GoPro 10: All Day Battery Hack For Helmet Mount

Yay another action camera video. I've started using a power bank mounted to my helmet to power the GoPro Hero 10 Black on motorcycle rides, and thought I should share the issues I've found with this setup and the workarounds I've used to overcome them.
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[@MVDBR]

Please note that to date, all versions of GP10 firmware after 1.20 (up to 1.46 currently) will not allow you to use the camera with a media mod & running off external power with no battery installed in the camera. There is a link in this video description where you can download firmware 1.20 if you want it.

[@TLE1977A]

Good to see someone like me who solves problems with some good old ingenuity.

[@MVDBR]

Where there's a will there's usually some kinda way 🤙 Cheers mate

[@TLE1977A]

@@MVDBR I know the feeling. If it don't exist and I need it, I will make it.

[@HardBoiledGregADV]

You mention that not everybody is interested in this topic, but it's a topic I think a lot motorcycle riders and others find themselves grappling with. I would think that an action camera company like GoPro would recognize needs like this and do something about it. You figure that all dirt bike riders, mountain bikers, skaters, skiers, snowboarders, etc. etc. wear helmets and like to record footage. It wouldn't take much for GoPro to come out with an external battery option. Like you said though, they seem to focus on frame rates and resolution more than they do on fixing bugs and providing longer lasting power solutions. Thanks for taking the time to make the video.

[@MVDBR]

Thanks mate yeah GoPro especially are very frustrating, also the mic solution shits me to tears. If they would just include a 3.5mm mic jack in the camera a lot of people would be very happy.

[@tassieadventurerider4815]

Cool set up Josh. At the end of the day…. It works 👌

[@MVDBR]

And only cost me my neck haha nah it's not that bad. Cheers mate 🍻

[@mrwill1969]

You're the go pro guru , new side hustle mate 👍

[@MVDBR]

The GoPro whisperer bahaha mate I dunno why I bother, got a perfectly reliable Sony sitting there. Must just like trying to solve problems or I'm a sucka for punishment 🤦‍♂

[@arruntus]

It's a pleasure to watch these videos as I love to mess around. Nice one Josh and thanks 😀

[@MVDBR]

Hey mate good to see you still around 😎🤙

[@arruntus]

@@MVDBR I don't fail mate, I enjoy it, but I don't have much time and I see the videos with many days of delay, this one that I like to tangle a lot and I could see it quickly. It was a bad experience to have the water so close, thank goodness nothing happened 😀

[@motonickaustralia1126]

Good work Josh would save on batteries too.

[@MVDBR]

Yeah you can pick up powerbanks fairly cheap, worth looking for the ones that are lighter in weight though 😬 Cheers

[@MrShawnaandgreg]

Watched you two for years.. I watched this and found a small improvement. The battery I just bought has a "standby mode" I'm sure other batteries do this also but mine is "getihu" powerbank 10k mah.. model: BG-123.. you click button once to turn it on then long press to put on standby and you can turn your camera on/off without your battery turning off due to no draw. Hope this helps you and your viewers. Keep the videos coming, loving it in Canada !!

[@MVDBR]

Thanks for sharing Shawna 👌 I've seen mention of some of these that have the standby option, but never knew which brands had it. It looks like Getihu aren't available here unfortunately, even Amazon won't ship em to Aus 🙄 I did find another brand Voltaic which advertise 'always on power' but they are pretty pricey here, about $190 😬 Anyways I'll keep an eye out cheers 🍻

[@ChiliBuRevolution]

Another hit from your mixed bag of tricks Josh! A excellent work around eh for those who flow with the GoPro 👍 Appreciate your time and efforts to share your experiences and knowledge, Stay #highanddry my friends, sending you all down under much ☮️❤️🙏 and respect! May the days be kind for us all. 🙃

[@MVDBR]

Hey Bu Bu, thank you good sir, may your pick-a-nick basket be constantly overflowing with goodness 🍻😎

[@outoftheshed8407]

absolute legend, I've been looking for a roll back to v1.2 ever since it updated. Thank you.

[@MVDBR]

Good to know someone's made use of it mate I've tried the new versions up to 1.42 keep going back to 1.20 it's definitely the best firmware at the moment if you wanna run external power especially with a media mod 🤙

[@AdvHQ]

Great idea mate, might have to look into this. Appreciate you showing the set up to the helmet too.

[@MVDBR]

Cheers 🍻

[@brucekendall52]

Brilliant solution.Nicely executed.Generous of you to share.Cheers

[@MVDBR]

Thank you sir 🍻

[@alexgrigoreas4825]

Excellent. Just starting to set up my gear and was worried about having to stop and change batteries all the time. Great solution. Thank you.

[@MVDBR]

Hope it works for ya. Nothing worse than changing batts all the fkn time 😵

[@JustTex]

i saw the power bank in one of your other vids but didn't realise how much was involved , noice one sir. Cheers 4 sharing.

[@MVDBR]

I was surprised nobody mentioned it in the other vids, well done spotting it though mate 😁

[@JustTex]

@@MVDBR Yeah i looked in the comment of the motogspot video , i figured you were testing.

[@MVDBR]

@@JustTex yeah that was the first trial 😁

[@DaleBecker]

I’ve done something similar except it put the battery in my Kriega backpack. Just thread the USB-C cable through the opposite side of my hydration hose. Used it at Sea to Sky in Turkey in the heat and it worked a treat. Just turn it on at the start of the day and let it run. I had a 20000 mah battery so lasted a full day no problem without additional helmet weight.

[@MVDBR]

Nice 👌👌

[@Enonymouse_]

This is precisely the hack I will need for long trips.

[@BrendanODonnellDesign]

Clever work around Josh 👌🏻 good on you for sharing 👍🏻 cool video

[@MVDBR]

Thanks B!

[@anthonydendle4768]

Great info and well worth the effort cheers ... Hope you guys are ok with all that storm n stuff again today 👍

[@MVDBR]

Cheers Anthony, the river had dropped a bit overnight but with the amount of rain we've had again it's surely gonna be on the rise again 😬

[@da_ozman9599]

Great informative video, much appreciated..

[@ianferrier235]

Very creative Josh

[@MVDBR]

Thanks Ian 🙏

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

Hilarious ingenious solution to the battery sleep issue !!!

[@MVDBR]

Haha cheers 🤙

[@soupysocksenduro]

wiz kid! nice tip and good to see a positive result so far! to keep it dry one can also run a bit longer wire and keep it inside of your boot! keep up updated on the results!

[@MVDBR]

Dry? Whose boots are ya talking about 😅🤙

[@motogspot]

Joshy knows all the tricks, works well from what I saw 😀🍺

[@MVDBR]

Looks cool too aye G 😅 Cheers bro

[@RidingOnEggshells]

I was having the same problem with my previous GoPro and the magnetic connector. If it wiggled and I think would go from charging to not, that surge would stop it. This is what Nerb1 does too, but with a smaller battery pack, and I am thinking about the same. That way I can have them as batteries that could last for 2-3 hours, and use 2-3 of them per day (cos we record EVERYTHING).

[@MVDBR]

I wondered if my issues were something to do with the magnetic cable, so I rigged up a regular usb-c cable setup for one ride and had the same issues when plugging it in. They just don't like being charged in the camera, especially when warm. I'm wondering if the new enduro battery is any better but since ya don't seem to be able to get them in Australia we can't test 🤦‍♂ But certainly, swapping out a powerbank on the back of ya helmet is much easier than fluffing around with GoPro batteries all day long

[@Daveryan23AT]

Awesome mate

[@MVDBR]

🤙🤙

[@ManBikeSwag]

Nice one Josh. I'll try that out some time. I haven't experienced many freeze ups yet my old sony was far worse, but not having to swap batteries all the time would be great and not being tethered to the bike also would be great too. Thanks for sharing!

[@MVDBR]

Your Sony freezes up??? Wow that's a first I've not heard of anyone having probs like that with them 🤔 Cheers Scott

[@FancyAnimal]

Nice setup. You should add another mount at the battery base to reduce mechanical fatigue of the plastic cantilevered top mount. Thanks for the video.

[@MVDBR]

Yeah maybe I should but don't complicate my life bro it hasn't failed me yet 😬

[@Enonymouse_]

I just did a test run today for the first time (with the included gopro battery) at 65%, I got 27 minutes of 2k footage, it used almost all of that.

[@dannysdirtbikeadventures2606]

That's clever, well done for working that out. I think heat has plagued the GoPro Cameras for years, my old Hero 5 Black has issues with heat and not recording audio but once it cools down it works fine

[@MVDBR]

Even back then! I thought the 5/6 were the last of the good ones before Hypersmooth came along 😣

[@virginiatrailcameravideos]

A very interesting solution. I have been putting my Anker external battery in a small tank bag on my bike but I don't like the cable that I run out of the bottom of that tank bag up to my camera. Twice I've caught my hand in it as stoplights when resting my hand and a couple of times torn it off when I dismounted. I've gotten one of those Brake Light lights on the rear of my helmet but I may play around with some way to mount my battery like this.

[@vithanasanjeewa1525]

Thanks mate I have been have same issue

[@HardEnduroAddict]

I use a similar setup with a dumber version of the power pack. If you buy the power packs with no digital readout then they turn on with power draw. No buttons on mine it just lights up and provides power when needed.

[@MVDBR]

This one turns on fine with power draw when the GoPro is plugged in but once the camera is turned off the power bank will go to sleep, and won't automatically wake up unless the camera is unplugged and plugged back in. I think this is fairly common behaviour. It's fine if you leave the camera powered on...

[@driverkelly]

He Josh, me again, I went for a ride today 5 hours I turned the auto off on my GoPro 9 to never and hooked it up to my Anker Power Core 26800 battery pack turned it on and off and it worked fine on the battery pack it has 4 levels of charge only used 1so unless riding for days without being able to recharge the battery pack this method worked well. Cheers mate Allen

[@MVDBR]

Shit that's a big friggin power bank mate glad it worked for ya!

[@user-ty2uz4gb7v]

As a new GoPro 10 owner I am amazed and discouraged at the sheer number of hacks needed just to get this thing to do what people want it to do. And to stop it from doing the things that you don't want it to do.

[@MVDBR]

Yep, after 10 generations it should be a LOT better than it is. Unfortunately they just seem to focus on higher resolutions and framerates rather than fixing bugs.

[@jamesbaber3775]

Hi Josh Have you bought a boat yet? Hope the rain hasn’t caused too much trouble around home! Thanks for your ideas mate.👍

[@MVDBR]

Nah fuck boats been there done that 😁 Yeah all good here cheers

[@ezarchery1012]

That was helpful, for me, I do some time laps videos where I want to leave my camera running all day. I tried it with the battery in and it worked sometimes and sometimes it shut off after the battery in the gopro died. I will remove the battery next time and try it. Also I was wondering what about a tiny LED light instead of a resistor? My power bank is about twice that size and it shuts off with small or no loads automatically too. Great hack.

[@MVDBR]

You can certainly try an led but it was nowhere near enough to keep any of my power banks awake, I needed about 38 ohms of resistance or 130mA of draw. An old school (non-led) 12v indicator bulb worked also but I wasn't sure how much that was drawing so I stuck with the resistors. Another option you might want to look at are Voltaic power banks, they do not switch off automatically voltaicsystems.com/v75/

[@robvis785]

Thanks for the video, do you have a link or a website where to buy the power bank and all the tools to stick at the back of your helmet? I have got a go pro and it’s all ready installed on the helmet but I want to add the power bank to have more time between changing the battery. TIA

[@MVDBR]

Pretty much any power bank will do but obviously smaller and lighter is better depending on what capacity you need. I was going to try one of these from Amazon they are fairly lightweight for a 10,000mAh www.amazon.com.au/VEEKTOMX-10000mAh-Ultra-Compact-Portable-External/dp/B09C8CFKLJ/ As for the mounts it's a bit hard to explain how I attached mine but some double sided tape and some GoPro J-mounts and a bit of experimenting you should be able to work it out www.ebay.com.au/itm/134397579506

[@robvis785]

@@MVDBR I did try your suggestion, I bought the power bank that you mention to me before. Works very well. Still have to figure out how can I tight the cable for charging the power inside the helmet instead than have outside but rather than that everything works well. Thank you

[@TheBreadman24]

Thanks for sharing Josh, Just tried it with my Gopro hero 8 black with media mod and purple panda mic and it works perfectly. It even records audio from the purple panda if you use quick capture and i tried it over and over .

[@MVDBR]

Awesome mate. Using this method the only negative I've noticed is very occasionally I'll get one clip that has recorded using the onboard mic rather than the external, probably a glitch with the quick capture on the Hero10 but yah it's only one out of about 30-50 clips 🤷‍♂

[@MotoTvWoodsFarm]

nice

[@jethrowingnut13]

Nice hack Josh. Thinking of you guys. I hope your house is on high ground, the flooding up there at the moment looks terrible.

[@MVDBR]

Yeah it's been a bad one, we had water views of the river for a day or so but mostly ok here cheers ✌

[@regiiment]

I just got the GoPro Hero 11 with Media Mod and extra battery + battery charger. I'm thinking of just returning the Media Mod and extra batteries and doing this and using an external microphone because they make it so hard to use efficiently lol

[@bobdrakeford5731]

Now that's thinking outside the square! I like your thinking Josh. Maybe get a job at GoPro and show them what to do. But, charge them Consultant Rates, you'll be rich in no time!! 👍🤣

[@MVDBR]

Bahaha can just imagine "Josh's Dodgy Dongle" up for sale on the GoPro website 😅 Cheers Bob

[@URBANAMERICANTAC]

I’ve been begging GoPro to add Bluetooth audio for about a decade.

[@ManBikeSwag]

Me too lol

[@MVDBR]

Now wouldn't that just solve so many fkn problems 👌

[@StrawDragon]

Interesting setup... What I do is I bought a 2' usb c extender and run that from my chin mount gopro into the helmet behind the padding.. It comes out the back with the usb plug-in. Then I wear a battery in my jack with a 3' cable or so that plug into the extenders. Easy to reach back and pop the cable apart. I also leave the battery in the gopro with the media mod on.

[@MVDBR]

Any issues with the GoPro freezing? And which GoPro?

[@StrawDragon]

@@MVDBR Not while recording. I have a gopro 10. The freezing would happen when it is charging or powering on after charging. I would have to pull the battery from the gopro in those cases. Which as you know with the media mod it is a PITA!

[@StrawDragon]

@@MVDBR I did have freezing when I mounted the gopro to my bike and ran a usb charger off my bike battery. But with a portable battery in my pocket, no issues.

[@HardBoiledGregADV]

I also have a USB C cable running from my GoPro Media Mod up under the chin of the helmet through the padding and out the back. Then I have a 10000 mAh battery that is using velcro to connect to the back of my helmet. I just put some heavy grade velcro on the back of the battery and some on the helmet. I have never had it fall off. I too have had issues with my GoPro freezing. I have always attributed it to using the QuickCapture feature. I usually have QuickCapture enabled so that I can just hit record when I am ready to film something and then hit stop when done. The camera turns off. It's obviously a type of sleep mode that makes it so you can power up and start recording quickly at the press of a button. I'll be filming just fine, turning the camera on and off with the press of the shutter button until every now and then it just freezes hard. I usually have to pull the internal battery out of the media mod and reset it to get it to work again.

[@arcticr]

Clever… Regarding latest firmware not working for this setup. I just saw a guy replacing the cord between the power bank and camera with a higher capacity cord and then it worked just fine 👍🇳🇴 Ride safe

[@MVDBR]

I did try a few different cables I have here but none I had did the trick for me 😣 Cheers

[@arcticr]

@@MVDBR Here is the guy I referred to. Hope you find a solution that works for you 👍kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6Koc32ChK2iiZY

[@davidconway1758]

Thank you for posting this video. I'm browsing videos like yours looking for a solution to a "video length" problem. I have a Hero 10 Black. I put an invertor in the engine cavity of my BMW Z4. I ran a USB cable out to the front grill. I've mounted my GoPro to the center of the hood. I'm using GoPro's USB Pass-Through Door so I can connect the camera to constant power. As I'm recording my videos time out at 8 minutes and 56 seconds. These are 4 Gb files. Then the camera shuts off. I've talked with GoPro and they indicated I need to set up Channels so the camera will automatically keep recording and make a series of 4 GB files. I have not been able to find instructions on how to set up this feature. Do you know how to set up Channels? Thank you.

[@MVDBR]

It shouldn't shut off, or stop recording... generally the GoPro will 'chapter' the video file once it reaches 4gb... just splits the recording into a new file and keeps rolling. Never heard of these 'channels' you mentioned. But yeah check your SD card for GX02... and GX03... files, these are usually the continuation from the first GX01... file. Sorry I couldn't be more help.

[@davidconway1758]

@@MVDBR Thank you for a prompt reply. I appreciate your help.

[@patg.7781]

@@davidconway1758 it could be due to the formatting of the sd-card (atleast thats the case on pc's so i wouldnt wonder if it would be the same on the gopro) If the sd-card is formatted to "FAT32" it CANNOT store files (no matter what kind) bigger than 4GB. As said i do not know if thats the case with the gopro, but i formatted mine to another type (exFAT) and the longest recording i've done was a full sd-card (400gb) without any interruption....i guess it would be worth a try?

[@OzzyMoto27964]

I really need to know where you got that sticky mount the bank is attached too

[@MVDBR]

It's a standard curved adhesive mount stuck to the helmet. The other part is a Frankenstein chopped up solution, basically 2 J mounts (www.ebay.com.au/itm/134397579506) screwed together with a thumbscrew and one side is screwed to a flat piece of plastic which is double side taped to the power bank. There would be better ways to do it but I just used bits and pieces I had lying around.

[@Indpendent01]

I had the same issues with using my gopro for 24 hour timelapses, plugged into the PC for webcam, or for extended show recording and came to the same conclusion to remove the internal battery. I'm actually looking to see if there is a version that can be in-line with the mounting hardware or as part of the camera housing. 8:12 just buy a super cheap LED usb light to plug in (a red light for the back of the helmet would be perfect imo) or get a different USB battery cuz some won't turn their output off (hard to tell which ones do that though).

[@MVDBR]

I don't think an led light would draw enough to keep these sons of bitches awake. But yeah there is one brand that do proper 'always on' power banks, called Voltaic but they are pretty expensive here in aus and hard to get.

[@KARTIM_OU]

Some powerbanks have possible to always turn it on. (some button combination).

[@MVDBR]

Yeah I have tried a couple of those they only seem to stay on for about 2 hours.

[@ChiliBuRevolution]

sending you guys good vibes, hoping the weather is breaking to your favour eh, make a raft if need be and if by chance you get lost and end up on this side of the coastal mountains stop by for a cuppa! great hack once again Josh, here I was thinking of just running an extension cord from the cam to a wall socket, though you will need a way to carry all that extension cord, maybe a wagon! that be cool eh, make one, or show us how! blessings, smiles and love from the sobering Chilcotin where martial law would be alien to us all eh, maybe call it Martian Law or something! X^D

[@MVDBR]

😅👌

[@pioneersmokehouseschannel]

I saw some USB LED mini lights, do you think that would work?

[@MVDBR]

It really depends on the power bank, some need more current than others to stay awake but I would guess that LEDs don't draw anywhere near enough. I did use a small 12V old style (non-LED) indicator bulb on my first try and that worked, but drew more power than the resistors.

[@libertasaudits4965]

Here is the deal and just had this happen yesterday Battery in Go Pro power bank connected camera over heats after about 30 mins power is the the issue it is the heat the battery creates I pull out battery and replace with new battery fires up no issue because I remove the very hot battery As an Auditor I can not be having my camera shut down I am looking for a way to run the extra power with no battery

[@HippoDrones]

That is a good solution, I used to do similar with my Hero 5 Session, although I couldn't remove the internal battery for that camera. I might look into doing this again with the 10 for longer trips, I def need to find a memory card I trust that is larger than my current 128Gb though as I only get 2.5 hrs out of that at 2.7k 60fps which is a struggle even on short rides.

[@MVDBR]

I'm running Samsung Evo 256GB, seems fine for my 1080/60 needs, gives me close to 8 hours of footage per card. I know how picky these fkn things are with SD cards though 🤦‍♂

[@HippoDrones]

@@MVDBR Yup, it is the 2.7k high bitrate 60fps that I can't get larger cards to work with annoyingly. Might have to just switch to 1080 for longer trips.

[@MVDBR]

@@HippoDrones 1080, oh the humanity! 😁

[@HippoDrones]

@@MVDBR hahaha 😆

[@HippoDrones]

@@MVDBR it's OK for you, you have gorgeous weather which helps the cameras record better footage, we just have grey skies and misery! 🤪🤣

[@ozbiker5311]

I have my gopro on charge while I'm on my bike recording !!!! but the all my batteries have swollen up and go puffy because of the heat and it so hard to get out of the camera

[@MVDBR]

Ah yeah I remember that problem, we had that with the Hero 7s. Little tabs would rip off the battery then it was a real struggle to get them out lol

[@GlennTupper]

I just tried this with version 1.4 and with the battery out and the media mod on it says I have to have a battery? What should I do? Thanks!

[@MVDBR]

I mentioned this issue near the end of the video, only way to get around it at the moment is downgrade to v1.20 firmware. I find it to be pretty solid on 1.20, there's a link to that firmware in the vid description if you need it 👍

[@GlennTupper]

@@MVDBR I also just figured out if you connect the ext battery up with the gopro battery inside and then pull the battery out it works.

[@hungryromanians]

@@GlennTupper hey bud! What happens after you stop it first time and power it again? Does it start?🙏

[@robertdurhammusic]

Tbh I was doing this exact same thing on my go pro 7. I found my power bank keeps it going for hours.

[@dannysdirtbikeadventures2606]

Your Gen 2 Power bank, is that a quick charge ( QC 3 ) ?

[@MVDBR]

I'm really not sure mate here is the link on the HN site www.harveynorman.com.au/cygnett-chargeup-boost-2-10000mah-power-bank-black.html

[@MVDBR]

What I can say is it's a LOT quicker to charge this one up than the original, as it uses a USB-C port 👌

[@TheGravelBadger]

Wow…. Science!

[@MVDBR]

Haha science with Gaunson 🤙

[@chrisfromkatunga6245]

Hearing there is serious flooding in Gympie. You two alright?

[@MVDBR]

All good Chris, bit close for comfort though 😬

[@TitoPongTV]

How about overheat while in the power bank?

[@MVDBR]

Depends on ambient temp, air flow etc, but yes mine still overheats with the media mod attached. Not as quickly as with the internal battery installed

[@lessdracs6239]

Pretty clever, do you have a patron sponsor whose a chiropractor?

[@MVDBR]

Hahaha don't know, in reality though this stuff only brings the Nishua helmet up to around the weight of other popular adventure lids 😉

[@user-ty2uz4gb7v]

I bought the GoPro 10 because I wanted to have a webcam that would do 4K at 60 frames per second. Even when I take the battery out and run USBC power only with the compartment completely open I get between 10 and 20 minutes before the GoPro shuts down. It will do 4K at 30 frames per second. But that's not what I want. I have experimented with different USB cable lengths. This is with air conditioning blowing inside the car and the car always stored in the garage so it never gets super hot. But the GoPro 10 always shuts down for heat at 60 frames per second.

[@MVDBR]

Yeah it definitely does not like the higher frame rates 🙈 Have you tried the tripod mode?

[@driverkelly]

Hey Josh have you tried to set the GoPro auto off to never in settings I was wondering if doing that would it keep the GoPro live for the battery? Cheers mate love your videos.

[@MVDBR]

Yeah that definitely keeps the power bank awake mate but it does chew through the power pretty quickly unfortunately 😣

[@driverkelly]

thanks Josh apreciate your reply I'll have a go at developing your idea. Thanks for all your work it is very much apreciated

[@MVDBR]

@@driverkelly no worries, also check out Voltaic's range of always-on power banks, I'm interested in trying one of these but they are about $200 here in Aus and impossible to get hold of :( voltaicsystems.com/v50/

[@jefftaswelder9154]

Been doing that for 2 years now and no problems with it yet 😉👍 if you turn on the gopro soon as plugged in and leve it on stand by then it will keep the battery bank activated 👍 😉 no need for the dongle 😘🍺

[@MVDBR]

That has its advantages (camera starts recording a LOT quicker) but the fkn things draw too much power even when not recording 😫 Me dongle only draws about 100ma

[@jefftaswelder9154]

@@MVDBR strange 🤔 my power bank is only 5000ma and will last all day no problems 😊

[@MVDBR]

@@jefftaswelder9154 what the f. That defies the laws of gravity, or physics, or something like that 😁

[@jefftaswelder9154]

@@MVDBR 🤔🤣🤣

[@Nerb1]

Jesus christ Josh... why so big? My 2200mAh external battery gives me 5 hours of recording. do you really need 10,000???

[@Nerb1]

Ok... just got to the bit where you said you need 10,000 to get 5hrs. That gopro is junk! lol... my suggestion? None just now... im surprised you need so much power!

[@MVDBR]

@@Nerb1 I thought for SURE your first suggestion would be to use the fucking Sony 😅 Yeah the GoPro sucks battery as quick as it sucks your will to film 😫

[@JoeJoeMoto]

Isn't it crazy that it's 2022, GoPros have been around for like 10+ years and you are still having to do all of that to simply record what you want!!

[@RidingOnEggshells]

Yeah it's a bit bizarre they don't have standard options for this stuff, and seemingly no other camera has entered the market with a long-recording functionality.

[@MVDBR]

Tell me about it Joe, they really aren't interested in making their product suitable for the likes of motovloggers, or anyone that needs an external mic for that matter 🙈

[@zacharyzooshorion]

So? you leave the Go Pro battery door off completely for this?

[@MVDBR]

Well yeah, to use the media mod you have to remove the battery door.

[@zacharyclark1194]

@@MVDBR yeah thanks. Sorry I haven't used one. I'm new. Thanks for clarification !! 😌✌️

[@MVDBR]

@@zacharyclark1194 all good. If you don't use the media mod you can buy aftermarket battery doors for the GoPro that have a slot for the charge cord 👍

[@bobbyhampton1012]

How many gigs on an sd card would those 5 hours need?

[@MVDBR]

I can get about 7 hours & 50 mins of 1080/60 at high bitrate onto a 256gb card 👍

[@Enonymouse_]

It will accept up to 512gb card I think, the rest depends on your bitrate.

[@crugwrf]

You should be working for gopro creating stuff like this bloody legend, then i started reading comments lots of options out there 🤔👍

[@MVDBR]

Creating neck problems for people 😬 One thing I miss about the skinny bike is the easy filming, no need of fkn external mics and shit 😣

[@crugwrf]

@@MVDBR im still playing with set up, used the media mod for the first time last ride see how i go, you killing it behind all the frustration 😎👍

[@MVDBR]

@@crugwrf haha cheers mate just don't fkn get it wet 😎

[@cliff1551]

Bloody ripper mate nice info ,but why not just dip it in the creek 👍☺️

[@MVDBR]

💩

[@stewartgunter9878]

i brought a usb adapter for my 12v Milwaukee power tool batterie that i have 6 of, I attach it to a magnetic lead and keep the battery in my camelback. The blue light in the cord is enough to keep the battery in charge mode, this runs my Sena 10c pro all day .......my $0.02c

[@MVDBR]

Nice solution mate 🤙 That's what it's all about, finding something that works for you 😎 I'd hoped the blue led in the magnetic charge cord would be enough to keep the powerbank awake but nowhere near it unfortunately

[@luc1ferblack]

Bit of a faff. short USBC female to USBC male attach the male into the camera run the short cable to the side of the helmet facing female down. mount to helmet in a tidy way maybe VHB tape. Buy a USBA to USBC magnetic cable. Plug the USBC connector into the female. plug the rest of the cable into the power bank and place in inside pocket. now you have a helmet that you can remove and the cable will disconnect itself

[@MVDBR]

Yeah I did that for a while but attached via magnetic cable to a usb port on the bike, was fine for the DJI camera but the GoPro didn't like it. Jammed up all the time being connected and disconnected to power. The method mentioned here is still working great for me 👌

[@skiddysm]

Now let's say you land on the power bank and it goes boom.... now what

[@MVDBR]

Your brains all over the dirt kapow 🍻

[@user-fs3dg1po2z]

At least you have a helmet on

[@FULLPELTAdventures]

So instead of a stormtrooper on the side, You have gone with Darth Vader hanging off the Back of the Millennium Falcon. LOL. Seriously, Han "SOLO" you are all over this GoPro issue. Great Stuff Josh as usual, bloody annoying the lengths you gotta go to for a bit of video footage. FFS GoPro look and learn from Josh.

[@MVDBR]

Storm Trooper is looking better all the time 😬 Cheers FPP

[@multyryex1761]

Are these heat problems still a thing? I want to buy a GoPro and till now I think I would by a hero 10 but looks like the 10 had some serious problems a year ago🥲

[@MVDBR]

They're pretty much all the same in that regard since the 7 💩 That's when they started getting buggy.

[@multyryex1761]

@@MVDBR aww Maaan😢 thank you for the quick awnser🫶

[@RonOrud]

Great idea to keep the heat down!

[@MVDBR]

Still running the GoPro this way, definitely an improvement 🤘