Redbrick Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Ordered the Hero today (Amazon has a good deal) and would appreciate info on what size card to get..32 GB's seems like a lot.....Will use it primarily for video and sequential shots on the bike ...Kind of a nebulous question with a lot of variablesI know, but comments from the vast experience base out there will be appreciated.... Link to comment
Bic61 Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 I have been using an 8GB card with mine and haven't come close to filling it with sequential photos and reasonable length (20 minute) videos - 8GB is good capacity for the price. It probably depends on how long between downloads to the computer and amount of video taken - 8GB covers a day for me easy. Link to comment
Redbrick Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 Thanks Don......Your experience and usage gives me a frame of reference.... Link to comment
mike g Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 which one did you get? Link to comment
Redbrick Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 which one did you get? HD Motosport.... Link to comment
Joe Frickin' Friday Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 If you want to take a vacation with it and plan to capture a lot of footage, you'll fill up the smaller card. I just finished a two-week trip to Japan with a brand new camera (Canon SD4500). a 16-GB card holds an hour of 720P video (or 6000 photos), so I thought that would be enough; I ended up buying another 8-GB card to finish the trip. Get the 32, then you can capture lots of footage on vacation, and know that you'll have enough quality segments to whittle down to a nice highlight video when you get home; you won't have to worry about filling up the card before you finish your trip. Link to comment
SuperG Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 On my HD pro the battery dies in less than one hour, way before I can fill up my 16G card. Even if the camera is in standby and set on taking pictures it will suck down the battery. So if you are hiking or in places where a recharge is not possible, carry a spare battery. If I am not mistaking a 16G will get you 2hours of 1080P. But as I said the battery will go only one hour. Link to comment
Redbrick Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 Thanks guys for the info....Will get a spare battery for sure, don't know how many Gb card to get but will be a 16 or 32.... Link to comment
chrisolson Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 On my HD pro the battery dies in less than one hour, way before I can fill up my 16G card. Even if the camera is in standby and set on taking pictures it will suck down the battery. So if you are hiking or in places where a recharge is not possible, carry a spare battery. If I am not mistaking a 16G will get you 2hours of 1080P. But as I said the battery will go only one hour. Mine does 3 or 4 twenty minute sessions per charge ... you may have a bad battery. Link to comment
GordonB Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 16GB card should do the trick, is you feel you need more get two 16GB cards, the 32GB is far more expensive per GB. Try JR.com great prices. Link to comment
Jon_M Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 The product description promises 2.5 hours. You may have a dud. Still on warranty? Link to comment
randy Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I also like getting the 8gig or 16 gig cards, that way if you do have your laptop with you, you can just pop the card out and plug it into your laptop, and not have to remove the camera. So if a 16gig card is 24.00 and a 8 gig card is 10.00 I usually buy 3 8gig cards. I find it works better, at least for me. YMMV Link to comment
SuperG Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 On my HD pro the battery dies in less than one hour, way before I can fill up my 16G card. Even if the camera is in standby and set on taking pictures it will suck down the battery. So if you are hiking or in places where a recharge is not possible, carry a spare battery. If I am not mistaking a 16G will get you 2hours of 1080P. But as I said the battery will go only one hour. Mine does 3 or 4 twenty minute sessions per charge ... you may have a bad battery. Isn't 3-4 20 min session = one hour? Link to comment
chrisolson Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Hmmm, guess "per charge" was not what I had intended to say. More like "per use". I use mine at track days. I normally record between an hour and 90 minutes of video for the day and its not completely discharged. Its gone as long as 115 and was still recording when I turned it off. Link to comment
BerndM Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I have the GoPro Hero HD and I have 2 32gig Class 10 cards. Make sure you get AT LEAST a Class 6, but Class 10 is way better. Went on a 1500 mile 4 day ride from SoCal up 395 and across the the Sierra Nevada mountains 4 times, including Yosemite and ended up with about 18 gig on one card. This was a combination of pics (1 every 30 sec) and 720P video. I have found that visual difference between 720P and 1080P is negligible. I don't bother with spare batteries. The only time I use the battery is when I'm NOT on or in a vehicle. I use a USB cord plugged into my cigarette lighter to power the GoPro. Too bad I had to cut a hole thru the (previously) waterproof case to plug it in, but thats fine. I will NEVER run out of "battery" while corded in. Link to comment
Redbrick Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 I was unaware about the class of cards.........Thanks......... Link to comment
GordonB Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 GoPro recommends class 4 cards which has a guaranteed data rate of 4mg/s, why spend the extra money on faster data rates? The camera can only produce so much data/sec. Link to comment
BerndM Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 GoPro recommends class 4 cards which has a guaranteed data rate of 4mg/s, why spend the extra money on faster data rates? The camera can only produce so much data/sec. Sadly the various cards within a particular Class (0-4-6-10) do NOT all perform equally. Yeah I know, they're SUPPOSED to, but trust me, they don't. So its a crap shoot. I buy nothing but 6s or 10s because I also use them in my digital cameras and there is a VERY pronounced time difference to save a pic or vid depending not only on Class but also on different brands. With Class 10, you can't go wrong for any application. Link to comment
Redbrick Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 GoPro recommends class 4 cards which has a guaranteed data rate of 4mg/s, why spend the extra money on faster data rates? The camera can only produce so much data/sec. Sadly the various cards within a particular Class (0-4-6-10) do NOT all perform equally. Yeah I know, they're SUPPOSED to, but trust me, they don't. So its a crap shoot. I buy nothing but 6s or 10s because I also use them in my digital cameras and there is a VERY pronounced time difference to save a pic or vid depending not only on Class but also on different brands. With Class 10, you can't go wrong for any application. Recommended brands please.... ...Go Pro sells Kingston so I'd imagine it performs well...... Link to comment
GordonB Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Sadly the various cards within a particular Class (0-4-6-10) do NOT all perform equally. Yeah I know, they're SUPPOSED to, but trust me, they don't. Thanks, I suspected as such. Link to comment
SuperG Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 . I don't bother with spare batteries. The only time I use the battery is when I'm NOT on or in a vehicle. I use a USB cord plugged into my cigarette lighter to power the GoPro. Too bad I had to cut a hole thru the (previously) waterproof case to plug it in, but thats fine. I will NEVER run out of "battery" while corded in. I was not aware that you can have the camera plugged in a record with it. I will have to try that next time. I think I tried that and it did not work. I will recheck. Link to comment
Redbrick Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 . I don't bother with spare batteries. The only time I use the battery is when I'm NOT on or in a vehicle. I use a USB cord plugged into my cigarette lighter to power the GoPro. Too bad I had to cut a hole thru the (previously) waterproof case to plug it in, but thats fine. I will NEVER run out of "battery" while corded in. I was not aware that you can have the camera plugged in a record with it. I will have to try that next time. I think I tried that and it did not work. I will recheck. I just tried it with my new (and confusing) Hero and all that comes up is "usb"....It doesn't turn on....But Im' not sure something isn't wrong with it anyway as it sometimes won't turn off and neither button is effective (nothing happens when you push them)...Have to physically pull the battery and reinsert to make it work.... I'll read and experiment more before I ask questions but I'm having problems.... Link to comment
GordonB Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I'll read and experiment more before I ask questions but I'm having problems.... Go Pro has great tech support, send them an email, they'll respond. Link to comment
Redbrick Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 I'll read and experiment more before I ask questions but I'm having problems.... Go Pro has great tech support, send them an email, they'll respond. Thanks Gordon.......I'll e-mail them now.......... Link to comment
BerndM Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I've had excellent results with both my 32gig cards ADATA 32GB SDHD Class 10 No compatibility issues whatsoever with the GoPro unit, BUT be aware that depending on the age of your PC, your SD card reader may NOT read cards bigger than 4 GB. I had to buy a USB flash drive to plug the card into, THEN into my USB port and all was fine. Link to comment
Redbrick Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 Gordon........Got a response to my E-mail from Go-Pro but nothing suggested was any different than I was trying..Sent them follow-up request for more help...Bought a 16GB Kingston class 6 SD and same problem; locks up and won't take pics or video... While I'm waiting to make the damned thing work I'm trying to figure out where to mount it....I see you have a 12 RT too....Any suggestions? Do the stick on mounts do any harm to the paint and have you ever removed one from a painted surface? Thanks..... Link to comment
BerndM Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Every single location I have tried on my RT has been too shaky or vibration prone making the video very unpleasant to watch. The only sure bet is the top of the helmet, where I have mine and it works GREAT. The body makes a great vibration dampener and there's the added benefit of being able to capture something that is NOT in front of the bike. It is really nice to be able to look sideways and not miss that great shot. Link to comment
Redbrick Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 Thanks....... Gordon recommends the same thing....Appreciate your guidance... Link to comment
SuperG Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 it is not too bad mounted on the steering wheel. Check it out The noise you hear is me manually rotating the camera housing in its rubber ball socket. Change the resolution from 360 to 1080P on your youtube setting. It is not cinema quality but it looks pretty good to me. Link to comment
Rampant Rockster Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 You may also want to look at the RAM Mount options. I have graduated to it, and it's a huge difference in vibration quality over the GoPro mounting system. I got the GoPro tripod adapter, and the RAM to mate up with it...that way you can still use the housing. Try mounting it EVERYWHERE! Example: Have fun...it's a really neat tool. Link to comment
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