The biggest concern of being a GoPro owner is about carrying the number of memory cards. Most of the newbie GoPro owners ask the same question about how many memory cards they need to carry.
The biggest concern of being a GoPro owner is about carrying the number of memory cards. Most of the newbie GoPro owners ask the same question about how many memory cards they need to carry. One can easily answer by saying that carry SD card according to the usage. However, the answer is not that simple because you still do not know how many SD cards exactly do you need even if you know your usage.
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Today we are going to discuss five major concerns regarding the number of memory cards requirement with GoPro. So, the core of the answer depends on account of usage still we are going to elaborate it further for your better understanding.
Major concerns
Here is the list of factors that you should know to calculate the number of SD cards you are going to need.
Know about the GoPro model you're having
Firstly, you should know about the GoPro model you are going to use. Read about the configuration of that particular model so that you can get to know about its holding capacity. By knowing the details of the GoPro model you can easily decide which kind of memory card you need according to the model.
Shooting format
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If you are going to use it for video shoot, then you should know that in which format you are shooting since it is going to take as much as space according to the quality of a video. The number of memory card requirement is highly dependent upon the resolution as well as the frame rate you are shooting at. If you are shooting footage at 30fps on 720 p format, then 2-3 memory card of 64 GB cards will be enough.
Power
One of the major concerns of any GoPro model is about lasting power. According to the power duration of the camera, you may easily calculate the number of hours you can use it which will ultimately decide the storage limit.
Video limitations
Many GoPro models have video limitations on the duration of video shooting. Since the number of hours of video recording is already limited, this will help to figure out the file storage requirements.
Usage
Amongst all other concerns number of SD cards is contingent upon the kind of activities in which you are using your GoPro. There are innumerable activities in which you can use your GoPro. So depending upon its usage on a kind of activity will decide the numbers of SD cards you are going to need. According to Kainphoto, if you are going to record a video while cycling in 4K format at 30fps then you are going to need more than two 64GB SD cards.
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Apart from all these major concerns, we suggest you to always carry two 64GB SD card with you. Irrespective of the usage you can easily handle two of them, if one goes full then you can easily use another one. These were few factors you should keep in mind while carrying SD cards for the GoPro.
