Wasabi Power Battery and Charger Kit for GoPro AHDBT-001, AHDBT-002 and GoPro HD HERO, HERO2 Camera

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Price: $19.99    

Product Feature

• This Wasabi Power Battery and Charger Kit includes:
• 1) Two (2) Wasabi Power GoPro batteries; each with 3.7V, 1400 mAh, Japanese cells
• 2) One (1) Wasabi Power Mini Rapid A/C Charger with fold-out plug
• 3) European plug and car adapter
• 4) 3-year manufacturer warranty

Product Description

Wasabi Power Battery for GoPro AHDBT-001, AHDBT-002 and GoPro HD HERO, HERO2 Camera

Wasabi Power Battery and Charger Kit for GoPro AHDBT-001, AHDBT-002 and GoPro HD HERO, HERO2 Camera Review

I got this kit just a few days ago and have used each of the batteries once and the wall charger for all batteries, including the one that came with my GoPro Hero2. Here are my observations:

The wall charger: Works pretty much as intended, but mine has an odd tendency for the green LED to remain on while charging. The amount of output seems to vary, so the resulting light between the red and green can vary from yellowish to orangeish colors. If I wiggle the battery around in the charger the color also flickers. It's a minor issue, since a fully charged battery does glow solid green, and I'm not going to worry about it much. I am knocking a half star off my rating though.

Battery life: the batteries do last longer than the original, as they are rated at 1400mAh compared to the 1100mAh of the GoPro battery. However, both original and Wasabi batteries drain much faster that what GoPro advertises. I have seen similar issues reported all over the 'net. I am getting about 80 minutes out of the original and 100 out of the Wasabi. So... with three batteries (2 Wasabi + 1 GoPro) I can get about 4 1/2 hours of recording time, which matches the recording time of the 32GB card I'm using. It's silly to have to stop and switch batteries three times during a long mountain biking event, especially if I'm in a race, but at least I can get footage without having to worry about stopping and starting the camera during key moments.

Battery fit: A lot of other reviews praise the Wasabi batteries for being easier to install and remove from inside the GoPro. That's not a good thing, it's a bad thing. One problem with GoPro Hero is that the audio recording is adversely affected by numerous sources of rattling, both external (mounting clips) and internal (loose power/mode and shutter buttons). I got both of these sources of rattling somewhat silenced, but now there's another one... the batteries! The tight fit of the GoPro original battery means it won't move around inside the unit. The Wasbai ones move around. Shake the unit with one installed and you can hear it. It doesn't sound very loud, but the mic picks it up and amplifies it inside the waterproof case. I solved this by wrapping some electrical tape around the Wasabi batteries to ensure they fit (almost) as snug as the original. Fixable, yes, but this is a another half star knock on the Wasabi kit.

Car charger: I haven't used this yet. Assuming it works properly, this will be great when I do mountain bike events longer than 4 hours where I am looping back to my car or multiday events if I am car camping.

Overall: for the price, this is a very good kit that solves some of the problems with the original GoPro Hero product. However it does introduce a few new, though minor, irritations.

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