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issue of batteries being non-removable
This was one of the main reasons I chose the Hero 4 silver over the Session or the plain Hero.
I've no idea exactly what battery life I'm getting but without doing any of the powersaving tricks (one touch record, leds off, screen off etc) I'm certainly not disappointed in the battery life. (I bought a couple 3rd party batteries when I got the camera, can't remember the brand but they were £20 for 2 and they seem to last just as long as the gin-u-wine GoPro one.
If you don't need it to be waterproof you could always get a skeleton housing and leave it hooked up to an external power source (mains or battery pack).
I think the good thing about the GoPro is that there's loads of folk using them so there's heaps of info out there and heaps of accessories.
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Afternoon all. After some advice if possible please...
I'm interested in buying an action cam, predominantly for filming cricket stuff similar to these guys http://bit.ly/1YXDJDX . I imagine when summer comes round it'll be recording stuff in the nets and then maybe an innings or two.
Looking around at the options available and the two that stick out are the various GoPro's and the TomTom Bandit, which the premium pack can be had for just over £220 after a cashback deal. The reviews seem fairly positive and it seems like with the adapter it'll fit any GoPro mount. Also getting a reported 3 hours of battery is good, which is super ideal considering an innings of 35 overs is often around that long.
And then obviously there's the GoPro's, in direct comparison to the Bandit it seems like it'd be the Hero 4 Black/Silver but at the cheaper price points (don't think I can justify a Black) I'm wondering if the Session would match up to the job, but the main issue of batteries being non-removable and only getting around 2 hours before having to do a recharge has me umming and ahhhhing.
Any thoughts/advice/stuff would be much appreciated! It's honestly not an area I'm too well versed with.