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GoPro HERO9 issues

NovelNovel
in RaceChrono for iOS
Hi,

I'm using Racechrono on Iphone, and I've got a GoPro HERO9.

I've read this tutorial:

https://racechrono.com/article/504

This seems a bit outdated, as the attached screenshots don't have Hero 9 and newer cameras in the "Add Camera" dialog, however the actual app does that those.

When I choose "GoPro HERO 9, 10, 11" in the "Add Camera" dialog, I can see my camera name (I've previously paired it in the Quik app), though I don't see "Use Wi-Fi only" mentioned in the article above. I don't see a configuration dialog for the camera once it was added too. So I've just add a camera and that's it.

Then before the session, I hit "Start", go to the "Camera" tab, and the phone asks to join the camera wifi network. I hit join and after some time it looks like the connection is lost.

All in all, session data was written properly, but there were no videos recorded, and there's also no videos in the GoPro itself.

What could be the problem? Am I missing something from the tutorial?

Thanks

Comments

  • aol_of_RaceChronoaol_of_RaceChrono
    The "Use Wi-Fi only" mode works for some older cameras. The current cameras all need Bluetooth + Wi-Fi connection. The Bluetooth is used for turning on the camera, as well as controlling it. The Wi-Fi is used for the camera preview, as well as downloading the files afterwards.

    When you go to the Camera page, the camera preview is initiated, and Wi-Fi connection is attempted. You can disable that by clicking the "eye" icon on the camera control box.

    Many phones fail to connect GoPro camera with 5 GHz Wi-Fi setting. It will be fixed only by setting the camera Wi-Fi to 2.4 GHz. But if the Wi-Fi works with the Quik app, it should work on RaceChrono too.

    Next step would be to click the record button on the camera page. This will save a sync point in RaceChrono where the video file should be, after it's imported or downloaded.
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