Best GoPro Battery Solution

Lburgermaniac on 12/12/2017 - 18:01
Last edited 12/12/2017 - 22:33

Hello,

First time poster in the forum, but I have a query.
Soon, I am about to embark on a journey with my newly purchased (Thanks OzB!) GoPro Hero 5. But the 1 battery solution they give you is a bit skimpy. I looked on GoPro's website and they do have 20% off, but they will not ship batteries solely for customers. My daily usage will be 2 hours, minimum, so please keep this in mind. I plan on filming all that at 4k30.

The GoPro Dual Battery charger caught my eye, but the device costs $100 and only comes with 1 extra battery.

Please advise me on what you think is best, and any appropriate links.

EDIT:
The GoPro will be used to film my flights each day. Meaning I will consume all my juice, and there is no way to mount another portable battery. As well as any other charger you may find.

Regards

Entertainment

Comments

  • JDogg1329 on 12/12/2017 - 18:15

    You can plug a powerbank into it and power the GoPro off that, that's what I do if I'm going to do a long timelapse or something

    • burgermaniac on 12/12/2017 - 18:21

      Wont be possible unfortunately. The location where I'm using my GoPro is in a predicament, therefore won't allow me to use a powerbank. Thanks for the suggestion though.

      • [Deactivated] on 12/12/2017 - 18:39

        Where are you going? Sounds awesome and by your username I'm truly interested.

        • burgermaniac on 12/12/2017 - 18:54

          Camp for my aviation studies. Want to film each of my flights.

        • [Deactivated] on 12/12/2017 - 18:59
          +1

          I pictured you hunting down game, deboning your catch all while you were hungry. Oh well. Still sounds like fun

      • JDogg1329 on 12/12/2017 - 18:57

        All good, in case you aren't aware (because I wasn't till I looked it up) you can remove the battery door so you can use an external power source while the GoPro is in a case or mount (Won't be waterproof anymore tho). Otherwise like eggmaster said just get some cheapie ebay batteries, 2 ebay batteries + the 1 original battery sounds like it'll be enough juice for what you need

  • [Deactivated] on 12/12/2017 - 18:23

    Ebay.

    The cheap ebay batteries are fine and have outlasted my authentic gopro battery.

  • PissLUR on 12/12/2017 - 20:18

    replacement battery is $35 or dual charger for $98 at Harvey Norman.

    https://www.harveynorman.com.au/gopro-replacement-battery-fo…
    https://www.harveynorman.com.au/gopro-dual-battery-charger-f…

  • itsdougie on 12/12/2017 - 22:07

    If you decided to do something in timelapse without a main power source my best hack for battery life is connecting a 12v car battery to a cigarette lighter charger with my go pro charge cable to the go pro. left it on for a week, still had juice left

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