I record road crossings, danger zones & highlights. mine will record 1 long clip if I don't stop start it. so, back home when I am reviewing them, more smaller clips works for me. I prefer 60 frames per second over 30 frames per second. still photos can be interesting & useful. the cam I use can do single, time lapse & burst. it's pretty fun having a camera on a bike ride, if even not just for recording everything for the rare moment of something that needs to be reported to law enforcement. in my entire life of cycling, even after a bike being run over after I jumped off it to I didn't get killed, I never reported anything to law enforcement. there are a lot of cra*ppy ppl out there but mostly they are just cranky that they have to share the road. for the most part, I am my worst enemy on the bike

Usually, the newer versions / higher number GoPros have higher resolution, and better stabilization.

HOWEVER, I've read reviews on the new GoPro Hero 10, and some have complained that it will only record minutes at a time on highest resolution before it overheats and shuts down. Also, battery life is terrible.

My Hero 8 cams will record in enough definition to be able to read license plates, and the stabilization is excellent, even when mounted on the handlebars (forward facing) and seat post (rearward facing.)

thank you & your new "9" is waterproof w/o a case?

In my experience, NOTHING is waterproof. Water resistant to varying degrees, yes. However, in order to attach an external power supply, you have to remove the (waterproof) door and install something aftermarket, which renders the camera NOT water-resistant.

I'm looking at an aftermarket aluminum case for the camera that has an external power supply cable built into a "door" that screws into place with an O ring, that supposedly retains the waterproof rating of the camera. Of course, since it's aftermarket, should it fail, the damage to the camera would not be covered. Why GoPro doesn't come up with an accessory for this purpose is beyond me.

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mine are. maybe you'll have better luck w/ the new one

Oh, mine are advertised as waterproof to 33 ft underwater. I've had other devices advertised in a similar fashion, and water still managed to get inside them.

As soon as I installed the battery door with the small cutout that allowed access to the charge port for the external power supply, the 'waterproof' rating goes to zero.

:thumb: mine don't have replaceable batteries. I have good battery life but I also have multiple units. so when one dies I just use another that I carry w/ me. kind of like carrying an extra battery, I guess. if you can change batteries, why us an external power source, instead of carrying extra batteries? just curious

I've found the battery life to be very dependent on the outside temperature. On hot days, it goes dead much sooner that on a cooler day. Where the cameras are mounted, it's impossible to see the display, so I never know how much battery is left. And, should the battery go dead mid-ride, all the video files are corrupted somehow, and you can't review them.

With my external packs, the cameras run off those and can last up to 3 hours. At that point, the internal battery kicks in for another 45 minutes to an hour, depending on temp. If I know my ride is going to be longer than that, I do carry extra batteries.

Ideally, someone will come up with a GoPro remote app that can be downloaded to my Garmin 1030+, allowing me to turn the cameras on/off and start/stop recording via BT. GoPro has a remote unit (I have one) but it's not reliable, and keeps losing BT connection to the cameras. I gave up trying to use it on rides. Plus, I could just use my Di2 buttons to scroll to the screen on the Garmin when I needed to, instead of fishing in my pocket for the remote, which has no method of attaching a lanyard. The mount cradle you can buy for it doesn't work on aero bars, either (ask me how I know this.)

oh interesting. ok then makes sense to have the external power source. I don't have an indication of battery life either, but I know when it dies. but the files are all still ok, including the one it was recording when it died

& for anyone w/o a small sport cam, may I add that they have other uses. I use mine to inspect my roof gutters for leaves & ice dams & I just rigged it to inspect my neighbor's attic crawl space. matched it with a new "Alty" bike light & will set the cam to time-lapse & just snap a few pics all around
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Ugh. One more gizmo to fuss with. I ride my bike to get away from technology.

I've got a GoPro 10 that I've been doing other recording with.

I've been disappointed that I get about an hour of battery life (go pro, moderately high res, using the multimedia attachment).

I have a DigiPower extended battery case on order, but it hasn't arrived yet.

Colonoscopy comes to mind, based on the shape of the camera...

Do it yourself??

I've already seen where I was riding.
Don't need or want videos of the area.
However as a memory of special trips, rides, etc. it must be wonderful.
If I'm not riding, my iphone takes great videos...if I'm riding there are times I'd like a GoPro.

I've really been enjoying it. used it today to take vids of cleaning my brother's roof gutters. pulled a small tree out of the lower right corner. & filled half my shop vac with other sediment along the length. very satisfying. but the image stabilization was a huge jump in quality for me. even the frame grabs are better than the previous cam
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So, I bought this remote and when used with hindsight it's AMAZING when it works. If I am constantly using it works perfect. Say like every 15 or so minutes record a minutes here and there. works 100% of the time.


While on 5+ bike ride there might be times I don't record anything for hours. I have not figured out when it times out/sleeps etc... I am too busy enjoying my bike ride. I might trying just plugging it out the house and see if it times out after watching a movie. Then I would know if it would be worth it hook up an external battery.

30 second hindsight with a remotes is awesome. Your friend does something; a$$ hole car buzzes etc.. what ever. Just hit the remote and has the recording from the 30 seconds ago and recording now. does not save your battery though because it is constantly recording, just not saving to flash drive.

GoPro pricey but I’ve found works best. Of course not necessary but fun.

I have my GoPro 8 set up for voice command.
"GoPro, start recording." It starts.
GoPro, stop recording." It stops.

I should try that. was out w/ mine this weekend, w/ winter cycling gloves & it took a while to get the hang of the start button, w/the gloves on. I guess I used it ok last winter, but not touching it would be helpful

I don't need a cell phone. Not a luddite. Was an early-adopter back in 1996. I know cell phones go back to '73, but they were mostly heavy mobile units (car phones) until the flip phones of the 90's. Although phone cameras were first commercialized around 1999 for the Japanese market, they weren't popular here in the US until the Nokia gained market share in the early 2000's. I remember not being able to enter the US Mint in Philedelphia for a tour because my Motorola Razr had a camera on it. It was still being treated like spy gear.

For a while, my employer provided a flip phone, so I avoided the "smart" phone trend. Nowadays, I'm phone-free. It's more alt than being car free because a person can have a pretty alt car, but I've never seen an alt phone. You pretty much have to have total conformity and submit to total control for it to work at all. There are, of course, alt radios.

For cameras, Go Pro's are pretty much for people with You Tube channels. Alt cameras are film.

GoPro 9 is fine enough, but having it, never really used