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Title: Gopro Hero 8 Black as a Helmet Cam?
Post by: Snowdog on April 11, 2021, 10:11:15 PM

I have a dashcam in all three of our vehicles, one with both front and back cameras.  I catch all sorts of shenanigans with it, including some close calls (jokers running lights, making a left turns while failing to yield, etc).   I'm a defensive driver, so I always manage to avoid collisions that would have been inevitable to an oblivious driver with no situational awareness.

Now that I'm getting back into riding (traded a '21 DWM Luger and RIA 1911 GI for a low-miles Suzuki C50 Boulevard in great shape), I would like a helmet cam to serve a similar role as my dashcams. 

I put the cart before the horse and purchased a Gopro Hero 8 Black and a helmet mount as well as a 256gb Samsung EVO select U3 micro SD card and 3 spare batteries with charger. 

I should have posted this before making that purchase.

Does anyone use a Gopro as a helmet cam?  This will be my first Gopro.  Any advice, beside riding carefully?

Title: Re: Gopro Hero 8 Black as a Helmet Cam?
Post by: Fly320s on April 11, 2021, 10:39:25 PM

I don't use a GoPro for a helmet camera, but many people do.  Pretty much every youtube motorcycle video was made using a gopro.

Title: Re: Gopro Hero 8 Black as a Helmet Cam?
Post by: HeroHog on April 12, 2021, 11:49:48 AM

GoPro - the standard for action recording these days.