topic Re: EOS R6 Mark II How to turn heat control icon on/off in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS R6 Mark II How to turn heat control icon on/off

llehmann — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 15:25:37 GMT

I can't seem to figure out why one of my R6MII cameras shows the icon for heat control and the other does not?
Both on are firmware Ver. 1.5.0

This is NOT happening just because one camera is hot. This icon is there all the time. It also has nothing to do with record size. It is there for 4K and FHD recordings on one camera and not the other.

Can't find a menu setting where this is turned off/on or managed? Anyone?

Re: EOS R6 Mark II How to turn heat control icon on/off

p4pictures — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 16:29:35 GMT

Check the setting for Standy: Low res. on each camera. You will find this in the red menu page 8.

On my camera, when Standby: Low res. is ON the icon displays, when OFF the icon is not displayed.

Re: EOS R6 Mark II How to turn heat control icon on/off

llehmann — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 16:49:34 GMT

Thanks Brian... that was it!

Re: EOS R6 Mark II How to turn heat control icon on/off

Waddizzle — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 17:20:51 GMT

The heat icon is actually a bar graph that shows up at the top right.

Re: EOS R6 Mark II How to turn heat control icon on/off

p4pictures — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 23:27:03 GMT

When Standby low res is on, the icon appears to remind you of the fact that the camera may need to adjust the refresh rate of the LCD while in standby mode to control the internal temperature.

Re: EOS R6 Mark II How to turn heat control icon on/off

llehmann — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 20:52:43 GMT

Thanks... the manual doesn't really explain anything. Just labeled (28) and I couldn't find any other information about it!

Re: EOS R6 Mark II How to turn heat control icon on/off

llehmann — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 20:56:27 GMT

As an added FYI. I tried to add an external fan to the camera but it had little to no affect. Mainly because the fan is cooling right against the camera body. And not the internal parts that are getting hot. Worth a shot!