GoPro and SD card

[joekai]

I just bought the silver edition to use on the snoball, and if you are looking for one, my local sams club had it for 229.99 in a bundle deal with a bunch of the mounts. Any tips/suggestion for SD card? looks like class 10 64gb is the top end card, but is it worth it?

Thanks

 

[All The Way]

I have a class 10 32gb card for mine. I can get two battery runs on it before its full (that's about 4 hrs of video depending).

 

[joekai]

I have a class 10 32gb card for mine. I can get two battery runs on it before its full (that's about 4 hrs of video depending).

So about 2 hours of battery life in general for video? and is that running at 1080?

 

[Rookie]

I'd go with the 64. It'll be nice not having to wipe
It non stop throughout an event.

 

[amphibian]

Personally I prefer smaller cards and I swap out both battery and card every ~2 hours.

On anything > 16gb (assuming 30fps) the battery is going to be the limiting factor not the card.

I've been burned a few times when I wasn't doing that where either the battery or card maxed out and I missed out on some sweet footage, so now I take no chances and just swap both.

I would recommend getting the remote so you can start/stop it easily without having to get out of the truck (assuming you mount it outside), it cuts down considerably on both battery/card consumption as well as the amount of editing you have to do.

My favorite mount for anything on land or sea is the suction cup, but ALWAYS tie a backup tether to it as well (I won't admit how my of these damn things I've lost)

 

[joekai]

Personally I prefer smaller cards and I swap out both battery and card every ~2 hours.

On anything > 16gb (assuming 30fps) the battery is going to be the limiting factor not the card.

I've been burned a few times when I wasn't doing that where either the battery or card maxed out and I missed out on some sweet footage, so now I take no chances and just swap both.

I would recommend getting the remote so you can start/stop it easily without having to get out of the truck (assuming you mount it outside), it cuts down considerably on both battery/card consumption as well as the amount of editing you have to do.

My favorite mount for anything on land or sea is the suction cup, but ALWAYS tie a backup tether to it as well (I won't admit how my of these damn things I've lost)

ok I wont ask how many you lost, but I will ask for an example of one of your back up tether. and I figure ill use the phone app for the remote.

 

[Rookie]

ok I wont ask how many you lost, but I will ask for an example of one of your back up tether. and I figure ill use the phone app for the remote.

I'm not a fan of the app. I thinks it's overrated and lags to much. The remote is simple
And works effectively. I usually 550 the camera to something on the truck.

 

[All The Way]

Battery solution Amazon.com: Wasabi Power Battery (2-Pack) and Charger for GoPro HD HERO3, HERO3+ and GoPro AHDBT-201, AHDBT-301, AHDBT-302: Camera & Photo

 

[Yukon Joe]

The wasabi batteries are the best. I don't even like using the stock battery. They die to fast.

Suction cup Ram mount is my favorite for in the cab mounted on the windshield. You can easily position it any way you want.

Yukon Joe
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[amphibian]

ok I wont ask how many you lost, but I will ask for an example of one of your back up tether. and I figure ill use the phone app for the remote.

Just a piece of rope looped through the suction cup mount and tied to something in case the suction fails (the only time it has failed me is when something snagged it and was totally my fault). Nothing fancy.