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03-20-2017, 02:52 AM | #1 |
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GoPro hero session
Has anyone tried using the Hero Session for spearfishing, if so how was the quality and is there anything I should get for it?
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03-20-2017, 06:20 AM | #2 |
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Re: GoPro hero session
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04-17-2017, 11:36 AM | #3 | |
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Regarding the camera though, It seems a bit blurry and very very green. I recently free-dive in NJ water, clear as it can be, and my movie is definitively greenish too, but less blurry I think. It must have be in ~20 ft of water, in average. You can see it here : https://youtu.be/NTLNME2fxOA I use a gopro silver 3+ and I am annoyed with the greenish tint. I started to look up to the new gopros, but here I see that the new Hero Session is no better than the 3+. Alright I got a magenta filter that is supposed to fix that, I haven't tried it yet in a real dive, but I assume that it works at the cost of dimer light, since it is a filter. The movie I linked above is already a bit dim for my taste. The sky was overcast by the way. Anyways, I'd hate to shoot in low res at 720pixels to get more light through the filter. Anybody with experience with the magenta filters ? is it worth it ? |
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03-20-2017, 06:21 AM | #4 |
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Re: GoPro hero session
This is a less than 100$ go pro knockoff mounted on mask. Vis was about 8 ft.
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03-21-2017, 02:11 PM | #5 |
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Re: GoPro hero session
I have one of them box's. Sessions 5. One issues is the thing doesn't turn off. It has been an issues for many people. It just runs until the battery is dead. Lame.
Now for under water, it was worked pretty well, nothing amazing as it is a small cheap camera with a trendy name. But the size is great and fits really nice on the gun with hunting rifle gun mount I found on ebay. I have added on a 52mm aluminum adapter ring to retro fit larger lens, but looks like I am looking down a long tube. |
03-22-2017, 06:59 AM | #6 |
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Re: GoPro hero session
How deep have you used the Session 5? I read it's only rated to 30' or something and GoPro doesn't make a housing for it.
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03-22-2017, 11:53 AM | #7 |
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Re: GoPro hero session
I have the hero session, which was originally called the hero 4 session. It's the under $200 version. I like it. My understanding is the sessions have the same video camera as the other goPros, but without the LCD screen. I mounted mine to my mask (a mako minimus) with a bolt/screw, then plastic epoxy:
I've used it snorkeling/lobstering up to 20 ft without a housing, and it was fine with that depth. The underwater sound is best with no housing. Here is an example video without a housing. I was worried about scratching the lens putting my head into lobster holes, so I did get a housing. First I got this one which has a glass front. It shattered when I dropped it 2 feet after the second time using it. I then got this one which is all plastic. I've used it a half dozen times now and I like it. Here is an example video in that housing. You still hear things fairly well, and video quality seems the same. I'm not sure what alldayreese means. This camera starts and stops recording when you hit the top button. I turn it off and on easily while freediving. I can hear the beeps that tell you if it is on or off (in case I forget and don't want to remove my mask to look). It works great. The main negative I see is the battery life is not great, and you cannot remove the battery to pop in a spare. Mine gets 1:45-2 hours life. When it is dead, it can only be charged by USB. Last edited by Jason7654; 03-22-2017 at 12:03 PM. |
03-22-2017, 06:08 PM | #8 | |
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05-19-2017, 09:10 AM | #9 | |
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Even if I rarely go under 20ft, I still use a housing case for protection against scratches from sand or rocks since it is always wavy and turbulent where I dive. Actually even with 'good viz' aka 20ft in NJ, I crashed head first on a rock while descending, and my cam hit the rock. No damages since it was in a case. Actually the filter must have hit first but it is not scratched in the center. May I ask what video software did you use ? I'd assume gopro studio...how did you manage to make it work ? |
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03-22-2017, 03:29 PM | #10 |
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Re: GoPro hero session
Well the thing is, the camera stays on even when the screen is turned off ( sleep mode) The camera is still running. You should make sure to turn off the wifi also. It isn't your battery life, it is actually just powered on and stays on till the battery dies. Well if the battery days the same day of use, then the camera isn't turning off. But if you get multiple days of use out of a single charge then most likely it isn't an effective unit.
Best way to test it is turn it on for a few mins, then turn it off. Try and turn it on the following day. If the battery is dead, them boom! you know the issue It's a common issue, the issues is all over the net. Everyone seems to be returning them back. Last edited by alldayreese; 03-22-2017 at 03:47 PM. |
03-22-2017, 04:13 PM | #11 |
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I looked into it, and there is apparently some problem with the Hero 5 session, not mine. More info here. It looks like there are some workarounds for people with it.
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03-23-2017, 01:15 AM | #12 |
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The second one I linked, this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/371632162164
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03-23-2017, 01:37 PM | #13 |
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Re: GoPro hero session
my first session took some water in @ 20' of water while snorkelling with my GF.
They sent me a new one. I'm now using the new one with a waterproof case. It works great. It's simple. |
04-17-2017, 11:41 AM | #14 |
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Re: GoPro hero session
blurry because vis was lousey. I like the sj4000 camera less than $100 made about 50 dives with it average 50 to 100 ft. Not a drop of water in it yet.
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04-17-2017, 03:39 PM | #15 |
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Just went and looked at video. That day 10 ft and clowedy at best.
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