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I have just come back here having recieved this response to a comment I made on a youTube video. I'll paste my comment and the response below -
I wrote -
"There seems to be three clues to what's going on with the Pocket 3 overheating issue.
1 - Defective batch in Europe?
2 - Battery handle makes things worse (but it would, given that it's charging the main battery and that generates more heat anyway)
3 - Some memory cards seem to cause worse results than others.
I suspect that factor (1) is the prime problem which is then made worse by (2) and (3). If it's not a defective one, then it won't be sensitive to whether the battery handle is attached or not, nor will it be fussy about the card. But if it is defective then those other two factors will make things worse."
The response I got from "@TheBestShowman" was this -
"It's not a defective batch in Europe. In Europe we have different regulations than in other countries in the world. The EU specifies that cameras must switch off at 48°C. That's why the cameras switch off so early. This is the case with all cameras sold in Europe, it is not a DJI specific problem. But it should slowly become known, because every time a new camera is released, this annoying topic comes up again on YouTube."
So then I wondered who this person is. I found a channel on YouTube belonging to "The best Showman". And in it, he has a couple of videos related to how to fix overheating on DJI Action 3 & 4 cameras. The video is very short and the fix is very easy. It requires a certain file to be present on the SD card, every time the camera is used (in other words, replace the file if you format the card). So it doesn't permanently modify the firmware. Therefore it should be safe to try on the Pocket 3 but I don't have one. And if I did, it wouldn't be a European one. But for anyone in Europe who is about to return theirs, it might be worth a try as it would prove or disprove the "EU bad batch" theory. Or, of course, the fix might be specific to the Action range and therefore nothing would be proved at all... [There are disclaimers on the video description, to which I associate this post.]
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