Gopro Hero 4 Black At 4k 30fps Viable Dashcam?

[TheHuskyChronicles]

Hello fellow bikers. Recently I've been thinking about mounting my gopro on my bike, hooking it up to the battery and turning on the constant loop mode. Does anybody have much experience with the gopro running at 4k 30fps for long periods of time? When I have it running for 45mins-1hour at 4k30fps it seems to get very hot. Would it be able to withstand 2-3 hour rides of constant recording without getting damaged?

 

[Lurch]

Can't speak for the hardware query, but would you want it in loop mode? You risk overwriting footage that way.

Probably worth a search on here for the thread entitled "what is the value of 4K" as generally most people don't have the means of playing 4K back, or if they do, YT stats suggest they watch on portable devices or computers, and 4K PC displays aren't that cheap, nor are there many on laptop computers.

 

[TheHuskyChronicles]

Can't speak for the hardware query, but would you want it in loop mode? You risk overwriting footage that way.

Probably worth a search on here for the thread entitled "what is the value of 4K" as generally most people don't have the means of playing 4K back, or if they do, YT stats suggest they watch on portable devices or computers, and 4K PC displays aren't that cheap, nor are there many on laptop computers.

Playing back 1080p and 4k vids on my 1080 monitor i could see a pretty significant difference in detail captured. I just figured if I already have a camera that can shoot 4k, I might as well, just in case I'll ever need to retrieve a license plate plate or something. I have a 64gb sd card so I'm guessing it would be able to record like 5-6 hours of 4k30fps continuous footage before it starts deleting the old stuff.

 

[Lurch]

Can it not take a 128?

 

[TheHuskyChronicles]

Can it not take a 128?

I believe 64gigs is the most and it appears it's more than enough for me.

 

[TheDutchTexan]

4K has another benefit if your editing program can handle it; The ability to digitally zoom in 4x without apparent loss of quality.

My by now "vintage" sony vegas 10 pro can't cut 4K smoothly, so I am staying off the 4K bandwagon for a fair bit.