GoPro

[jacks09]

Has anyone got one? I'm keen to buy one to use on my honeymoon (snorkelling and maybe diving) but am a bit baffled by all the choices?

What's the standard memory? How many hours of recording is that?

Any help woudl be great!

[dv1]

I have the GoPro Hero4 Session which is the new small one - cost about ?159

+ points

Excellent picture quality

- points

Not intuitive

Connecting to phone app fiddly and unreliable

Does not do all the things it is supposed without a lot of messing around e.g. loop recording

Very fussy about which SD cards it works OK with

This should be a great piece of kit, but instead is just frustrating to use and not worth the effort.

I have ?10 dashcams of eBay that are easier to sue

[monkeylite]

I've got one for snorkeling trips. Older model (Hero 3+), which has a depth rating of 40m. There are three buttons on a GoPro, which makes it baffling to learn how to use initially but you will get used to it via muscle memory like I did.

GoPro has no built in memories, but I use two 64GB micro SD card which records about 4hr in 1440p mode on each cards (roughly 2hr in 4K mode on the newer Hero4 Black). Make sure you get a UHS-I card (eg Sandisk Extreme, Samsung Pro) as GoPro records in high bitrate.

Some of the newer models has build in LCD, which is useful for framing (though probably useless when snorkeling). You can also get a live feed when used with the iPhone/Android app.

If you do get a GoPro, get multiple third party batteries (DSTE on Amazon are far cheaper than GoPro batteries, and just as good) and anti-fog inserts (essential for snorkeling/diving).

[steveo]

A GoPro on your honeymoon? For snorkelling and diving? What kind of diving?

[jacks09]

Now now steveo. What we do with our camera that's not listed is our own business....

[Seabag]

Beware, you get a fish eye look in close up