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Should I Buy A GoPro Hero 4 Session

5 May 2016 / / 3 Comments

There are a great number of POV action cameras out there to choose from. Even GoPro themselves have a bewildering array of options. So you may be asking yourself – Should I Buy A GoPro Hero 4 Session. If you are then this post will hopefully help.

The new GoPro Hero 4 Session landed at Unsponsored HQ almost a year ago. It has seen plenty of regular use (more than my GoPro Hero 4 Black edition). The Session is GoPro’s latest POV action camera and the first to break away from what has been a fairly standard GoPro cuboid shape.

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When I purchased the Session the RRP was well over £300. For what it is £300 is too much. However the RRP is now £159 which I think represents good value for money. Read on to find out more.

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Accessories For The GoPro Hero 4 Session

22 March 2016 / / 0 Comments

I’ve been looking at the range of GoPro accessories I currently have and have been using successfully with the GoPro Hero 4 Session. I have been using the GoPro range since the Hero 2 so there has been fair bit of trial and error over the years but I think that I have narrowed things down to kit that works and is actually worth getting and for the Session it has been narrowed down even further.

Accessories For The GoPro Hero 4 Session

Now to be fair there isn’t a great of GoPro issue gear that only works with the Session as its battery is fixed, it doesn’t need a case etc. Most accessories will work with the entire GoPro range.

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The Right And The Wrong – GoPro

28 November 2015 / / 3 Comments

The GoPro series of cameras are superb, they are small, robust and not too expensive. It is now so easy to knock together a short video of your paddling and share it with the world. Anyone can do it and quite alot do. That is where the problem starts. It is really easy to get a video that looks like all the other kayaking videos that end up on Youtube, Vimeo and Facebook early each week or even worse end up with compromised footage that cannot be used.

The Right And The Wrong - GoPro

Although we are big GoPro fans here at Unsponsored HQ the principles that follow will also work very well with the Contour, Drift and all other action cameras.

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The 9R GoBro Mount

15 July 2015 / / 2 Comments

The 9R GoBro Mount

Friends can’t go kayaking? Don’t worry, they will still know how cool you looked. I’ve been working the past couple weeks trying to dial in an elevated mount system for my 9R. The goal being do not spend more than $20. I made this mount out a crutch and old Pyranha hardware. I took it out for a test run this weekend on my backyard run and here are the results. Getting close to dialed!

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GoPro Hero 4 Session – First Look

15 July 2015 / / 3 Comments

The new GoPro Hero 4 Session landed at Unsponsored HQ today. The Session is GoPro’s latest POV action camera and the first to break away from what has been a fairly standard GoPro cuboid shape.

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RPM Greenin

20 May 2015 / / 0 Comments

RPM Greenin

A GoPro, an RPM, The Green, slow motion, and some beats.

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GoPro Tether

26 April 2015 / / 3 Comments

Losing a GoPro because the sticky mount has failed is not a nice experience. I have been there. Using a leash or tethering system has become a key part of using a GoPro, especially when attached to a kayak, paddle or helmet. Since the release of the Blackout housing and GoPro Hero 4 the usual place to add a leash to tether the camera has gone.

GoPro have removed access to the metal bar that acts as part of the hinge, this was used by many to attach a thin piece of cord although some cases have failed due to this. There are two alternatives to using the hinge that depend upon the thumbscrew on the QR mount.

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New Garmin Virb Action Cameras

13 April 2015 / / 0 Comments

Garmin have announced the release of a new range of Virb cameras for 2015 – The Virb X and top of the line Virb XE. The form factor is much smaller than the previous Virb editions and is more in keeping with the GoPro design. It also looks like the cameras can be mounted to GoPro QR mounts which ones up a whole load of possibilities.

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Following edit is filmed using the Virb XE.

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Drone!

19 March 2015 / / 1 Comment

It’s always great to see how paddlers are starting to use drones to shoot video. This one from Ryan McAvoy is well worth checking out.

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GoPro Hero – Review

15 March 2015 / / 5 Comments

Recently I acquired one of Go Pro’s new additions to their line-up, the Go Pro Hero. Breaking the trend of recent years of developing top of the range action cameras, Go Pro rather quietly announced that they were bringing this little camera as a new budget option for those of us who don’t want to pay up for the new Hero 4. And at £99, I’m really impressed with it!

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GoPro Hero 4 Vs 3+ Vs 3 Comparison

25 February 2015 / / 5 Comments

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The new GoPro Hero 4 was released on the 5th October 2014.

[UPDATE: GoPro have released the Hero 7 Black Edition.  You can find more about it here.]

The new Hero 4 is available in two varieties the Black Edition and Silver Edition. The Hero 3+ Silver and Hero 3 White editions still form part of the range. A new lower spec Hero is also available.

The form factor of the Hero 4 remains the same as the 3 and 3+ with some slight alterations. This includes a change to the front LCD information screen that now houses the status and connection LEDs. The battery has also changed in both spec and shape!

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Lowepro Dashpoint AVC 1 – Review

11 January 2015 / / 2 Comments

I’ve been using a Lowepro Dashpoint AVC 1 for the last few months after getting hold of one of the first cases to land in the UK.

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The Dashpoint range is offered in a number of different sizes that will accommodate GoPros as well as other action cameras, with enough room for associated cables etc.

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