Thread: Input on action cameras

Originally Posted by skeetbum

I’ve looked at GoPro and Campark action cameras for making video of fishing trips. Any input, pro or con on either of them? Looking at the GoPro 7 pretty hard. Thanks in advance.

GoPro is still considered the gold standard for action cams. They are not without issues though....and I will add any action cam you get will have issues at one time or another depending on how you are using it..with external power and or mic....how long will you be recording. All of them will get hot if recording long periods of time and shut down...freeze up. I have had a Hero 6.....7 and now a Hero 9. If you are going to use the Hero 7 with internal power and mic only you will be just fine. If you want to add external power and mic you to the Hero 7 you have to get the mic adapter. That is where the problems will show up. I have used mic adapters on all the GoPros I own....it has given me problems with all of them. With the Hero 9 I am using the media mod...external power...external mic...and so far all is fine. The Hero 7 is a good camera and I think you will be happy with it. My nephew uses the Hero 7 on his fishing trips stand alone and it works fine for him. Keep in mind I when I use my camera it is on for 4-6 hours straight.


Regards

That is some great info there, Thanks

I’ve owned multiple GoPros over the years. Unless you’re making some cutting edge video, don’t worry about buying the latest abs greatest. There are lots of perfectly fine refurbished and used models available on eBay and elsewhere for a fraction of the price. You can probably purchase at least 2 slightly older models for the price of one new one at retail.

Don’t forget how you want to mount / wear it. Most people usually like to wear one camera and mount a second facing them or behind them. It gives you more options later when editing and you won’t always catch all of the action with a single camera. Amazon usually has the best prices abs selection for cheap mounts. The Go Pro brand mounts are very expensive and aren’t typically worth the premium price vs the generic ones.

Finally, buy a few extra batteries for each camera and a high capacity memory card. You go through batteries quickly, especially when it gets hot!


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Is 3 batteries per camera enough? I’ve looked at generic batteries that come with 3 batteries and a case charger for them. I’ll have to look for some used cameras. My trips are usually short, like 3 to 5 hours. Thanks

Originally Posted by skeetbum

Is 3 batteries per camera enough? I’ve looked at generic batteries that come with 3 batteries and a case charger for them. I’ll have to look for some used cameras. My trips are usually short, like 3 to 5 hours. Thanks

Three batteries will be enough...it all depends on how you record....looping.....constant....what resolution. Of course I’m talking GoPro....I tried some of the 50 dollar cameras early on and they did not work out for me. I also tried several brands of generic batteries for the GoPro as I did not want to pay the price for GoPro branded batteries. Every generic battery I bought would swell and you could not get them out of the camera after it heated up.....and even after it cooled the batteries were still too tight a fit. So I gave up on generic batteries.

Regards


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Thanks Randy, this is what I needed. Trying to shorten the learning curve.