good show mr. bryn; sun tzu's eyes lit up and master po smiled, at your strategy. the only thing i can think to add is that i always triple check to make very very very sure the DIY inserts do not interfere with the seal. i poke them down good, with a toothpick.
Excellent suggestion. I have given your comment a thumbs up to make sure people see it at the top of the comments. Thanks again for the use of your footage.
Long time in the making that video! LOL. another tip, carry the home made anti fog inserts around in a small plastic bag with either some baking soda or a couple of those small anti moisture silica bags you find sometimes when you buy products. Baking soda does the same job, and will keep them dry till you use them.
gulfsurfco How did it go for you? I have been scuba diving heaps for the last few months and use the DIY anti-fog inserts every time. It has not fogged up once.
Hello Bella. Great to hear from you. I agree, FSB has been getting some awesome footage in Hawaii and was gracious enough to allow me to use it. I'm looking forward to catching up with your channel when I get some more time later this week. Cheers Bryn
***** Hi Dave You need to get the thick and thirsty stuff. It works great. Is that a mistype? I would say you only have to really worry about it in Summer. We have very low humidity here in the mountains but I still had some problems at the snow a few weeks back, because I had sealed the camera into the housing while I was at home with the fire going. Then when I got to the snowfields, I looked at the camera and fog had spread right across the lens. I simply popped the latch, the fog evaporated and no more problems. The trick is to seal the case in DRY air OR use anti-fog inserts. If I am going to the ocean (snorkeling), it is terrible. I can't get non-fogged footage without anti-fog inserts because the humidity is shocking!!! Try it again with the Kitchen towel and let me know how it goes for you. Cheers Bryn
Another simple method to prevent fogging is to just put the gopro into the housing in an cold environment (at night or in early morning). Because cold air has less humidity, there is simply not enough humidity inside the housing to condensate, when the temperature drops. Simple Physics :-)
You're right. However, that is not always possible. In Fiji, it was NEVER cold. Hot and humid all the damn time. You can seal inside an air-conditioned room but that is only good until the first battery change.
A tip for those using their gopro at the beach. If it fogs up, hold it under water for a couple/few minutes. then bring it back up. the fog should clear up. i only bring my gopro up when i'm ready to record if i'm having fog issues. Slight temperature changes can cause fog too so, i found keeping it at a constant temperature helps. BTW I LIVE in HAWAII! :)
Good suggestion. The coolness of the water helps control the fogging but after a while above water it will fog up again. Unless you sealed the camera into the case with humidity free air (such as inside your car with the air con going). I haven't been to Hawaii but I believe it can be quite humid.
brynmag lol. yes it can get pretty humid here. btw i use fog inserts too. I have a gopro 3 (regular ed) and put in 2 on the bottom of the housing. It works great. Also, I'm going to get the 3+blk ed in a few days. Just hope the hero 4 doesn't come out soon after i get it. haha.
How good are these compared to the ones go pro sells, and which is better, do the DIY ones fog at all? Would you recommend that I make, or buy the go pro ones for a ski trip?
I generally recommend getting the Gopro Anti-Fog inserts but if you can't then the DIY version is next best. However I haven't had any problems with fogging when skiing. I think this is because generally the mountain air is a lot drier. I'd take some anyway but you may not need them.
+FireStation46 Perhaps. The main thing is to make them a size that fits easily. No special consideration for H4S, just make sure you don't cover buttons + keep door seal clear.
Roman D I would recommend trying it first to see if it works. The kitchen paper needs to be the Thick and absorbent type or otherwise it might not work. So maybe try some tissue paper on a non-crucial snorkeling day. That way if it doesn't work, you can get some of the other stuff instead. Cheers Bryn
in other videos i have noticed they either put the paper towels in the microwave or oven quick to get them really dry, to get the most absorption possible. do you think this is needed?
Hey bryn , looks like a great solution,my question for you or anyone is I recently built a 6 inch dome for my go Pro. I am in the Florida Keys very humid here, and within 20 seconds of hitting the water it fogs up. I did assemble it inside with AC on to help prevent humidity. Do you think if I used a lot of paper towels up against the back of the dome it would work? And how soon do you have to get in the water before it becomes saturated and won't work? Thanks for any help you can offer and keep up the great videos.
eroggero Ok, not sure how the dome works. Do you mean like a little diving bell? Are you also using the housing for the camera? I used to live further north from where I do now and my cameras would fog all the time snorkelling, etc, with the humidity. That's why I started using the paper towel. I would try the paper towel in the dome, if it's collecting the condensation. It may absorb it. The other option is to use a bag of silica gel. and also seal it inside with AC, then let silica gel absorb moisture, also use paper towel. The paper towel normally absorbs the moisture from the air sealed inside the housing and stops it from condensing in the lens area. The best idea is to try it and see if it works. It's not the cameras fault. You're battling the environment. Cheers Bryn
Thanks for the response , The go Pro camera is in the go Pro case affixed to the dome, I am using the dome to shoot over/under pictures. But I will give it a try it's just a hassle to open up the dome.lol thanks again Sent from my iPad
You could get away with using the Skeleton backdoor. A little snowfall won't hurt the camera, even if it melts. You just don't want to get a heap of water in there, that could get inside the camera. Even a little bit of rain is not a complete disaster if you don't let it get in and saturate the camera. Fogging is not usually that big a problem skiing. Humidity is normally quite low at the snow. Just release the catch to allow humid air to escape . But you can use anti-fog inserts just in case.
Don't know why, but I tried this with toilet paper and it didn't seem to work that great for me, Don't know what was wrong. In Florida USA, I only really have to worry about it in winter, probably just like Aus? Humidity is wicked bad here, all the time. Hmmm?
i wonder how many inserts for go pro hero 4 silver, I'm going to snowboard next week and the anti fog inserts are all out of stock, just hope this works well!
+Joey Tan Did you go snowboarding? Sorry, I was away. I basically squeeze in as many as will fit. You just have to be careful not to block the buttons or compromise the door seal. However, NOTE: Snow regions are normally quite low humidity, so it's not as crucial as, say, the beach. Sometimes I will have problems if I sealed the camera in a high humidity environment (inside with heaters on), then go out into the cold. You can often just pop the latch, wait for the fog to dry, then reseal the housing and it's ok. It certainly doesn't hurt to use the inserts though. Cheers Bryn
I recently went on road trip - do full drive lapse from Adelaide - Sydney- Melbourne...lol I copy your drive lapse lol Sadly first one I use Hero 2 - Adelaide to Murray Bridge was badly fogged out. I was unaware until stopped at Lameroo. I discover there full of wet fogged on Hero 2 fish eye len. Hero 2 is not good. ( of course I realized need anti-fog ) anyway I use Hero 3 much better design and little fog sometime nothing. I use all on outside on the car bonnet... If use with Battery pac it will making worst fogged. Too much heat and cold air from driving at high speed 110 kmh the air is cold...
I use Sony Vegas Movie Studio and that was a bunch of photos on one of the video tracks. Sort of like a timelapse. If you need any more specific info, let me know.
Loading your camera in the case while it is in a low humidity atmosphere should help. IE, put your camera in the case while you are in a well air conditioned room, not load it in the case while outside in hot muggy weather.
Excellent advice, except you can only take that so far. If I go on an all day canyon trip, I may change the batteries several times. I keep Anti-fog inserts in a waterproof bag. The canyon gets hot and steamy but the water is around 10 deg. Celsius.
Hey Bryan pretty neat trick :) I wanted to insert small pieces of cardpaper (karton in German in case the Translation was poor) and see how it works. I haven't tried your suggestion yet, but it seems to be a much better solution ;) Cheers
Old but good question. I was wondering the same thing. I don't seem to take my Hero 5's with me wenI go to the beach. So I haven't tried anything. My guess however is to try and climatize the camera before heading out side. This is what I do with my DSLR gear and to some extent, my Hero 4's. Anyhow, I'll place them out on the balcony if I'm like 3 stories up or more..so people can't climb up and get my gear. That or in a bathroom with a window cracked. It takes about an hour to adapt, so keep that in mind so you have time before your shoot/event. Another thing would be to place them in zip lock bags before you head out and let them slowly adapt to the warmer outside temps before opening. This works coming from outside colder tempts to inside warmer temps as well....just remove your batteries and card first so you don't have to open the zip lock bags early.
You would only need anti-fog inserts if you intend to use the GoPro HERO5 Super Suit (purchased separately) for Scuba Diving. Otherwise give them to someone with a HERO4, Lol.
ok, thank you. I have a friend that has a go pro hero 4 silver. i'll give it to him. Please subscribe to his channel, maxomillion2001 great professional videos, check em out!
Recently I went on road trip again this time with gopro anti-fog but they worn out after few uses and became fizzy and like white powder spread out :/ Next time gotta DIY Anti Fog Inserts :D
I love it when people put me in there recommended channels box!!!!! I will be doing a Subscriber GoPro montage soon. It should help get some attention to channels that submit clips, as I will give them credit, a shout out and a link. So if you have some really cool GoPro content or example of how you use your camera, you should send it. Cheers Bryn
Stella Cam I have put you onto a list of contributors. NB: I will do a Brynmag Productions vlog calling for contributions soon (maybe a couple of weeks).
Hi Josh. Are you sealing your camera inside BEFORE you go out into the cold? You need to equalize the humidity. Snow environments normally have quite LOW humidity but people often seal the cameras into the housings inside where the heated environments are high humidity. I crack the seal when I get to the snow to let the cold air in and then reseal. Also using these DIY anti-fog strips will virtually eliminate any problems. Cheers Bryn
