GoPro Hero2 for night use
Dec 3, 2011 17:21:38 GMT -1
Post by v8rob on Dec 3, 2011 17:21:38 GMT -1
I regularly take my Hero HD and recently acquired Hero2 afloat with me. However, the majority of my fishing takes place at night which up until now has meant no video footage!. However, I decided to modify my HERO2 to allow it to be switched into a night capable mode in a few seconds.
Basic materials were four '3M dual lock' pads and a LED Lenser headlamp, total cost around £14 ($20). The headlamp was stripped of its strap and the three cable clips fitted to the GoPro headstrap. Two small incisions were made to fit each clip. A Dual Lock pad was fitted to the rear of the GoPro headstrap, onto the plastic bracket, and one fitted to the rear of the headlamp battery pack. A Dual Lock pad was fitted to the side of the GoPro waterproof housing and one to the slightly modified headlamp. The complete modification adds around 90g (3.5oz), though the majority of the weight is the battery pack, the light weight 28g (1oz) and it pretty much un-noticeable. The headlamp, battery pack and connecting wire attach to the GoPro in around 10 seconds, it removes in the same amount of time.
Initially the light was too strong in the centre causing heavy saturation, though a small piece of diffuser from a old SLR flash diffuser was glued to the front of the headlamp and pretty much cured that problem. Here's a short clip covering my modification below:
Obviously I've covered that very quickly!!!, more information can be found here --> www.saltwaterkayakfisherman.com/2011/12/modifying-hero2.html
Basic materials were four '3M dual lock' pads and a LED Lenser headlamp, total cost around £14 ($20). The headlamp was stripped of its strap and the three cable clips fitted to the GoPro headstrap. Two small incisions were made to fit each clip. A Dual Lock pad was fitted to the rear of the GoPro headstrap, onto the plastic bracket, and one fitted to the rear of the headlamp battery pack. A Dual Lock pad was fitted to the side of the GoPro waterproof housing and one to the slightly modified headlamp. The complete modification adds around 90g (3.5oz), though the majority of the weight is the battery pack, the light weight 28g (1oz) and it pretty much un-noticeable. The headlamp, battery pack and connecting wire attach to the GoPro in around 10 seconds, it removes in the same amount of time.
Initially the light was too strong in the centre causing heavy saturation, though a small piece of diffuser from a old SLR flash diffuser was glued to the front of the headlamp and pretty much cured that problem. Here's a short clip covering my modification below:
Obviously I've covered that very quickly!!!, more information can be found here --> www.saltwaterkayakfisherman.com/2011/12/modifying-hero2.html
