With the right settings and an accessories, it’s simple to use your GoPro action camera as a dash cam. Yes, you can set it on . You may also explore , USB Power Trigger . The camera can use the switching on of USB power to boot the camera, and then perform an action of your choice. This is useful in a situation such as using the camera as a dashcam. Thanks! Ej GoPro's are definitely got some of the best video quality going around in that form factor. If that's important to you, then you might consider something like this from CamDo - a controller to use your GoPro as a dashcam. It automatically turns the camera on and off with accessory power (and a run on timer if you want). true. Jun 8, 2021. #10. Camera stabilization is a lot more important on a bike than on a car since it's got a much shorter wheelbase and may not have much if any suspension. That's the reason I use Viofo cameras in the cars and GoPro or DJI on the bikes. Here's a snippet of my daily bike commute. The unit is waterproof to the same as past GoPro’s (10m I believe off-hand), via USB-C you can charge and use an external battery, but it’s a pain with the batter door. There was a 3rd party battery door I’ve used in the past which has a hole in it, but it’ll take a bit for that to become available for the Hero 9 probably. . Unfortunately, in the settings, if you add the Looping option under Dash Cam to set up the camera as a dash cam in the car, you must always enable 4K, and "Interval" must be equal to "Max," but the maximum is 120, which in essence is not a dash cam and there is no Looping option for 4K! Having video of what happened can save you $1000's in insurance and potential legal fees. Dashcams can also get you out of falsely written tickets. If you don't have a dashcam and are given a ticket for an infraction you didn't commit, it's your word vs the police officer's word. With a dashcam, there is irrefutable evidence to prove your The unit is waterproof to the same as past GoPro’s (10m I believe off-hand), via USB-C you can charge and use an external battery, but it’s a pain with the batter door. There was a 3rd party battery door I’ve used in the past which has a hole in it, but it’ll take a bit for that to become available for the Hero 9 probably.

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