topic Re: Canon 5D III turns off after 14 hours in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Canon 5D III turns off after 14 hours

DWalla — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 22:13:20 GMT

We’ve been tasked to shoot a couple weeks of time lapse photos. We have our 5D3 setup with external power and the auto-power off setting disabled. The camera is taking a still photo every 8 minutes. But the camera will only stay on for 14 hours before it automatically shuts down. Anyone have any ideas as to why this may be occurring?

Re: Canon 5D III turns off after 14 hours

Waddizzle — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 14:52:15 GMT

The camera could be overheating. You need to observe it just prior to shutdown.

If you are taking a shot every 8 minutes, does the camera really need to be "woke" the entire time. Typically a press on the shutter will wake a camera back up. Have you considered using an external intervalometer?

Re: Canon 5D III turns off after 14 hours

DWalla — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 15:49:09 GMT

It is using an intervalometer. I forgot to mention that. I have checked the temperature and it seems well within the normal range.

Re: Canon 5D III turns off after 14 hours

ebiggs1 — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 16:31:52 GMT

I, too, would like to know why it has to be on the entire time instead of just when taking a shot. I suspect the internal temp has something to do wit it. But I have never tried this before. The camera itself will not feel hot most likely.