Chapter 2
Accessorize Me
IN THIS CHAPTER
Choosing the right media card
Taking your GoPro underwater
Mounting your GoPro
Making your GoPro wearable
Ensuring a good charge
Think about the potato for a second. The tuberous nightshade vegetable lacks the flavor that it has when it’s cooked and spiced. Well-prepared potatoes are a much-loved food source that sometimes we love too much (thank you very much, French fries) and at other times just enough (boiled potatoes, you know who you are).
In a strange way, GoPro alone has much in common with a potato. Just as you can eat a raw starchy potato by itself, you can use a GoPro without any accessories. You can still make great movies and pictures with it, but mounts and accessories enhance the experience for sure. This is especially true when it comes to putting the camera in unusual places as well as creating unique perspectives.
GoPro seems like quite the accessory hound, but it already includes the vital accessory: the waterproof housing. ...
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