Extending the life of your GoPro Battery

The main issue, really the only issue I have found with the GoPro HD Hero Camera is that the supplied battery life is pretty poor, which has often left me with plenty of wasted opportunity to get great footage.

That said I am a big fan of the GoPro Hero Camera as you'll see from my other pages, I use it mainly for cycling but also for filming just about anything that requires me to be hands-free.

The whole nature of point of view sports cameras is that they are perfect for use in environments that are not naturally near to a power source. So how can you maximise the life from the GoPro Battery Pac and ensure that you don't run out of power just when you were about to shoot that incredible shot?

It's not always convenient to change the battery either, as this will mean opening the case....

So, whether you want to improve your GoPro 2 or GoPro 3 battery life read on!

GoPro HD Hero Silver - Image Courtesy of Amazon.com

I can't rate this GoPro Accessory highly enough, it simply more than doubles the run time of your camera, due to the higher capacity the individual batteries will run for around 30% longer than the standard GoPro Battery, and you get a charger that will allow you to charge one battery while shooting with the other, what's not to like?

GoPro Hero 2 External Battery Charger and 2 Batteries

GoPro Hero 3 External Battery Charger and 2 Batteries

While not an accessory to increase battery life as such, this alternative housing for your GoPro camera allows you to plug in an external power source while keeping the camera relatively protected and compatible with all the mounting options available. It also allows the camera to be connected to a live feed and improves ventilation and sound recording quality.

The GoPro Battery Bacpac is a versatile accessory that allows an almost doubling of the record time, it can also be used to charge spare batteries and comes with a replacement back door to maintain your GoPro's waterproofing with the accessory plugged into the camera's accessory port.

Using this accessory you can just about fill a 32gb card recording 1080p without need to change, recharge or plug the camera in to an external power source.

Replacement GoPro branded 1100mAh battery - the simplest and cheapest way of extending your GoPro Battery Life

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