Cooling The GoPro 10?

[iCycle]

I've watched a few YouTube videos of individuals who say that by using a metal housing, it helps a great deal with keeping the GoPro 10 cooler. Is this true, or are people just blowing smoke on their YouTube channel to get views? Has anyone tried using a metal housing, and has it helped with cooling? I'm not trying to be skeptical, but when it comes to some of these YouTubers, I have my doubts. Thanks.

 

[sludge21017]

I have not tried and don't intend to.

I don't see how it will help except make the GoPro hotter IMHO.

None of the tests I saw were outdoors, everyone was indoors in a cool room, stationary.

Even DC Rainmaker's overheating tests of full of hot YouTube air because he was not engaging hypersmooth - being stationary. Simulating air flow with a fan is nice, but not moving the camera is pointless.

 

[iCycle]

I have not tried and don't intend to.

I don't see how it will help except make the GoPro hotter IMHO.

That's what I thought. Trapping the heat in.

None of the tests I saw were outdoors, everyone was indoors in a cool room, stationary.

Exactly!

Even DC Rainmaker's overheating tests of full of hot YouTube air because he was not engaging hypersmooth - being stationary. Simulating air flow with a fan is nice, but not moving the camera is pointless.

 

[Jon Stern]

I have not tried and don't intend to.

I don't see how it will help except make the GoPro hotter IMHO.

None of the tests I saw were outdoors, everyone was indoors in a cool room, stationary.

Even DC Rainmaker's overheating tests of full of hot YouTube air because he was not engaging hypersmooth - being stationary. Simulating air flow with a fan is nice, but not moving the camera is pointless.

DC Rainmaker's tests were valid. Hypersmooth consumes full power even when the camera is not moving.

I have not tried a metal cage myself, but it is very reasonable to think it help. First it increases the cameras thermal mass. Secondly, it increases the surface area for convective cooling.

Full disclosure: I work for GoPro

 

[iCycle]

I have not tried and don't intend to.

I don't see how it will help except make the GoPro hotter IMHO.

None of the tests I saw were outdoors, everyone was indoors in a cool room, stationary.

Even DC Rainmaker's overheating tests of full of hot YouTube air because he was not engaging hypersmooth - being stationary. Simulating air flow with a fan is nice, but not moving the camera is pointless.

DC Rainmaker's tests were valid. Hypersmooth consumes full power even when the camera is not moving.

I have not tried a metal cage myself, but it is very reasonable to think it help. First it increases the cameras thermal mass. Secondly, it increases the surface area for convective cooling.

Full disclosure: I work for GoPro

Well, there we have it right from GoPro. Tell me Jon, will the upcoming 11 rectify the heat issue? I'll put aside some $$ for it if it does.

Thanks.

 

[6 X 17 Feind]

I have not tried and don't intend to.

I don't see how it will help except make the GoPro hotter IMHO.

None of the tests I saw were outdoors, everyone was indoors in a cool room, stationary.

Even DC Rainmaker's overheating tests of full of hot YouTube air because he was not engaging hypersmooth - being stationary. Simulating air flow with a fan is nice, but not moving the camera is pointless.

DC Rainmaker's tests were valid. Hypersmooth consumes full power even when the camera is not moving.

I have not tried a metal cage myself, but it is very reasonable to think it help. First it increases the cameras thermal mass. Secondly, it increases the surface area for convective cooling.

Full disclosure: I work for GoPro

Well, there we have it right from GoPro. Tell me Jon, will the upcoming 11 rectify the heat issue? I'll put aside some $$ for it if it does.

Thanks.

I have cooked more gopros than you can shake a stick at. I run them in static setups with no airflow, externally powered recording for hours and cages help a ton!

I have tried painting the cages white for the purpose of reflectivity of the sun and I have left them black. The white only helps a little in direct sun. It's all about the heat sink effect that the cage provides.

What I have found works the absolute best (for my use case) is to run a cage, pull the battery door off, and the battery out, run a cord to a battery and they NEVER overheat. If you can accomplish that you're golden. On a clear sunny day, that's easy. If you have to button it up for dust or rain, at that point it's waterproof and you could from time to time run water over the outside of the case avoiding the lens.

NOW all that being said I haven't yet tested a 10 BUT! I will try a 10 this weekend and see what happens.

P.S. The 9 has never overheated on me, ever!

 

[iCycle]

I have not tried and don't intend to.

I don't see how it will help except make the GoPro hotter IMHO.

None of the tests I saw were outdoors, everyone was indoors in a cool room, stationary.

Even DC Rainmaker's overheating tests of full of hot YouTube air because he was not engaging hypersmooth - being stationary. Simulating air flow with a fan is nice, but not moving the camera is pointless.

DC Rainmaker's tests were valid. Hypersmooth consumes full power even when the camera is not moving.

I have not tried a metal cage myself, but it is very reasonable to think it help. First it increases the cameras thermal mass. Secondly, it increases the surface area for convective cooling.

Full disclosure: I work for GoPro

Well, there we have it right from GoPro. Tell me Jon, will the upcoming 11 rectify the heat issue? I'll put aside some $$ for it if it does.

Thanks.

I have cooked more gopros than you can shake a stick at. I run them in static setups with no airflow, externally powered recording for hours and cages help a ton!

I have tried painting the cages white for the purpose of reflectivity of the sun and I have left them black. The white only helps a little in direct sun. It's all about the heat sink effect that the cage provides.

What I have found works the absolute best (for my use case) is to run a cage, pull the battery door off, and the battery out, run a cord to a battery and they NEVER overheat. If you can accomplish that you're golden.

I just received the new GoPro Volta. Love it. With that I can accomplish what you mention. Pull the battery door off, and also pull the battery out and run off the power from the Volta. As long as it isn't raining, off course. It seems to work great. I was shooting video at an event using that set up. No issue at all, and had plenty of battery power, without using an internal camera battery. No problem at all with overheating. Yes, the GoPro was a bit warm, but nothing at all like what some are reporting.

On a clear sunny day, that's easy. If you have to button it up for dust or rain, at that point it's waterproof and you could from time to time run water over the outside of the case avoiding the lens.

NOW all that being said I haven't yet tested a 10 BUT! I will try a 10 this weekend and see what happens.

P.S. The 9 has never overheated on me, ever!

 

[6 X 17 Feind]

I have not tried and don't intend to.

I don't see how it will help except make the GoPro hotter IMHO.

None of the tests I saw were outdoors, everyone was indoors in a cool room, stationary.

Even DC Rainmaker's overheating tests of full of hot YouTube air because he was not engaging hypersmooth - being stationary. Simulating air flow with a fan is nice, but not moving the camera is pointless.

DC Rainmaker's tests were valid. Hypersmooth consumes full power even when the camera is not moving.

I have not tried a metal cage myself, but it is very reasonable to think it help. First it increases the cameras thermal mass. Secondly, it increases the surface area for convective cooling.

Full disclosure: I work for GoPro

Well, there we have it right from GoPro. Tell me Jon, will the upcoming 11 rectify the heat issue? I'll put aside some $$ for it if it does.

Thanks.

I have cooked more gopros than you can shake a stick at. I run them in static setups with no airflow, externally powered recording for hours and cages help a ton!

I have tried painting the cages white for the purpose of reflectivity of the sun and I have left them black. The white only helps a little in direct sun. It's all about the heat sink effect that the cage provides.

What I have found works the absolute best (for my use case) is to run a cage, pull the battery door off, and the battery out, run a cord to a battery and they NEVER overheat. If you can accomplish that you're golden.

I just received the new GoPro Volta. Love it. With that I can accomplish what you mention. Pull the battery door off, and also pull the battery out and run off the power from the Volta. As long as it isn't raining, off course. It seems to work great. I was shooting video at an event using that set up. No issue at all, and had plenty of battery power, without using an internal camera battery. No problem at all with overheating. Yes, the GoPro was a bit warm, but nothing at all like what some are reporting.

On a clear sunny day, that's easy. If you have to button it up for dust or rain, at that point it's waterproof and you could from time to time run water over the outside of the case avoiding the lens.

NOW all that being said I haven't yet tested a 10 BUT! I will try a 10 this weekend and see what happens.

P.S. The 9 has never overheated on me, ever!

I actually had to look up what a Volta was, interesting and thanks for that info. I think the charging/discharging of the internal battery is what causes a significant amount of heat generation within the camera. I agree with the battery out MUCH cooler.

 

[Jon Stern]

The door and Volta cable combo does provide some level of light waterproofing. The system should not be submerged in water, but is splash resistant.

 

[Jon Stern]

I have not tried and don't intend to.

I don't see how it will help except make the GoPro hotter IMHO.

None of the tests I saw were outdoors, everyone was indoors in a cool room, stationary.

Even DC Rainmaker's overheating tests of full of hot YouTube air because he was not engaging hypersmooth - being stationary. Simulating air flow with a fan is nice, but not moving the camera is pointless.

DC Rainmaker's tests were valid. Hypersmooth consumes full power even when the camera is not moving.

I have not tried a metal cage myself, but it is very reasonable to think it help. First it increases the cameras thermal mass. Secondly, it increases the surface area for convective cooling.

Full disclosure: I work for GoPro

Well, there we have it right from GoPro. Tell me Jon, will the upcoming 11 rectify the heat issue? I'll put aside some $$ for it if it does.

Thanks.

I'm not at liberty to discuss future products.

 

[sludge21017]

I just received the new GoPro Volta. Love it. With that I can accomplish what you mention. Pull the battery door off, and also pull the battery out and run off the power from the Volta. As long as it isn't raining, off course. It seems to work great. I was shooting video at an event using that set up. No issue at all, and had plenty of battery power, without using an internal camera battery. No problem at all with overheating. Yes, the GoPro was a bit warm, but nothing at all like what some are reporting.

I haven't seen any reports of that?!

 

[iCycle]

I have not tried and don't intend to.

I don't see how it will help except make the GoPro hotter IMHO.

None of the tests I saw were outdoors, everyone was indoors in a cool room, stationary.

Even DC Rainmaker's overheating tests of full of hot YouTube air because he was not engaging hypersmooth - being stationary. Simulating air flow with a fan is nice, but not moving the camera is pointless.

DC Rainmaker's tests were valid. Hypersmooth consumes full power even when the camera is not moving.

I have not tried a metal cage myself, but it is very reasonable to think it help. First it increases the cameras thermal mass. Secondly, it increases the surface area for convective cooling.

Full disclosure: I work for GoPro

Well, there we have it right from GoPro. Tell me Jon, will the upcoming 11 rectify the heat issue? I'll put aside some $$ for it if it does.

Thanks.

I'm not at liberty to discuss future products.

I understand. Just had to try .

 

[iCycle]

I just received the new GoPro Volta. Love it. With that I can accomplish what you mention. Pull the battery door off, and also pull the battery out and run off the power from the Volta. As long as it isn't raining, off course. It seems to work great. I was shooting video at an event using that set up. No issue at all, and had plenty of battery power, without using an internal camera battery. No problem at all with overheating. Yes, the GoPro was a bit warm, but nothing at all like what some are reporting.

I haven't seen any reports of that?!

Me neither, just from experience. I had the camera running for quite some time. It wasn't uncomfortable to touch after, but it was warm. For whatever the reason why, it did work fine. Had I not used the Volta and removed the door and battery, it might have been a different story. The GoPro is new and haven't used it for shooting long clips, so I don't know how hot it actually can get. I should try to see what others are experiencing.

 

[6 X 17 Feind]

Ok did an indoor test, room temp 75 degrees, GoPro 10 in an aluminum cage with no airflow. Settings at 5.3k 24 FPS stabilization to boost. The battery door was on but open with the battery in. External power connected.

Pressed record and it promptly filled up a 400 GB card with no overheating.

I’ll try 4K 120 this afternoon.

ps this is the cage I used

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Amazon.com : Taisioner Aluminum Alloy Protective Case for Gopro Hero 9 Black Housing Frame Case with Cold Shoe Mount Camera Accessory : Electronics

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[6 X 17 Feind]

Tried 4K 120 with hyper smooth to boost and the GP10 made it 58 minutes in the cage be fore shutting down from overheat. So basically the harder you drive the processor the more heat your going to create.

For me 5k 24 with no stabilization will be my use case and it didn’t over heat with 12 hours of recording using a cage.

 

[iCycle]

Tried 4K 120 with hyper smooth to boost and the GP10 made it 58 minutes in the cage be fore shutting down from overheat. So basically the harder you drive the processor the more heat your going to create.

For me 5k 24 with no stabilization will be my use case and it didn’t over heat with 12 hours of recording using a cage.

Going from 4K to 5.3K will generate more heat. I don't think there is much difference in video quality between 4K and 5.3K to be concerned about anyway. I stick with shooting in 4K. The more FPS the more heat will most likely be generated. If you are shooting long video clips, I would suggest using a tripod with a fluid head, stabilization off, and battery door off or at least open. There are definitely work arounds. I appreciate the time you put into your tests. Testing is the best way to find out what works and what doesn't work, as far as heat is concerned.

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[Markr041]

Going from 4K to 5.3K will generate more heat. I don't think there is much difference in video quality between 4K and 5.3K to be concerned about anyway. I stick with shooting in 4K.

Using Hypersmooth crops the sensor. That is why being able to shoot in 5.3K is so advantageous - even with the crop you can get a nice full-resolution 4K. Shooting in 4K with Hypersmooth, or using gyro stabilization in post, results in video that is less than 4K.

 

[iCycle]

Going from 4K to 5.3K will generate more heat. I don't think there is much difference in video quality between 4K and 5.3K to be concerned about anyway. I stick with shooting in 4K.

Using Hypersmooth crops the sensor. That is why being able to shoot in 5.3K is so advantageous - even with the crop you can get a nice full-resolution 4K. Shooting in 4K with Hypersmooth, or using gyro stabilization in post, results in video that is less than 4K.

I wasn't aware of that. If that's the case, it would be advantageous to shoot in 5.3K. Thanks for the tip. I'll change my camera's setting.

 

[Oilcruzer]

The Volta is nice and all, but can you also accomplish the same from a Gimbal that has a charger in the handle? Pricing seems somewhat comparable.

 

[Stan]

Never a shut off. For long stuff use external power and put a hat over it or cover in-use to cut solar gain. Most movies are from short clips too, not sure what some are doing wanting to recording hours stationary at high frame / rez / bitrates. For long stuff just adjust frame rate and rez down as that stuff kinda never actually gets used. Common sense stuff? A cage or whatever is not really needed.