Ian Stark
March 9th, 2011, 02:47 PM
Hi,
I bought a GoPro last year to shoot some in cockpit footage of a jet aerobatics team. I used two Contours (borrowed) in the lead aircraft and my GoPro in the rear aircraft. Unfortunately the Gopro stopped recording before they took off because they were delayed by ATC and it only managed to record about an hour of taxiing and waiting around.
I assumed at first that the battery had given up but I then tested it on an 75 minute car journey and it had plenty to spare - enough even for the full return journey. Then a few days ago I went for an hour's bike ride. I kept checking to see if the camera was still recording. It was. However on reviewing the footage it stopped after about 40 minutes. This leads me to wonder whether there is anything wrong with the camera or the 16Gb Cat 6 SD card I am using (an Integral Ultima Pro, recommended by the supplier of the camera).
I also wondered whether the camera was hitting some filesize limit but I have read that if it does it should then start recording to a new file. Mine isn't doing that.
Any thoughts? Anything else that might help with troubleshooting?
Advice welcomed! Thanks.
I bought a GoPro last year to shoot some in cockpit footage of a jet aerobatics team. I used two Contours (borrowed) in the lead aircraft and my GoPro in the rear aircraft. Unfortunately the Gopro stopped recording before they took off because they were delayed by ATC and it only managed to record about an hour of taxiing and waiting around.
I assumed at first that the battery had given up but I then tested it on an 75 minute car journey and it had plenty to spare - enough even for the full return journey. Then a few days ago I went for an hour's bike ride. I kept checking to see if the camera was still recording. It was. However on reviewing the footage it stopped after about 40 minutes. This leads me to wonder whether there is anything wrong with the camera or the 16Gb Cat 6 SD card I am using (an Integral Ultima Pro, recommended by the supplier of the camera).
I also wondered whether the camera was hitting some filesize limit but I have read that if it does it should then start recording to a new file. Mine isn't doing that.
Any thoughts? Anything else that might help with troubleshooting?
Advice welcomed! Thanks.