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Ian Newland · November 1st, 2011, 06:17 PM

I found this GoPro at a local MTB park. I found it sitting in a drainage ditch off of one of the trails. It has the skeleton case on it, and needless to say, it was FULL of water. As you will see in the flowing pics, it was sitting in water for a VERY long time. I brought it home, opened it up. Everything was rusty on the inside and still soaked in water. I disassembled it and let it dry out. I said to myself, there is no way this thing will ever work again. I was wrong. Not only was I able to charge the battery from the found camera using my good one, I lined up the battery pins and pressed the power button, BEEP BEEP BEEP. OK so it turned on, I pressed the shutter button and recorded some video (on the SD card that was in the submerged camera)... plugged it in and took a look. Other then being a bit blurry, it recorded audio and video... I am AMAZED that it even turned on. GoPro, you make an awesome product.

Gerald OConnor · November 1st, 2011, 08:11 PM

Was there any cool video on the SD card when you found it ? Ordered a gopro2 should have had it today but we had 18 plus inches of snow over the weekend so no ups today.

Matt Sharp · November 1st, 2011, 11:11 PM

That's not a skeleton case, it's just the vented back door.

/semantics.

Seriously though, that's quite a feat!

Kevin Walsh · November 2nd, 2011, 08:12 AM

Love it! Why not contact GoPro and see if they will trade you for a new one?

Andrew Smith · November 2nd, 2011, 02:53 PM

They might even look up the serial number for it and see if the owner had registered it or not.

Andrew

PS. Bonus points if there is footage on the card of the GoPro being carried away by birds or something.

Ian Newland · November 2nd, 2011, 06:10 PM

Photos are now pinned up on GoPro's Office noticeboard.

Yes it's a vented back door thanks for the correction. It was actually found by one of our Gopro forum members. GoPro are shipping him a new lens free.

R

Helen Habib · November 6th, 2011, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew Smith

...PS. Bonus points if there is footage on the card of the GoPro being carried away by birds or something.

That video is PRICELESS. Thanks for that link!

Dan Passaro · November 13th, 2011, 04:21 PM

Pretty cool find :D

That skeleton housing = bad idea. There is one now for the hero2 that has the side cut out for the mic input. At least there is a reason for that lol.

November 1st, 2011, 06:17 PM	#1
Ian Newland Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 319	Indestructable GoPros I found this GoPro at a local MTB park. I found it sitting in a drainage ditch off of one of the trails. It has the skeleton case on it, and needless to say, it was FULL of water. As you will see in the flowing pics, it was sitting in water for a VERY long time. I brought it home, opened it up. Everything was rusty on the inside and still soaked in water. I disassembled it and let it dry out. I said to myself, there is no way this thing will ever work again. I was wrong. Not only was I able to charge the battery from the found camera using my good one, I lined up the battery pins and pressed the power button, BEEP BEEP BEEP. OK so it turned on, I pressed the shutter button and recorded some video (on the SD card that was in the submerged camera)... plugged it in and took a look. Other then being a bit blurry, it recorded audio and video... I am AMAZED that it even turned on. GoPro, you make an awesome product. Attached Thumbnails

November 1st, 2011, 08:11 PM	#2
Gerald OConnor Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Princeton MA Posts: 142	Re: Indestructable GoPros Was there any cool video on the SD card when you found it ? Ordered a gopro2 should have had it today but we had 18 plus inches of snow over the weekend so no ups today.

November 1st, 2011, 11:11 PM	#3
Matt Sharp Major Player Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Northridge, CA Posts: 280	Re: Indestructable GoPros That's not a skeleton case, it's just the vented back door. /semantics. Seriously though, that's quite a feat!

November 2nd, 2011, 08:12 AM	#4
Kevin Walsh Major Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Phoenixville, PA Posts: 225	Re: Indestructable GoPros Love it! Why not contact GoPro and see if they will trade you for a new one?

November 2nd, 2011, 02:53 PM	#5
Andrew Smith Equal Opportunity Offender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,016	Re: Indestructable GoPros They might even look up the serial number for it and see if the owner had registered it or not. Andrew PS. Bonus points if there is footage on the card of the GoPro being carried away by birds or something.

November 2nd, 2011, 06:10 PM	#6
Ian Newland Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 319	Re: Indestructable GoPros Photos are now pinned up on GoPro's Office noticeboard. Yes it's a vented back door thanks for the correction. It was actually found by one of our Gopro forum members. GoPro are shipping him a new lens free. R

November 13th, 2011, 04:21 PM	#8
Dan Passaro New Boot Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 21	Re: Indestructable GoPros Pretty cool find :D That skeleton housing = bad idea. There is one now for the hero2 that has the side cut out for the mic input. At least there is a reason for that lol.