iSight heating up

[machobson]

I know that this has been posted before but no one really awnsered the question. I just got an iSight today and I have got to say it looks awesome on top of my eMac. But I plugged it in and after about 4 hours it is really hot. Does anyone know why? I haven't left it on or anything. Thanks.

 

[Ryon]

I imagine all of the eMac's heat comes out the top -- from all of the internal components, and the CRT -- and your metal iSight is just absorbing it?

 

[Daveway]

The camera, by design will get hot. But it is also designed to manage heat itself, notice it is made out of perforated metal. I go to the Apple Stores and all of their iSights are hot as well.

 

[machobson]

Thanks

Thanks for your input peoples, actually on the eMac, the heat comes out more of the back end to bottom where the fan is, but thanks anyways.