Camera Tools For GoPro HEROs
Multi-GoPro Control App for Vloggers, Timelapsers, and Others | Review by Erik VlietinckImagine you need to start/stop two or more GoPro HERO action cams from any
device: Mac, PC, iOS, or Android, and even Raspberry Pi 3. You could do it all
manually, which is tedious and in some cases impossible. Or you could operate
all of them simultaneously with the Camera Tools for GoPro HEROs app.
The app supports the HERO5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 Black, HERO5 Session, GoPro
Fusion, and Max. It allows you to connect to them, tag while shooting, record
and stop recording, create time-lapse schedules, and change capture settings,
as well as power them off. You pair them via Bluetooth and can subsequently
connect to Wi-Fi if you want to download footage, get a live preview, or a live
video feed.
I tested both the macOS and iOS app. They both work more or less the same
way, only the interface differs, and the Wi-Fi connection capability works better
on iOS than it does on macOS Catalina. You need your cameras to have the
latest firmware installed and your Bluetooth LE version must be 0x6 or higher.
The connection process took less than two minutes on all three GoPros I have: a
HERO7, 8, and 9 Black.
From then on, you’re in control of multiple GoPros. I could start, stop, and tag
recordings, set all cameras to the same capture preset, and even power them off
all together. Connecting the cameras via Wi-Fi, however, was a problem. Ultimately,
a non-Apple-Store version did the trick: a plus for the app’s support, a minus for
Apple’s sandboxing policies.
Starting a recording on all cameras is simultaneous bar a lag of about a second
for each to react, which makes audio sync afterwards much easier than when you
have to manually activate them one by one, increasing the lag considerably. nCompany: Harald Meyer ITPrice: $ 8 .9 9Hot: Easy setup; feature set;
allows for more creative
uses; priceNot: Wi-Fi on macOS is a pain,
except for the non-Apple-
Store and iOS version REVIEWSPHOTOSHOP USER
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