Duracell DRGOPROH4 Replacement Battery for GoPro Hero 4

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Turn your camera on only when you shoot. By doing this you save the battery due to the camera not being forced to stay on even when you are on standby and not doing any recording. Keep your batteries warm The GoPro Hero 4 is a lightweight and compact camera that’s perfect for capturing your amazing moments. We know that you’ll want to make sure you’re able to capture as many of these memories without worrying about the battery life, which lasts anywhere between 1-2 hours for GoPro Hero 4. If you want a tough action camera that’s as small as currently possible, then get your credit card out right now. I’ve used both of these options and have had pretty good results. But I’ve also found that there are parts of combination that can cause problems, so I have learned not to rely on it for mission-critical or client shoots. It is, after all, making a workaround to make the camera do something that it’s not designed to do. Up to Indefinite (with Regular Access to Swap External Battery) And with only one battery, you’ll find yourself waiting for it to charge when you could be out shooting. With a charger that can charge multiple batteries at once, you’ll be able to just rotate them out of the charger as needed.

Smatree is one of the leading third-party brands offering high-quality GoPro batteries and chargers. They have several configurations available. Yet it was a game-changer when it first debuted and to this day it holds up pretty well. Yet again, we will not be talking about the GoPro Hero 4 itself, but for its battery life instead. If you’re new to GoPros, it’s a natural question whether all GoPro batteries are the same. And there’s a simple answer: no, they’re not. It’s important that you get the correct model battery for your specific model of GoPro camera. The previous model, designed for the GoPro HERO3 and HERO3+ models, was weatherproof but wasn’t waterproof and couldn’t be submerged. That’s been upgraded significantly in the new version. Regardless which you opt for, the flap covering the charging port will need to stay open, so it won’t be waterproof and it won’t fit in certain mounts. You’ll need to wait till it’s charged again, so you’d better get the footage you need while it lasts or consider having more than one Session handy if you’re in hard-to-reach areas.

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If you still feel like it isn’t enough there are ways to prolong it, besides some tweaks you can do on settings, by downgrading the video content you also get more battery life

If you are not recording any video or taking pictures, it would be a good idea to turn the GoPro Hero 4 off, since its standby mode consumes power as well. So, if there is no need for your action cam’s features, then switch it off after use to conserve battery life. Tip #6: Keep the Batteries Warm in Cold Weather If you’re not using the GoPro Hero 4’s remote control or the smartphone app, then it would be a good idea to turn off Wi-Fi before starting up the camera. This will save battery life by preventing unnecessary transmission of data. Tip #5: Turn the camera off Yes I know, I can hear you saying, the important question is not how long does a GoPro last, but how can I make my GoPro 4 last longer. In some cases, there’s more than one model number that can be used in a particular camera. For instance, some batteries have been tweaked and replaced with newer iterations, along the lines of AHDBT-201 and AHDBT-301. In those cases, I’ve listed the most recent iteration, which is both the newer version and is generally more widely available. Things Worth Knowing About GoPro Batteries Smatree also offers a 3-slot charger kit for charging by USB. It includes two batteries, a 3-slot cradle so you can charge three batteries at once, and a USB cable. It does not include a wall outlet, but if you already have a standard 2.1 USB wall outlet or DC charger, you can use that. Or you can use a regular USB slot on your computer (although that often results in slower charging).And with that combination—and sunshine, of course—you can run time-lapse shoots that last weeks or months without ever having to touch the camera. So it’s a great option if you’re shooting in remote places or won’t have easy access to the camera. I’ve used these hundreds of feet up in the lights at football stadiums where they aren’t easy to get to without mechanical lifts, climbing safety gear, and a hefty insurance policy, but where I can let a camera sit for months at a time. The colder it gets the worse batteries perform, so if you’re planning to use the little GoPro in freezing environments battery life will decrease considerably. That may sound obvious, but it’s even more important to consider with the Session than with some other GoPros. It doesn’t have a removable battery, so once it’s dead you’ll need to recharge it, either using a plug and cable or a portable power bank. Compatible with: GoPro HERO, HERO3+, and HERO4 (excluding HERO4 Session). It will not fit other models. I can work with the HERO3 if you use it in the HERO3+ or HERO4 case. One annoyance when charging is that if you want to charge both the battery inside the camera as well as the Brunton battery, it’s a multi-step process. You can’t just plug in the Brunton to charge and have it automatically charge the internal battery. So you either have to remove the internal battery (with the models that allow that) and charge them separately, plug both the camera and the battery in with separate cables, or charge the Brunton, turn it on to charge the internal battery and then top up the Brunton. Once you plug in the cable to the Brunton, it cuts off charging to the camera. There might be very good safety or technical reasons for why it can’t accept incoming power at the same time as outputting power, but from a user perspective, it would be nice to be able to plug the cable in once and have it charge both batteries as part of a single process. Extended Battery Life This is a product that was released after I originally wrote this post, and I haven’t personally tried it. But now that the Brunton All Day 2.0 is basically impossible to find, this option is interesting and unique enough that I think it’s worth including here.