On time, K200D

Hi,

I want to set-up my camera and pre-focus it on a birds nest and take the shots using my "YongNuo RF-602 wireless trigger" when the birds return to the nest. I'll be using a separate battery pack to power the camera as it may take a hour or so before an opportunity presents it's self.

I have changed the "Set-up Menu" to "Auto Power - Off"

My concern is whether or not the sensor or camera will overheat by being left on for hours at a time, waiting to be triggered.

Has anyone experienced any problems by leaving the camera on for so long?

Greg

If I go out for the day to an event then the camera is switched on from start to finish - often 12 hours or more. A lot of that time it's "asleep" but by leaving it on it responds instantly when I need it.

I've never had any troubles doing this so I reckon you'll be OK.

The sensor is not actually active until it's capturing an image so it's not going to overheat. Making a 12 hour exposure might cause it to overheat, but power on for that length of time will not.

Cameras with a CCD sensor are more likely to overheat faster than the newer CMOS equipped Pentax cameras.

I think what Greg is saying is he doesn't want it to go into sleep mode. ?

I think the sensor would only heat up if its active for a long period of time, such as in bulb mode. but if its just sitting there with the power on and waiting to trigger, it shouldn't get hot at all. Could be wrong too I guess.

Pete beat me too it.

On my older *istD I have taken many sequential sunsets with an image every minute for an hour - turned camera sleep mode off and then sat there with stop watch and remote control. Never any problems with the camera and the sensor on that is still as good as it was when I bought it in Tokyo.

OK, Thanks for all the feedback, if I blow my camera it's you fault

Regards
Greg

Well you're in Africa and I believe the operation temperature is around the 60 Celsius, maybe if you leave it in the sun the whole day you might blow it up?

60 deg , I've been hot but never that hot. I agree with you that if I leave it in the sun there is a good chance that it will overheat, I had planned for a type of shelter or under a tree.

Greg