Third party cooling solutions already appearing for the EOS R5

So the Internet has gotten pretty heated over this  (smiles) with even statements demanding recalls and class action lawsuits - which in my mind has to be a first for a product that hasn't even been released yet. 

But I guess this is the narrative we live with these days.  Especially in some circles.

I know my viewpoint won't be agreed with by everyone but choose the right tool for the job.  If you really are looking for a video camera as your first priority, then, well, actually buy a video camera.  No matter what vendor, whether it be Canon, Sony, Panasonic, or Fuji - their stills cameras are still compromised for video functionality, whether it be ergonomics, expandability, reliability, or functionality.

With that all being said, I guess it's no great surprise that we're starting to see cooling modules for the R5 with this one from Tilta.

Will this work? I see some people equating this somehow to CPU coolers and such - you have to realize, things don't run even close to the same temperature.  This is temperature climb in a sealed space.  it takes very little degrees over ambient for the temperature to slowly rise in a sealed environment, and of course, the reverse, it takes time for that ambient internal temperature to slowly decrease over time as well.

This device uses a peltier device which when you apply current, cools off one side dramatically. The more current, the colder it gets.  They can also get SUPER cold - some of them down to -80C, and again, if this is long running while the camera is generating heat, all this has to do is counter that small amount of temperature increase in the camera body over time.

The body chassis of the R5 appears to have a solid back of magnesium alloy which should allow for good conductivity as it's usually painted on the surface of the magnesium alloy giving the black appearance of the camera. Cooling down the exterior magnesium alloy shell will slow down the rise of temperature internally which of course is the key.  Once the temperature has risen internally, then with any solution it's going to take time to cool off things internally.  Of course, we don't know the thermal conductivity of the paint, so how successful this is is to be determined.

What may be better is cooling is up through the tripod mount, which usually has a solid mass attached firmly to the camera body and should be thermally conductive.  However, I'm sure some testing which will happen, and needs to happen on all the various means to provide solutions.

But there is a good chance a solution like this can keep the ambient temperature from rising as quickly.  It's highly unlikely you'll be able to run it all day long, but you may get faster recycling times and longer recording times. It will be interesting to see further information from Tilta as production cameras actually are released into the wild.  Since usually videographers use stills cameras in cages, having something like this probably isn't a bad solution - if it works.

What may be required is something a bit more creative for those looking to push the R5 to its limits;

• external battery ie: use a DC coupler - easily done, and you need that for long-running video anyways.
• external recording for instance via Atomos.

And then if necessary, add active cooling such as this product.

Since again, you usually use a cage for video, doing something like this is usually not a problem.

Of course, believe it or not, these are also the common solutions that many have come up with when using various Sony cameras in the past.

• via CanonRumors
• Tilta