Canon EOS R5 overheating SOLVED! (For $400, and an invalidated warranty)

Canon EOS R5 overheating mod
(Image credit: Kolari Vision)

The much-publicized Canon EOS R5 overheating issue has been solved at last – though the solution will cost you $400 and will almost certainly invalidate your official warranty from Canon.

A modification to the Canon EOS R5's heatsink system has been devised by Kolari Vision, a camera modding and lens filter specialist. It claims that the revised heatsink can almost double the camera's 8K shooting time before overheating, and triple its post-cooldown shooting time. 

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James Artaius
Editor

The editor of Digital Camera World, James has 21 years experience as a journalist and started working in the photographic industry in 2014 (as an assistant to Damian McGillicuddy, who succeeded David Bailey as Principal Photographer for Olympus). In this time he shot for clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal, in addition to shooting campaigns and product testing for Olympus, and providing training for professionals. This has led him to being a go-to expert for camera and lens reviews, photo and lighting tutorials, as well as industry news, rumors and analysis for publications like Digital Camera MagazinePhotoPlus: The Canon MagazineN-Photo: The Nikon MagazineDigital Photographer and Professional Imagemaker, as well as hosting workshops and talks at The Photography Show. He also serves as a judge for the Red Bull Illume Photo Contest. An Olympus and Canon shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and a fondness for vintage lenses and instant cameras.