[Powerbank]

Hi all
I'm seeking advice regarding long term time lapse photo options for the hero 9.

In the settings it allows us to set up to a 60 minute time lapse between frames, however between shots the camera seems to go into "idle" mode rather than shut down. This means the camera runs quite hot and uses a lot of battery.

Does anyone know if it's possible to turn the camera off completely between shots? I tired using the general settings and "power off" option, but that seems to turn both the camera off and the time-lapse program (i.e. it does not start the camera back up to collect the next photo).

Is this functionality (turning camera completely off between shots) likely to be available in a labs/ hack like it was for the 8? or are we a long way off seeing that occur?

Thanks
Michael

 

[Powerbank]

An update.

I hooked the Gopro up to a 20,000 mAh battery (more than 10 x the internal battery). This is now 50% depleted after less than 24 hours (on a 60 minute photo timelapse). Between shots the Gopro is running hot (even with the internal battery removed) so obviously it's drawing a lot of power for no reason in the "idle' mode.

Any suggestions on how to resolve?

Thanks
Michael.

 

[Jatekman]

Hello and welcome to the forum, I guess it's not possible to shut of the GoPro during timelapse.
What you can make is shut of all systems you don't need like GPS, Wifi, Display.... to save battery and of course using a power bank.

Ciao Rob

 

[Fish]

It is an Action camera did you do a scheduled recording? I do not own the newest camera yet but can you do multiple schedule recordings otherwise timelapse uses power. and you have to adjust settings to conserve.

 

[Powerbank]

Thanks for the replies.

My requirements are for 24 hour time-lapse, so scheduling is not really appropriate/necessary. Simply, the 60 minute interval should be fit for this purpose (an inbuilt function, advertised for this device).

With the internal battery, I could only achieve about 3 photos before the camera died. With a 20,000 MAH external powerbank attached, the unit achieved 34 photos (about 1 photo per 588 MAH).

The camera runs constantly hot (regardless of internal or external battery). The image quality is not great (not as good as my 3 year old $200 smart phone).

I will check all the settings and try again and report back.

Thanks
Michael

 

[Jatekman]

With the right settings AND light conditions the image quality should be not bad, you can also use Protune but this needs post editing or you can take RAW pictures also needs editing.
If you don't want long editing the normal picture mode should give you satisfying results.

Ciao Rob

 

[Powerbank]

I turned off all the battery using features (GPS, WIFI, LED, Display etc.) but no great improvement. It only took 5 photos on 60 minute interval setting before the battery died.

If anyone has a goPro 9 and could try same to compare results, I would appreciate it.

Thanks
Michael