Aushiker wrote:Boognoss wrote:I bought the White as a rear-facing/helmet-mounted option (haven't decided which yet) for commuting. From playing with the Black I found that 1080p/30fps is fine for that sort of work for me. The better low light of the Black is good but not enough for me to justify a 2nd Black. On paper there wasn't enough to justify another $100 or so from the White to Silver. 5MP vs 11MP is irrelevant since I won't be using the cams for stills.
Thanks. Do you have an idea on battery life? I thinking I will need 2 hours minimum and 2.5 hours would be nice. I am assuming that the battery BacPac will double the standard battery life and it fits in the waterproof housing or adapts it.
Also IIRC you got a wall charger of eBay; is that correct?
Have you tried shooting at 720? Just wondering if that will improve battery life.
Final question I gather Class 10 cards a minium or are people using a lower class?
Thanks
Andrew
Ok, here we go
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I have had almost 3 hrs with the Black at 1080p/30fps with the battery bacpac. That was a long ride where I let it go until it died in one continuous run. The bacpac comes with a larger rear door (both waterproof and skeleton) that you swap out from the usual one, it makes the unit a bit thicker. I haven't done a test with the White and the bacpac yet. I'm guessing and hoping for 4 hrs plus based on the internal battery level after my hourish commute. Will test that at some stage even if I just leave it running in a room and analyse the video length after the fact and report back.
I have a separate charger (and a second one on order with three extra non-branded batteries) that I use exclusively for recharging. I don't recharge the batteries in the cameras.
I haven't tried 720p yet actually but I will try it with each model next ride. Prob next week at this stage.
My Black came with a Sandisk class 10 as a bundle from Highly Tuned Athletes. My White also from HTA came with a class 10 but not a brand I had heard of. Both are 64GB cards. I format them in the cameras every few days.
My Black isn't nearly as bad as some I've read about on BNA and elsewhere. Occasionally it does the single rear light freeze on power up, or won't power on if its been in use and is very warm. More of an annoyance for me and I'm hoping its "just" a firmware thing when GoPro release a new version.
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