Great vid. I had a similar set up for my 11 on my Himalayan trip. The only difference was I used a longer helmet lead of 30cm. This meant the connection hung off the back of the helmet making it easier to connect the two leads when putting my helmet on. I superglued a couple of small rubber pips in to each side of the usb connection to make it easier to line up the connection.

Mile Marker Mike: I had my gopro 7 (2 each) and go pro 8 for a couple of years. I've ridden on some 100 degree days and from time to time my gopro felt very hot. I put my gopro in the Ulanzi housing so my gopro external plug in goes into the convenient chamber below. Before I had the camera cycle off and the camera felt alittle hot. Ever since I removed the battery and went to an external source I no longer get overheat issue while recording in hot temperatures. Hence the battery removed removes the heat source from the go pro. One more plus removing the internal battery and going to an external source.

You're running into issues with external power because all power banks have an auto-off feature when the load is low, i.e. when the Gopro disconnects from power accidentally. You can force the power bank to always stay on even when it is disconnected from what it is charging with a 'keep power bank alive' mod. This will allow quick capture to work all the time with external power because the GoPro will always be powered.

Nice video, lots of useful info. The cams don’t actually create continuous files longer than about 4Gb. GoPro calls it chaptering. Video files are broken into pieces every time the recording is stopped, or when a single file hits about 4Gb in size. They report that this by design and limits content loss in the event of a jolt, or similar, that stops recording. It does make manually backing up and editing footage back together more work. It’s easier to auto-backup directly to the cloud where it indexes them as continuous files that you can download to a workstation as one-piece. You mention one of the quirks when using a battery pack. I say one of them because there are others. I have the media mod in order to access the USB-C port and I run the cam at 4k/60 fps to capture my son’s travel baseball games. If I leave a battery in the cam when using an external battery, the cam will stop recording after a short time, or shut down completely. Initially, I thought it would be a good idea to leave a battery in the cam in case of a battery pack failure. It took a while to figure this out. It does not seem like you have the same issue, or an overheating issue like some do. You likely have decent airflow due to all of the movement and it looks like you use an anodized aluminum thumbscrew on the mount which acts like a heatsink.

finally my problem was helped after seeing this video, thanks and greetings from Indonesia

So do you need the gopro battery in the gopro while having the external plugged in? If so, does it still overheat? Have you done this with a Hero 10? Thanks for the video.

Great information thanks! I’m doing Route 66 (on a Harley) in June this year and as a first time vlogger was wondering how I’d manage batteries. I now have the answer! All the best from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏼

This is great info! got a hero 8 that im going to use to record my next marathon in full so definitely important info on what kind of gear to get for it

Thanks! So much valuable info there. I've had GoPro replace my Hero 9 twice because it stops recording shortly after starting up with an external battery pack as you describe at 9:40.

Thank you! Just got my Go Pro and was wondering about the best way to power it. This answered ALL my questions!

My last longest ride was from California to Alabama. I do use an external battery. I also use looping. That way I am only saving anything interesting that comes up.

Holy cow. Impressive understanding of your gopro device and some great suggestions. Appreciate it

I use a 3 foot cord. Run it down front of jacket and attach to battery that I put on the inside jacket pocket.

Another pile of lessons learned. Thanks so much. Trying to get TAT/BDR/Dalton Highway ready. I may upgrade my micro SD card game. I have plenty of 128GB cards but haven't tested them on a full day's ride. The mental picture of stopping, pulling the camera out, swapping SD cards, hmmm, maybe need to start looking for bigger ones. Thanks again!

do you use the batt of the gp while it's on the pwoerbank or u can remove the batt while on ? thanks guys!

Great info. Thanks. I've got a H7 that I mostly use on top of helmet for adventure bike riding and enduro riding provided no low branches. I bought a Dango chin mount but, lost it once in an enduro and, it bumps on my neck brace or GPS on the bars. So, I'm considering buying a H11 Mini to put under helmet peak. Perhaps with external power too. Smaller camera under peak with higher POV but no bumping. Like your chin mounts. But, Dango issues aside, I don't want a specific mount for each of 4 different enduro or adv helmets. After 12 years of top, side and chin mounts, under peak next. (Chest POV too low)

Hello, Can you please guide me which external power bank should I buy to get 4-5 hours of 4k60fps footage and 1080p 60fps footage..... 60fps is necessary?? PPLLLLEASSEE tell me for gopro 10 black!

Tons of good info here! Just picked up a second hand hero 7 black for our long group rides, I'm getting the X~PWR-H5 external power adapter so I can throw a battery bank into my crash bar bags and mount the gopro to my bike's crash bar for some nice side shots of scenery on the back roads. I'm also running a sena prism tube for the helmet shots but the battery doesn't last to long, most of my footage comes from my thinkware m1 motorcycle dash cam system but it doesn't look the greatest and the mic is absolute garbage. Can't wait to get the gopro setup and get some sick shots!

just did this for my bluetooth headset. I added a magnetic cable with a adjustable end so connecter on the headset and cable goes up and locks to the connector the second its near it also makes taking the helmet off a breeze. for a bike wired solution i would attach a extension lead that is usb A female to usb C female and secure it in the jacket then add a long magnetic cable to the bike with the connector plugged into the extension lead hanging out the bottom of my jacket with the bike lead running under my tank coming out near where the jacket lead is hanging out then quick snap the bike to the jacket and the jacket to the helmet

Great video thanks for mentioning the weird recording bugs. Seems like go pro has always had similar issues with every generation

Thanks for the great video. Very informative. My GoPro 8 has been problematic out of the box, mostly due to the management of an external power supply that I have to use in order to capture a run in its entirety. Hey, the fact that you had to spend so much time in the video explaining the GoPro power quirks (and it was necessary) is maddening really! I can't believe GoPro haven't come up with a better, more reliable system. It's always a crap shoot as to whether or not I've captured any footage. Hey the GoPro takes some great footage but if it's not on, we'll then…

Any particular cable brand you feel is better at not breaking or shorting on you than others? I find I go thru cables because of movement of my mounted camera.

Great run down! Looking so professional!

Thank you for the video. I'm thinking of buying a GoPro 9 as a streaming camera. I suppose that the camera could do streaming while running from external power, right? Also, what specs needs the powerbank USB out port require to power the camera? I mean, what voltage and amperage the camera needs. Thank you!

Thanks for your video. I wonder if I have to use specific cable or not. Some people say only charging cable, is that true? Can you send us a link to buy both cables that you're using, please?

Lawrence Livermore Laboratories out of California are saying that they have cracked the Fusion nut. I want one of those right next to my head while riding down dust cloudy trails throwing rocks every which way. Okay, I am having a hard time believing it as well. Your extra voltage looks like the right move. However, in California, I am under the impression that you cannot modify your helmet driving on the street. On the trail, no problem using this set-up.

well done info...no fluff, all facts...good ideas...

Great video! Any links for the USB C to USB A with the angle?

Great info in here, I appreciate that. Thank you!

Great video thanks! I assume you can get 1 hour of recording on a battery IF you don't use a remote (wifi) or voice commands because with either of those I get about 15 minutes. I have two questions - have you tried a magnetic pivoting USB connection? Also my Hero 10 black overheats and shuts down due to excessive heat when on a battery pack without a battery. Have you experienced this and if so any thoughts on how to prevent it?

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Very cool. Question. How do you protect the camera from the elements (dirt, dust, water) with the cover open to access the charging port?

Fantastic Video

I ran a power pack to my go pro and it left a red light of death ,now distroyed 2 go pro doing this as well

I have a batterypack with solar panel and a hand turn generator.

I have a question i have gopro8 and i am using a power bank which my battery would last me for a longtime, but i use the slot for the power bank but i cant use that slot for my pro 3.5 mm mic adapter because the slot is taken already by the power bank. Where should i use my mic adapter for my microphone please. Please help thx.

Hi, i was wondering where you get that short JSAUX cable from, i can't find one on Amazon or on the company website. Its only, what, 6" maybe 8" long

Can the GoPro 10 take a 1Tb card?

An important factor you forgot to mention is...Hero 4 and older can only be plugged into a 1.0 AMP port to charge or use for external power.

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Does it hold under heavy rain? Not a few drops. Sometimes it rains all week 24/7.

Does it record with external mic while charging through power bank simultaneously ??

Can u use the Powerbank when use are using the gopro

great chat

how could you record with the gopro for long time without it get overheated ?? usually gopro shutdown in about 25 minutes due to overheat when you shoot in 4k

My 4 wheeler has a 12v plug in so I can charge my phone, gopro etc...but my issue is I do mud and water riding so I can't always use it. Also now I gotta get either a different door for the USB C access port or the mod

What ear bud setup do you run? Are they plugged into the Sena mount or a Media Mod adapter. I run ear plugs to block the bike noise and turn the Sena up all the way. Maybe ear buds would be better. Does it take long to get everything plugged in and your helmet on? It might make a good video.

What do you need to do to run the hero 11 off an external battery?

Looking at buying an 8 or 9 but can't decide. 9 has the longer lasting battery and front screen, but 8 seems more stable and less buggy from what I hear. Have the 9 issues been addressed? What to do?

Great video

Question, please: Should I keep the battery in the gopro while it's plugged into external power? Will that keep it safer if the plug gets yanked? Or will it not charge from external while the battery is inside and recording?

Great info!!!

Awsome vid !

Im thinking just going this route instead of spending 90 for four hours for that ⚡️volta and i can use the pack to charge the phone also

Thanks for that I've started using an 8 on my bike and I'm using a powerbank. If I upload to the gopro cloud it seems to split the big files up into smaller segments. But if I just transfer direct to a PC the files remain huge. Is that right,?

How can you/others check its recording when running on external battery?

what setting of the video you use?

all these videos you guys making - are these exposed cables setups waterproof? or you dont ride/record in rain? how do you deal with that, man. great video... but lol. i have to ask. they are way smaller battery chargers, why such a huge one. and there are chargers via usb-c on market. was this video done before they existed or ?

Good info Thx 👍

Don't work for my 9. If I use an external battery pack it won't draw from the battery pack even when the GoPro battery is dead. I need to plug in the battery pack, start recording, then pull out the GoPro battery, kinda sucks because I can't use the media mod. I do a lot of night lapse videos.

my gopro 8 when I connect external battery and press record. stop charging. what will be the problem?

Good, excellent

What's the best way to control the camera so that you're sure it's off or on and you don't have to constantly ask something " is it on "?

What external battery brand did you get.

They have a nine hour GoPro battery that fits around the GoPro 9 10 11 GoPros

I found that, if the internal battery is in, the external power supply will not charge the internal battery. It runs on the internal battery until the internal battery goes dead and then the unit power is off. Then it will start charging the internal battery from the external power supply. It doesn't look like you're having this problem. Is that correct? I tried it today without the internal battery and the media mod didn't work.

Is the constant connection to an external battery healthy for the GoPro and or GoPro battery itself? I wonder??

With the battery inside, how does it not overheat? I am using Hero9 on a bicycle. It works great for an hour then it shuts down, won't reconnect to external, needs to be restarted, gets angry, etc.

so on that ten hour ride, what file size did you create and at what settings?

Do you have any overheating issues while in the media mod?

I just removed the camera of my helmet for good, the footage I recorded didn't move the needle on my channel, so I just gave up on it!

Good luck to overheat issue

How long is the cable that plugs into the camera? I'm definitely doing this setup.

Hi, just bought a GoPro10. Works fine with external battery. Now, I bought a Media Mod and inserted my GoPro10. The battery drains though it was connected to an external source. Any idea how to fix this? I tried removing battery to get direct power from the source (which is possible without the media mod) but it did not work as well. Any idea? Will try to update firmware later. Btw, I had to reset and remove latest firmware due to overheating issue. Latest firmware causes the overheat. Kindly lost at the moment. Keeping my fingers cross if the firmware update will fix it.

2:48 You can charge your devices via solar at night??? Incredible

I didn't need the loud music!

I’d rather mount it to my helmet

You speak too fast. Like your summarising.

Hero 10. You need to open a hat here to charge ot. F suckssss