Amazing, exactly my issue as well.

I'm convinced their promo videos are shot by teams carrying tons of batteries. If you are actually adventuring / backpacking for a few days etc, a go-pro is no go unless you want to be worrying about battery life the entire time.

A battery lasts about 3 hours of filming for me using GoPro Hero 5 Black 1080 30fps linear.

This usually lasts all day of regular use.

I now have 3 batteries and never have to worry about battery life.

filming in winter + ProTune mode + 1080p60, however, is a frustrating experience. 30min is typical. if battery is brand new then maybe you can squeeze 45min out of it.

My experience as well. That's why I have two batteries and a battery pack. Although I'm not doing much filming right now, it's more hassle than I expected.

30 minutes?? Wow that is poor.

Have you ever strapped a go pro to your head? It's heavy and really throws you off. I think they've found that if you add battery capacity, you also increase the weight, which reduces the number of places you can use it.

Did you see the video on the page with the girl skateboarding? And holding the camera outstretched from her arm? It's really hard holding something heavy that far from your body while also doing things that require balance.

Bring a battery pack that you can stick in your back pack. But keep the camera lightweight!

As a motorcyclist, I just want them to innovate the painfully obvious feature of a waterproof pass-through for power. I have a Hero Session, which is a delightful small item, but you can only feed power to it by opening the waterproof cover.

You’d think inductive charging through the waterproof cover would be trivial.

No, Hero 6 black can do 4K/60 and 1080/240fps and wifi. It seems this version has better stabilization.