Force SOS on GoPro Hero 3 at DVinfo.net

Peter Rush · May 3rd, 2015, 05:27 AM

I had the SOS screen last night and I did not know to simply press any of the two buttons to fix it, so powered down - I'm now left with a corrupted file.

The camera is obviously capable of fixing the file so does anyone know how to force the camera to repair the file again?

My only other option is £100 commercial app

Donald McPherson · May 4th, 2015, 06:44 AM

This might help.
How to fix damaged GoPro HD Hero3 MP4 video with black screen | Sane weblog

Peter Rush · May 6th, 2015, 02:30 AM

Hi Donald - Yes I tried that and it does work for 50% of the footage but at around £100 it's a bit steep. It's strange that the camera can recognize a corrupted file and fix it (if you press the right button) but there seems to be no way to force it to do it again.

May 3rd, 2015, 05:27 AM	#1
Peter Rush Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK/Yorkshire Posts: 2,069	Force SOS on GoPro Hero 3 I had the SOS screen last night and I did not know to simply press any of the two buttons to fix it, so powered down - I'm now left with a corrupted file. The camera is obviously capable of fixing the file so does anyone know how to force the camera to repair the file again? My only other option is £100 commercial app

May 4th, 2015, 06:44 AM	#2
Donald McPherson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Aberdeen Scotland Posts: 815	Re: Force SOS on GoPro Hero 3 This might help. How to fix damaged GoPro HD Hero3 MP4 video with black screen \| Sane weblog

May 6th, 2015, 02:30 AM	#3
Peter Rush Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK/Yorkshire Posts: 2,069	Re: Force SOS on GoPro Hero 3 Hi Donald - Yes I tried that and it does work for 50% of the footage but at around £100 it's a bit steep. It's strange that the camera can recognize a corrupted file and fix it (if you press the right button) but there seems to be no way to force it to do it again.