GoPro Wifi Backpack
Discussion
slinky said:
The non-app features were more than enough of a selling point for me. The app features will be a great bonus..
It's a lovely bit of kit which works really nicely as it is..
So what does it currently do that a remote wouldn't? To stream and capture on another device, clear of the action, will be cool.It's a lovely bit of kit which works really nicely as it is..
mrloudly said:
slinky said:
The non-app features were more than enough of a selling point for me. The app features will be a great bonus..
It's a lovely bit of kit which works really nicely as it is..
So what does it currently do that a remote wouldn't? To stream and capture on another device, clear of the action, will be cool.It's a lovely bit of kit which works really nicely as it is..
mrmr96 said:
mrloudly said:
slinky said:
The non-app features were more than enough of a selling point for me. The app features will be a great bonus..
It's a lovely bit of kit which works really nicely as it is..
So what does it currently do that a remote wouldn't? To stream and capture on another device, clear of the action, will be cool.It's a lovely bit of kit which works really nicely as it is..
It's more than just a dumb remote sending commands - it's doing 2-way comms and mirroring the little LCD display on the unit (that shows status, menu options, etc) to the remote. So when you press the button to start recording, you can see from your remote that it's actually started, space left on the card, how much battery is left, etc.
A fairly niche use, but if you ever have the camera somewhere out of sight or (especially) out of reach, I can see it being a godsend.
A fairly niche use, but if you ever have the camera somewhere out of sight or (especially) out of reach, I can see it being a godsend.
slinky said:
sjg said:
A fairly niche use, but if you ever have the camera somewhere out of sight or (especially) out of reach, I can see it being a godsend.
Mounting the camera on the inside of a race car and being able to trigger it externally is going to make a HUGE difference for me..
Waiting for the app is driving me nuts, I bought it for those features and was expecting to wait a week or two ... It's now a month with nothing.
I heard rumours, that I can't back up with any reference, that Apple won't allow the app because it breaches their rules on hardware access
I heard rumours, that I can't back up with any reference, that Apple won't allow the app because it breaches their rules on hardware access
mrloudly said:
Mounting it on the outside of my microlight and being able to start it remotely will make an even bigger difference for me
Same here 
Infact, I don't think any of the other streaming features will be much use to me.
Out of interest, the Ads say that one remote can control more than one camera, so can you buy a separate backpack for a 2nd camera if you have already got the remote with the 1st backpack?
renmure said:
Out of interest, the Ads say that one remote can control more than one camera, so can you buy a separate backpack for a 2nd camera if you have already got the remote with the 1st backpack?
Not sure anywhere in the UK stocks it yet, but the US site lists both a Wifi BacPac as well as the Wifi BacPac "combo" with the remote.sjg said:
renmure said:
Out of interest, the Ads say that one remote can control more than one camera, so can you buy a separate backpack for a 2nd camera if you have already got the remote with the 1st backpack?
Not sure anywhere in the UK stocks it yet, but the US site lists both a Wifi BacPac as well as the Wifi BacPac "combo" with the remote.http://www.actioncameras.co.uk/gopro-wifi-bacpac Shows it being in stock. Do they not actually have any in?
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