I don’t have a tool to take reading of the temperature. The camera doesn’t provide it. The word “warm” is very subjective. I’m planning a hop over to a zoo and see how it behaves.
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Unless the lens is largely metal it likely won't dissipate a lot of heat, just a metal lens mount alone won't add a lot of heat sinking. An L bracket on the other hand could dissipate quite a bit of excess heat depending on how well the 1/4x20 mounting socket is thermally bonded to the rest of the camera's chassis.I’m curious if lenses attached to the Z8 is helping dissipate the heat
Joel - you're over reacting. You've made five separate posts about this in the past few hours.Is this internal battery charging more relevant when its a new camera?
I say Nikon has a real issue here. The lack of dealing with the heat in “Normal use” is a BIG liability, and for sure “Unreliable” for paid jobs that requires high fps shooting.
Ricci demonstrates the Z8 in extreme conditions, “In snow…” clever idea to deal with the heat…
I don’t see how a Z8 can shoot outdoor sports, air shows, etc during the summer.
The Z8 is going to backfire on Nikon head-on. They failed to produce a mini Z9. I’m thinking about returning it.
Of course there is a temp where the internals are damaged.If the camera is warm or hot to touch you can bet the electronics are even hotter. I'm not so sure the warnings are just to protect humans....chips can fail early due to heat...
Good point - using a card formatted for another camera definitely causes performance issues.Did you format the card in camera when you installed it?
Eric, I'd like to see some data on that statement. In all my years of using digital cameras, I've never worried about whether I format a card on my computer or in a camera. And I've never had an issue with a corrupt format that wasn't due to a faulty card...and that's been extremely rare. Which is not to say one shouldn't do it if you like, but I think using the word "definitely" without substantial proof is over the top. I'd have no issue with could, might...because anything is possible, right?Good point - using a card formatted for another camera definitely causes performance issues.
Do you manage cluster size when formatting cards from your computer ?Eric, I'd like to see some data on that statement. In all my years of using digital cameras, I've never worried about whether I format a card on my computer or in a camera. And I've never had an issue with a corrupt format that wasn't due to a faulty card...and that's been extremely rare. Which is not to say one shouldn't do it if you like, but I think using the word "definitely" without substantial proof is over the top. I'd have no issue with could, might...because anything is possible, right?
All the latest cameras use the exFAT format for cards of the size we use. It's an industry standard format that must be written to accordingly to be read by a device expecting to read the exFAT format. Image files are all stored in the DCIM folder and cameras add their subdirectory structure to it, if different than what is already there. If there is no DCIM folder, the camera will create one when you first use the card, no matter what device it was formatted in...as long as it's in an exFAT format.
Typically, cameras also add individual "housekeeping" files in the root directory. One of my older XQD cards that I haven't formatted in a long while has directories for D850, D500, Z9 and now Z8. I can swap cards between my Z8 and Z9 and they'll happily add the unique subdirectory names I use for the different cameras.
Of course you can't go using cards formatted in NFS or other formats...has to be exFAT.
Cheers!
Yes. Quick format. First step.Did you format the card in camera when you installed it?
Quick format is only to delete files. Full format should be done.Yes. Quick format. First step.
It's interesting that the Z8 does not offer the "Full Format" option that was recently added to the Z9. Color me surprised by that. To do a full format, you'll have to perform that on a PC or in a Z9. Given how fast formatting is "in camera", it's obviously just a "Quick Format" as would be done on your computer.Quick format is only to delete files. Full format should be done.