???

Thanks for reading & the advice in advance ^_^ !!!

 

[CBRHoonigan]

not had this issues with the Drifts yet i have 3 now 720 the 1080 and the ghost and all work amazingly well

 

[RoninK6]

Past could of days... temps in the 80's(°F), no issues. Guess they are just a tough sensitive in the heat ... will have to use the Sony in moderation in hot weather :/ ......

(...or I could use a liquid cooling system ~)

 

[CBRHoonigan]

OR get a drift

 

[RoninK6]

OR get a drift

Overrated !

 

[CBRHoonigan]

Haha nah that is the go pro bud

 

[RoninK6]

No kidding, now that's totally overrated !!!

Everyone likes it because it sounds cool - like a "Pro" and costs something like $375... so it has to be better, right ? Only thing is that it mounts like some antenna array and looks like one, too ~_~ .....

 

[TheDutchTexan]

The HDRAS15 overheats too. In dashcam mode @90+ ambient it'll last 20-30 minutes before the auto shut off hits. The new HDRAS100 has a white body, so will reflect the sun's rays. It will probably be less prone to overheating due to that fact alone. I am just not sold on the quality. I wish it would get 4k firmware. 50Mbps would surely support that resolution.

 

[RoninK6]

I ended up putting black electrical tape around the waterproof case to keep the sun off the camera (yeah, I know it should be white but I wanted it to blend in with my helmet ) which seemed to allow the camera to keep operating for quite a while longer... but still no cigar . ^ I figured that's why they made the white version ! Ah well, just keep on hoping that El Neno keeps on doing it's thing so that it stays cool around here longer .....