This is a great idea, thanks. I bought it ONLY for protection since GoPro made the stupid move with the lens cover not being removable. I also thought about adding some sort of material over the mic holes to block wind. Any ideas?
SKNYIt is a bad idea, if you make holes in it, water will enter and it will leave moisture in the lens so the videos will come out cloudy, you also lose the ability to resist 60m
I also heard directly from Go Pro that they are not able to "repair" a cracked or scratch lens, as it "costs more to repair than to replace". So unless you have Go Pro Plus subscription (in which they will replace your broken/scratched camera for free) you will be on the hook for replacing the camera yourself. So I will be picking up some of the tempered glass protective screens for when it's not being used in the protective housing, and will def use the protective housing for any high impact/adverse conditions. I don't want to end up with a very expensive paper weight!
I will still put my gopro in the protective housing even when diving shallow waters. I dont trust the waterproof thing anymore. I had gopro hero 5 without protective housing and water went inside on it.
I just got the protective housing, your video allowed me to set things up quickly and be able to tell the difference with and without, much appreciated!
I saw a difference in the footage - the one on the right had higher contrast. You especially see it in the shadows of the distant bush behind the palm. I would not have expected to see a difference, so it was surprising to me.
@@AirPhotography I felt the one with the contrast had more saturation. Good that the mics and overall IQ were unaffected. I guess you do get what you pay for
Long time listeners, first time commenting 😉 You have some nice great videos about gadgets we all love. Keep going, it's greatly get all info before we spend our money !
@@OnlyOnTuesdays7 do you not feel the lens glass film protectors are enough? Hate I'm having to buy more stuff right away for my hero 8 when I've had same accessories for years. No replaceable lens on newest camera... Way to fail as action camera company I do a lot of snowboarding and mountain biking. Glass film protector enough? Or should I get this or the rollcage? Both defeat purpose of no frame smaller form factor but what can you do. Gopro screwed the pooch on this one
@@StokedExplorer it is what it is unfortunately! However, I'd rather to get this super suit case instead of broke the camera or get it leaked when I've spent a lot of money for it. I have like a week with the camera tho and I don't trust in these simple accessories such as the sticker protector, not even in the waterproof feature.
The video upper button when my Hero 8 doesn't turn on when it's in the plastic housing even with a forceful tap. When it's out of the housing it works perfectly.
The housing has saved my GP 8 Black multiple times , data was saved camera still recording. Currently its broken at the mount , time for a replacement great content.
Nice one, Mr Air Photography. I thought at first that the left hand clip was the one filmed without the protective housing - wrong ! Also, I actually thought the audio sounded better with the protective housing as it muffled out some of the wind noise that featured in the second clip (without the housing). I just ordered a GoPro Hero 8 yesterday and was beginning to have doubts about how I would protect the camera lens - now I don't ! Many thanks for your video.
Watertight case: lighting is dimmer so shadows are more apparent and the audio sounds closer and closed in than without the case. Without the case is good when you want environmental audio more than your own voice.
My 8 already has a small chip on the lens - bloody kids I think :) might be worth it as it's on the mnt bike. Did not realize that the lens is not replaceable, coming from a hero 2!
You’ll probably see light anomalies when looking at direct light sources such as overhead lights and candles or when the sun is low and in line of sight.
So they added a mic in the front that you cant use if its mounted in the housing and if you want to protect the NON-REPLACEABLE lens from being damaged you need to use the housing. Its an action camera that I would be afraid to use in an action situation. Ridiculous design flaw.
I just bought this protective housing for my go pro hero 8 and the audio is horrible your sound is so muffled out with horrible once you take off the casing it's wonderful
I saw a diffrence in the 2 at the end tho im not sure if you had them set right because with the housing i could see more of the white flowers vs the one without the housing, i would have thought being mounted higher up you would have seen less.
This is exactly why I'm gonna wait for the next Gopro. It just seems this one was made for vlogers not action. Needing a case like the gopro 4 seems odd to me.
jimmy D , dream on. GoPro is moving this way unfortunately. By taking away the removable lens they are removing points of entry for the waterproofing to excel. As well as increasing the sales of GoPro Plus which is necessary for these companies to survive between camera releases. Recurring revenue is a must for modern day companies, so GoPro is definitely going to push into its services while removing the ability to repair. They need revenue, and they just won’t drop the opportunity. The way GoPro sees it is that $5 a month doesn’t offset most customers, so they’ll go ahead and follow that path, and increase shareholder sentiment. Just wait for the quarterly earning report when they start showing an increase in service revenue. GoPro will boom out of its debts, hopefully, they’ll go the right route and increase camera strength to where we won’t care for repairability.
I watched your video and I think I will buy the Protective Housing just in case. Thanks for the great video! A small question, which Camera did you use to record your video? The image is super sharp, as if your hands were right in front of me! Amazing!
Is there a housing with a skeleton or open backdoor. I sometimes want to attach my Gopro to my bike and I don't want or need a waterproof housing for that.
I'm gonna purchase the super suit tomorrow so I was wondering that, if the image quality gets affected by the super suit. It seems the image doesn't so I'm more positive now for the purchase!
Good evening and sorry to bother you, I have a question. I have a Go pro Hero 8 with the protective housing but I have a problem. When I try to put it on the chest mount it points down. Can someone tell me or show me which little adapter I would need to use the protector and the chest mount.
I put the protective glass on the front lens and back panel. Should I still use the protective housing for use on my ski helmet? Thank you for all your videos. I truly have no idea what I'm doing in this realm!
In my opinion, if you need to buy this protective then you probably bought the wrong action camera. I have the Hero Black 5 and do not use a protective case on it and never have and have had zero issues. I’m starting to rethink my choice of upgrading to an 8.
I’ve just purchased my first GoPro and I’ve found that your videos give me the answers to my questions. Thank you for uploading them. One quick question for you, what is the gray rectangle mount that you used to mount the cameras side by side? I’m planning on buying another camera and would love it.
It’s a product from a company called gopole called the triad. It’s kind of pricey there are other similar ones on the market that don’t cost so much on the Amazon. You can search for dual go pro mount
Bought the housing. One thing I miss is the touchscreen door like my gopro hero 4 had. It offers protection for the screen and allows for touch control, and it also allows audio quite well. It would allow for on the fly setting changes under water. Missed opportunity there. If anyone knows of a touchscreen back door for the hero 8 housing, let me know.
Does the housing have any major effect on wind noise? I ride motorcycles and would appreciate the protection and reduced wind noise if it comes together.
I have a query regarding the GoPro hero 8 on its own if you have go pro coverage I forget what's it called but would that cover if the lens had been damaged 🤔 love your content, your my man anything GoPro 👍👍
@@frankf2856 what a shame. Pay almost 500 bucks for a decent camera and you gotta makeshift drill your equipment just to get it to work the way you want. F that. Until gopro stops shooting themselves im the foot im not buying one. Taking away the replaceable lens cover was a completely wrong choice
Do you feel this would be the best addition for paintball? I plan on using my GoPro for first person paintball view and I’m very worried about the Lens breaking from the impact. Please all and any advise will be very helpful.
The older models weren’t waterproof out of the box, this one is. Having the skeleton-door on or no housing at all doesn’t effect the water resistance of the camera. The housing is for increasing protection and deeper submersability of the camera.
You shouldn't have showed us the 2 gopro in the test mount, now we know which camera already had the housing=). With all that said, I couldn't tell a difference visually. Audio was better without the house but still good. Thank you for the video.
Question: Do you have any unnecessary noise when using the PO? When I recorded some footage around my house and listened to it later and it had a bit of shaking/rubbing noise. Any experience like that? Thank you Air Photography!
Is the protective housing fully waterproof? I’m asking since I lost my Hero 8 door and can’t seem to find the Offical GoPro one so my GoPro isn’t waterproof anymore, I was hoping this case is to solve the door issue.
According to the filters sold on GP’s website, they will work with the protective housing. I just ordered both yesterday and should have them later this week. If they do NOT work, I will come back here and provide an update for you. If you don’t hear from me, that means they worked.
I’ve never tried it but most likely yes you would get some water up near the lens. The camera would still be waterproof but it would probably show up in your video
Thank you for this video! This helped me in purchasing this product. I’m just curious if you or anybody knows the size of the torx screws that hold the protective lense?
Or just pay $4.00 and some change per month and get insurance. I had my 8 for maybe 2 months and dropped it without the silicone housing I have on it now and they replaced it with no hassle. Their motto is even: “We will replace it with no questions asked,” much better than the more expensive insurance from Best Buy.
$50 is a lot for a plastic housing. I'm waiting for aftermarket ones to come with a skeleton housing also. Need one for mountain biking and playing paintball to protect from damage. Do you think the GoPro lens protector kit with the protective housing will affect image quality?
Just a bad idea to protect a design flaw. Using the cage (when not in the water) as a protection to the ill designed non removable lens is a good solution to avoid trashing your camera but what about heating? This is something never fixed by GoPro and according to some one of the many causes of the camera freezing besides having to take the camera out to swap battery. One better solution might be an aluminnum cage with a 52 mm filter holder + at least a UV filter. Good lens protection with added cooling adn the chance to use ND filters.
Quick Tip: if you're getting the housing purely for protection, you can drill holes on the housing over the GoPro mics for better audio
Good tip, thx very much Skny George
great tip thanks for sharing
This is a great idea, thanks. I bought it ONLY for protection since GoPro made the stupid move with the lens cover not being removable. I also thought about adding some sort of material over the mic holes to block wind. Any ideas?
But those holes could introduce whistling noises.
SKNYIt is a bad idea, if you make holes in it, water will enter and it will leave moisture in the lens so the videos will come out cloudy, you also lose the ability to resist 60m
I feel the audio in Protective housing is really nice than without!
You know what TH-cam viewers want and you give it to us. I salute you, thank you.
I also heard directly from Go Pro that they are not able to "repair" a cracked or scratch lens, as it "costs more to repair than to replace". So unless you have Go Pro Plus subscription (in which they will replace your broken/scratched camera for free) you will be on the hook for replacing the camera yourself. So I will be picking up some of the tempered glass protective screens for when it's not being used in the protective housing, and will def use the protective housing for any high impact/adverse conditions. I don't want to end up with a very expensive paper weight!
Cana, can it still fit to protective housing when you’re having a tempered glass on?
I will still put my gopro in the protective housing even when diving shallow waters. I dont trust the waterproof thing anymore. I had gopro hero 5 without protective housing and water went inside on it.
Same happened to me with my dji osmo. But they send a new one.
I just got the protective housing, your video allowed me to set things up quickly and be able to tell the difference with and without, much appreciated!
Hi sir. I think you should shoot against the bright light to see if it show flair or not.
I saw a difference in the footage - the one on the right had higher contrast. You especially see it in the shadows of the distant bush behind the palm. I would not have expected to see a difference, so it was surprising to me.
Interesting, thanks for sharing
@@AirPhotography I felt the one with the contrast had more saturation. Good that the mics and overall IQ were unaffected. I guess you do get what you pay for
Saw the same difference. Seemed the footage without the housing had more saturation. Great video and very useful still though.
Long time listeners, first time commenting 😉
You have some nice great videos about gadgets we all love.
Keep going, it's greatly get all info before we spend our money !
Do you think the protection housing will still fit with a glass screen protector on it, and would it affect the video quality?
it would fit, should not affect quality to much. The fewer layers the better but you don't want to have to remove and reapply a new one every time.
I use this housing with both the lens and the screen protector and it works just fine. No notable degradation in quality.
@@OnlyOnTuesdays7 do you not feel the lens glass film protectors are enough? Hate I'm having to buy more stuff right away for my hero 8 when I've had same accessories for years. No replaceable lens on newest camera... Way to fail as action camera company
I do a lot of snowboarding and mountain biking. Glass film protector enough? Or should I get this or the rollcage? Both defeat purpose of no frame smaller form factor but what can you do. Gopro screwed the pooch on this one
@@StokedExplorer it is what it is unfortunately! However, I'd rather to get this super suit case instead of broke the camera or get it leaked when I've spent a lot of money for it. I have like a week with the camera tho and I don't trust in these simple accessories such as the sticker protector, not even in the waterproof feature.
My gopro 8 brought me here. It is a very informative content. Thanks for sharing.
The video upper button when my Hero 8 doesn't turn on when it's in the plastic housing even with a forceful tap. When it's out of the housing it works perfectly.
The housing has saved my GP 8 Black multiple times , data was saved camera still recording. Currently its broken at the mount , time for a replacement great content.
Thank you yes mine has save me a couple times as well LOL
I’ve able to get mines today at target!
At 5:04, what is that rectangular frame to mount two GoPros side by side?
Nice one, Mr Air Photography. I thought at first that the left hand clip was the one filmed without the protective housing - wrong ! Also, I actually thought the audio sounded better with the protective housing as it muffled out some of the wind noise that featured in the second clip (without the housing). I just ordered a GoPro Hero 8 yesterday and was beginning to have doubts about how I would protect the camera lens - now I don't ! Many thanks for your video.
I’m always watching this channel at target debating on what accessories to get lol. Thanks man!!
Looking at the stunts, one should recommend an iron cage for your GoPro
I'm here just to learn how to open the damn thing lmao thank you!
Watertight case: lighting is dimmer so shadows are more apparent and the audio sounds closer and closed in than without the case. Without the case is good when you want environmental audio more than your own voice.
Me:sits on bed not wanting to accidentally hurt the protective case (How did he take it of so easily ;-;)
My 8 already has a small chip on the lens - bloody kids I think :) might be worth it as it's on the mnt bike. Did not realize that the lens is not replaceable, coming from a hero 2!
You’ll probably see light anomalies when looking at direct light sources such as overhead lights and candles or when the sun is low and in line of sight.
Having issue with Hero 8 with underwater housing on the Chesty Performance mount, having ran any tests yet, but it effects the angle
So they added a mic in the front that you cant use if its mounted in the housing and if you want to protect the NON-REPLACEABLE lens from being damaged you need to use the housing. Its an action camera that I would be afraid to use in an action situation. Ridiculous design flaw.
You can just buy a roll cage, lanyard and even the tempered glass instead of the house if u want to use the mic :v
Awesome video! Answered all of my questions about the protective housing.
Nice box cutter, what brand ?
I really like your video
Thank you
I just bought this protective housing for my go pro hero 8 and the audio is horrible your sound is so muffled out with horrible once you take off the casing it's wonderful
I planned on keeping mine in the housing but using it today it picked up on every bit of handling noise while it was attached to the shorty tripod
I saw a diffrence in the 2 at the end tho im not sure if you had them set right because with the housing i could see more of the white flowers vs the one without the housing, i would have thought being mounted higher up you would have seen less.
Definitely going to get one of these for our swimming and snorkeling, just incase the camera is too expensive to take the chance.
This is exactly why I'm gonna wait for the next Gopro. It just seems this one was made for vlogers not action. Needing a case like the gopro 4 seems odd to me.
jimmy D , dream on. GoPro is moving this way unfortunately. By taking away the removable lens they are removing points of entry for the waterproofing to excel.
As well as increasing the sales of GoPro Plus which is necessary for these companies to survive between camera releases.
Recurring revenue is a must for modern day companies, so GoPro is definitely going to push into its services while removing the ability to repair. They need revenue, and they just won’t drop the opportunity. The way GoPro sees it is that $5 a month doesn’t offset most customers, so they’ll go ahead and follow that path, and increase shareholder sentiment.
Just wait for the quarterly earning report when they start showing an increase in service revenue. GoPro will boom out of its debts, hopefully, they’ll go the right route and increase camera strength to where we won’t care for repairability.
Jesus Alvarez, that is a interesting opinion we will see if you are write this time next year.
Hi, great video. one question...
would one have to remove the housing to replace the battery?
Yes
nice tray - can u put a link for it plz
thanks
good video mate.... great effort.. very informative....
Thank you
I watched your video and I think I will buy the Protective Housing just in case. Thanks for the great video!
A small question, which Camera did you use to record your video? The image is super sharp, as if your hands were right in front of me! Amazing!
Thanks for video.
I am thinking to buy this for my DH riding.
Just I am not sure how will audio works, or if to drill the holes in front of the mic? 🤔
Is there a housing with a skeleton or open backdoor. I sometimes want to attach my Gopro to my bike and I don't want or need a waterproof housing for that.
Can one buy a backdoor to the house that will match the sportsman mount ?
great Vid. good information, I just purchased the Hero 8 for BF sales and order the case also, good information.
Looking at the video samples on my Samsung Galaxy S10 the one on the right (without the case on) was clearly better. Mic mounting?
I think they should have provided on option to connect to weather proof power bank
Where can I buy the skeleton door for my hero 8 protective case I never recieved one when I got the protective case from Gopro
I'm gonna purchase the super suit tomorrow so I was wondering that, if the image quality gets affected by the super suit. It seems the image doesn't so I'm more positive now for the purchase!
Good evening and sorry to bother you, I have a question. I have a Go pro Hero 8 with the protective housing but I have a problem. When I try to put it on the chest mount it points down. Can someone tell me or show me which little adapter I would need to use the protector and the chest mount.
I put the protective glass on the front lens and back panel. Should I still use the protective housing for use on my ski helmet? Thank you for all your videos. I truly have no idea what I'm doing in this realm!
When using the skeleton door is the go pro secure? Or is there a chance it could fall out? Sorry probably sounds stupid but id like to know
where can you buy just the closed backdoor? lost mine in the ocean :(
Just the info i was looking for! Thanks 👍🏽👍🏽
In my opinion, if you need to buy this protective then you probably bought the wrong action camera. I have the Hero Black 5 and do not use a protective case on it and never have and have had zero issues. I’m starting to rethink my choice of upgrading to an 8.
Air, do you know if the Hero 7 Black will either fit inside the 8 new waterproof case please? Can you check plase?
How about a tempered glass protector on the lens?
They sell a set, front and back protection for them on the GoPro website for just under $20
It sounds better in the housing, like being in a sound booth.
I’ve just purchased my first GoPro and I’ve found that your videos give me the answers to my questions. Thank you for uploading them. One quick question for you, what is the gray rectangle mount that you used to mount the cameras side by side? I’m planning on buying another camera and would love it.
It’s a product from a company called gopole called the triad. It’s kind of pricey there are other similar ones on the market that don’t cost so much on the Amazon. You can search for dual go pro mount
Hello is it compatible with the dji osmo action camera ??
how much protection does the supersuit give the front lens? Besides scratches etc. How about impact protection?
Thanks for the quick jump into content!
This is good for diving but i would think useless for protection on a motorbike as the camera will cook in the plastic case getting no cooling
sir how about overheating issue? on the case
Bought the housing. One thing I miss is the touchscreen door like my gopro hero 4 had. It offers protection for the screen and allows for touch control, and it also allows audio quite well. It would allow for on the fly setting changes under water. Missed opportunity there. If anyone knows of a touchscreen back door for the hero 8 housing, let me know.
Ummmm. You do know he addressed that and showed that it comes with one right?
Great video and very informative!
Does the housing have any major effect on wind noise? I ride motorcycles and would appreciate the protection and reduced wind noise if it comes together.
Is there a glass in front of the hero 8 in the housing?
I have a query regarding the GoPro hero 8 on its own if you have go pro coverage I forget what's it called but would that cover if the lens had been damaged 🤔 love your content, your my man anything GoPro 👍👍
Wonderful perfect video 👌 easy to understand you and straight advices thank you
Hey nice video ...appreciated.. would this case be having proper open area for fitting external mic?
No bro ur gonna have to drill it urself
@@frankf2856 what a shame. Pay almost 500 bucks for a decent camera and you gotta makeshift drill your equipment just to get it to work the way you want. F that. Until gopro stops shooting themselves im the foot im not buying one. Taking away the replaceable lens cover was a completely wrong choice
Does the protective housing put dents on the body? I use one of those knockoff and it put some due to being very tight.
Do you feel this would be the best addition for paintball? I plan on using my GoPro for first person paintball view and I’m very worried about the Lens breaking from the impact. Please all and any advise will be very helpful.
Are there any filters out there which fit directly on the protective housing ???
What about heat dissipation? Does the housing make the camera run hotter?
Nice vídeo. I love the Maxxx!
it would be well underwater test between hero 7 and hero 8 no?
The housing fits with a glass screen protector on the H8, right?
Didnt the old gopros come with a housing? They mustve hired an apple designer for the 8 requiring you to buy parts that shouldve came with it...ahem
The older models weren’t waterproof out of the box, this one is. Having the skeleton-door on or no housing at all doesn’t effect the water resistance of the camera. The housing is for increasing protection and deeper submersability of the camera.
Also now they have those 2 feet that pop out from the bottom so you don't need a housing to mount on anything it just goes straight ok
Bought one and I love it
russodidit ! GoPro wasn’t waterproof without the housing before, maybe do some quick fact check before commenting
@@marcd7332 I didnt say anything about it being waterproof maybe fucking read before you @ me
Good job. Which tripod adapters are you using? I have several that have a round base. Yours are squarish it seems.
Great video. Well done.
You shouldn't have showed us the 2 gopro in the test mount, now we know which camera already had the housing=). With all that said, I couldn't tell a difference visually. Audio was better without the house but still good. Thank you for the video.
Question: Do you have any unnecessary noise when using the PO? When I recorded some footage around my house and listened to it later and it had a bit of shaking/rubbing noise. Any experience like that?
Thank you Air Photography!
Protective case for original GoPro Hero 8 Black spoils the power and shutter buttons? Thanks so much
No it should not
Is the protective housing fully waterproof? I’m asking since I lost my Hero 8 door and can’t seem to find the Offical GoPro one so my GoPro isn’t waterproof anymore, I was hoping this case is to solve the door issue.
Obviously this is not intended for use in conjunction with the upcoming Media Mods
The media mode is a piece of sh...plastic and that mic is not directional they lie to us you basically paying 80 bigs ones for a 3mm jack.
can you install a mic with the protective housing?
Unfortunately no
So... you need to protect your GoPro?
I wonder, if it's possible to attach "color filters" for diving, on the new protective housing for the Hero 8?
According to the filters sold on GP’s website, they will work with the protective housing. I just ordered both yesterday and should have them later this week. If they do NOT work, I will come back here and provide an update for you. If you don’t hear from me, that means they worked.
its fit if sekeleton back door hero 8 put on other gopro waterprof case?
How will this housing work with the add-ons such as the flip screen and the lighting ones that GoPro will offer?
Can you use the light mod/media mod with this case?
Is that working with the gopro 8 screen mod
Can the skeleton door be used in shallow water for better access to the rear screen or will it fill up with water in the case near the lens?
I’ve never tried it but most likely yes you would get some water up near the lens. The camera would still be waterproof but it would probably show up in your video
Thank you for this video! This helped me in purchasing this product. I’m just curious if you or anybody knows the size of the torx screws that hold the protective lense?
Hi, if you are using the open back cover can you still use it to go scuba diving?
Or just pay $4.00 and some change per month and get insurance. I had my 8 for maybe 2 months and dropped it without the silicone housing I have on it now and they replaced it with no hassle. Their motto is even: “We will replace it with no questions asked,” much better than the more expensive insurance from Best Buy.
$50 is a lot for a plastic housing. I'm waiting for aftermarket ones to come with a skeleton housing also. Need one for mountain biking and playing paintball to protect from damage.
Do you think the GoPro lens protector kit with the protective housing will affect image quality?
Have asked a similar question regarding protective lenses, he never got back to me, so good luck...
Just a bad idea to protect a design flaw. Using the cage (when not in the water) as a protection to the ill designed non removable lens is a good solution to avoid trashing your camera but what about heating? This is something never fixed by GoPro and according to some one of the many causes of the camera freezing besides having to take the camera out to swap battery. One better solution might be an aluminnum cage with a 52 mm filter holder + at least a UV filter. Good lens protection with added cooling adn the chance to use ND filters.
do i need one for underwater shooting?
Do you think i will need this with skiing?
I wonder what GoPro's plan is for damaged lens on the 8?
audio quality is better with the housing when it's windy condtion.
How did you attach the GoPro to the RC car?
Thanks for this, you addressed my concerns perfectly. I will be buying the protective cover for sure.👍. Liked