Dave Shrestha
I needed a light travel camera as I was getting g tired of lugging around my D800 and after reading all of the glowing reviews of this camera I really, really wanted to like this camera but the overheating issue which seems to be a known issue prevents me from recommending this camera and infact I’m not sure I’ll be keeping it. I received this (first) camera few weeks ago and immediately I noticed the camera got hot to touch near the “Fn” button within 5 min of normal use. When I took the battery out I noticed the battery was very hot. Amazon support sent me a replacement Ricoh battery but the new battery behaved the same and made no difference. Amazon support then sent me a replacement camera but again it made no difference- within 5 minutes of use it still got hot - exactly the same as the first camera. Looking at YouTube videos and DP Review forums it appears this is a known issue and firmware v 1.10 is supposed to address some of the heating issue but the very first thing I had done when I received both cameras was to upgrade the firmware to v 1.10 so obviously firmware didn’t resolve the overheating issue- it did fix low light focusing issue. The picture quality is fantastic so I’m trying to see if I use it for for mins and turn it off right away will I learn to live with it ? But then what will the reliability be of this camera with the heating issue? I had written to Ricoh about my concern but haven’t gotten any response other than acknowledging receiving my email and they will get back to me. Again, great picture quality and compactness is awesome so I really want to like and even love this camera but the heating issue maybe a dealbreaker ☹️ Update: I decided to return the camera as the heating issue was just not acceptable.