GoPro Battery life - according to GoPro.

[R-Rated]

Hey gang!

I found this today and thought some might find it interesting:

https://community.gopro.com/t5/en/GoPro-Camera-Battery-Life/ta-p/394294#

Amazing how the little buggers are power hungry. I am glad I kept my Hero 4 Silvers around even the Hero8 Black is my main go to camera now.

 

[Drakhen99]

Interesting find - thanks!

My experience is right in line with the Hero 8 and Hero 9 numbers. I roll both cams when I'm riding and the 8 for sure dies when the 9 has 30-33% battery life left... so about 90 mins for the 9 and 60-ish for the 8.

I think other factors come into play as well, like the amount of stabilization the camera has to do while recording. I could SWEAR I used to get longer battery life when my 8 was on my helmet, but it seems to have gone down now that I run it on a Jaws clamp mount on my handlebars.

-John

 

[Hippo-Drones]

Hey gang!

I found this today and thought some might find it interesting:

https://community.gopro.com/t5/en/GoPro-Camera-Battery-Life/ta-p/394294#

Amazing how the little buggers are power hungry. I am glad I kept my Hero 4 Silvers around even the Hero8 Black is my main go to camera now.

The price of tech... is the same with mobile phones, I remember the old Nokias, only needed to charge them once a week if that, current smart phones, will die in a day

 

[Drakhen99]

The price of tech... is the same with mobile phones, I remember the old Nokias, only needed to charge them once a week if that, current smart phones, will die in a day

You get a day out of yours? I'm lucky if I don't wear through the battery on my Note 5 by mid-day.

-John

 

[R-Rated]

The price of tech... is the same with mobile phones, I remember the old Nokias, only needed to charge them once a week if that, current smart phones, will die in a day

Especially true when we visit certain websites...

 

[SighBored]

I miss the days where you just need to charge them twice a week.

 

[YBGuy]

The price of tech... is the same with mobile phones, I remember the old Nokias, only needed to charge them once a week if that, current smart phones, will die in a day

Yes! I remember my Nokia 5190 with the extended battery could go two weeks without charge and that was with playing snake at least an hour a day.

 

[LandyVlad]

I hate the low battery life of cameras. makes it so hard to have a camera running constantly just to record possible 'turds in traffic'.

 

[Drakhen99]

I hate the low battery life of cameras. makes it so hard to have a camera running constantly just to record possible 'turds in traffic'.

I wish I had one of my GoPros set up as a dash cam today while I was driving my truck. Total knob dang-near totaled my truck for me

-John

 

[YBGuy]

I hate the low battery life of cameras. makes it so hard to have a camera running constantly just to record possible 'turds in traffic'.

Yes, that is why I'm constantly on the look out for a nice Smart Helmet with long battery life that can record video. I tried out the Jarvish but unfortunately the helmet was two small even in the largest size. Also the sound at high speed (60+mph) experienced clipping and was unusable for the most part. Now if you were using that helmet mostly as a dashcam, then it's awesome. It has over a 5 hour battery life and supports voice commands to turn on and off the recordings.

 

[motosera]

The 8 also uses those new blue base batteries which have higher capacity - handy as they fit older models too and extend the battery life. Not surprised the 9 increases

Resolution and stabilisation makes a big difference in my experience too, as does the screen time out. Turning off GPS and quick start helps a load too - mic adapter also shortens the life. I tend to work on 40 minutes footage from the 8 and an hour from the 7 before I change the battery, if using it as a helmet cam in 4k with mic etc.

There are better options for bike 'dashcams' which will run all the time and record front and rear etc.

 

[R-Rated]

I tend to work on 40 minutes footage from the 8 and an hour from the 7 before I change the battery,

An hour is still too short for some places here in the US on a good road trip.

Look at the Hero4 with the battery backpack - just over 3 hours at 1080p60! Now that some riding before taking a break.

 

[HRMV]

Battery life is a constant worry when out and about, especially if touring abroad as not like you can just nip back and recapture the road or that

The only way round it is modifying cases etc to allow in use charging through either a usb socket or battery pack.

 

[Drakhen99]

I'm just going to say that battery changes suck... especially when you can't find a good place to pull off the road to do it. I don't want to run a battery pack on my helmet - I feel it's heavy enough as-is.

I do like running the Hero 8 on my handlebars though - I can keep an eye on its battery charge, and when it gets low I know it's time to find a place to pull over and swap batteries. The Hero 9 will have 30-35% charge left, so I swap it out at the same time.

I go on 4-hour rides fairly frequently, so I carry 3 spare batteries for each camera with me... and that'll do for a nice, long ride.

The problem then becomes cutting the footage down ... I'm at the 5 hour mark for editing video from a ride I took in December ... and the video is still 42 minutes long LOL.

-John

 

[YBGuy]

An hour is still too short for some places here in the US on a good road trip.

Look at the Hero4 with the battery backpack - just over 3 hours at 1080p60! Now that some riding before taking a break.

That's awesome! I hope I can get that much time out of the new pac I just bought too.

 

[R-Rated]

That's awesome! I hope I can get that much time out of the new pac I just bought too.

Did you get the GoPro one or an after market?

I have two of the official which barely add weight and then the chunk from Refuel which is a beast and does stress the mount and arms.

 

[R-Rated]

Battery life is a constant worry when out and about, especially if touring abroad as not like you can just nip back and recapture the road or that

The only way round it is modifying cases etc to allow in use charging through either a usb socket or battery pack.

I just had someone last month reach out to me because they lost about a state's worth of footage riding cross country. They are new to the recording when riding and needed some pointers. I suggested using the USB on their bike since they were recording from the fairing point of view.

 

[LandyVlad]

The problem then becomes cutting the footage down ... I'm at the 5 hour mark for editing video from a ride I took in December ... and the video is still 42 minutes long LOL.

Precisely what the DV Resolve 'cut' page is for mate !

 

[Drakhen99]

Precisely what the DV Resolve 'cut' page is for mate !

I should take another look at the Cut page ... I typically do everything in the Edit page, with specialized stuff in Fusion, Color, and Fairlight. Mostly Fusion and Color though. Fairlight is good for quickly moving audio around [changing tracks without effecting the associated video, for instance]. Not that you asked how to build a watch, you just wanted to know the time (something my dad used to say about me LOL)

I can edit fairly quickly in the Edit page, but it's just a lot of footage, and I was cutting out the parts where I had the stereo going, but didn't want to miss something [for instance, I saw a McLaren on the road, but had my radio playing, so I sliced it down and dropped the audio, then added bg music, cinematic black bars, a LUT, speed ramps, and zoom/position keyframed]

-John

 

[LandyVlad]

I watched a great video on best use of the cut page which you'll find perfect. I'll dig it up for you mate.