New GoPro questions

[papak]

Expecting my new Hero8 today. A couple of questions have come up that I am getting conflicting opinions on. What is the largest SD card it will handle 128 or 256? Will it accept an external power input?

 

Thanks

[Nick OTeen]

It will handle a quality 265GB memory card. As for external power, check out this video:

 

[video=youtube;WzFk0HmUC-Y]

[toldfield]

Nothing to do to do with the SD card size...

 

I mount my Hero 8 on the rollbar. The video is great and the stabilization works really well. The sound is horrible due to the wind noise. I got a Rode microphone and extension cable to try various locations. After a lot of trial and error I found that mounting the mic under the dash facing rearward worked just fine. GoPro makes an adapter that allows an external mic and power supply that works very well.

[Croc]

There is a long running thread on how to get decent audio/video on an action camera in our cars plus experiments with stabilization. Trial and error describes the thread perfectly....

 

http://www.usa7s.net/vb/showthread.php?8791-Getting-decent-video-audio-on-your-Seven/page5&highlight=microphone

[Kitcat]

Ditto the under-the-dash placement of the external mic (wrapped in a sock).

[toldfield]

There is a long running thread on how to get decent audio/video on an action camera in our cars plus experiments with stabilization. Trial and error describes the thread perfectly....

 

http://www.usa7s.net/vb/showthread.php?8791-Getting-decent-video-audio-on-your-Seven/page5&highlight=microphone

 

Thank you. I started there and used a lot of your work to shorten my path.