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In my very unscientific attempt to get my H3-3D to work better with the new GoPro Hero 4 I am going to try to shave 10-14 grams off the camera.
Armed with the very best analog food scale (Target, $5.29) I've managed to lose about 3g without harming the camera. I switch my camera often and have never been a fan of the semi-permanent mounting bar to hold the camera on the gimbal. I simply use a rubber band, which weights less than a gram. The two screws and bar weigh approximately 3g on my scale. If anybody has a digital scale handy I would appreciate a more accurate measurement.
There are two locations I can see the GoPro can easily lose some weight: The battery compartment door, and the lens housing. I estimate the battery compartment door weighs in at 4g and maybe .5g for the lens housing. If my estimates are correct I've lost 6.5-7.5g at this point. Half way there!
The next step is either to take the camera apart and identify any useless parts I can drop, and/or sand some of the plastic housing down.
I'm wondering if anybody has tried this yet. If so what sort of weight loss were you able to achieve?
I'm aware I could balance the gimbal to make it work a bit better with the added weight. However, I'm actually more comfortable with modifying the camera than adding more weight to the platform, small as it may be.
Armed with the very best analog food scale (Target, $5.29) I've managed to lose about 3g without harming the camera. I switch my camera often and have never been a fan of the semi-permanent mounting bar to hold the camera on the gimbal. I simply use a rubber band, which weights less than a gram. The two screws and bar weigh approximately 3g on my scale. If anybody has a digital scale handy I would appreciate a more accurate measurement.
There are two locations I can see the GoPro can easily lose some weight: The battery compartment door, and the lens housing. I estimate the battery compartment door weighs in at 4g and maybe .5g for the lens housing. If my estimates are correct I've lost 6.5-7.5g at this point. Half way there!
The next step is either to take the camera apart and identify any useless parts I can drop, and/or sand some of the plastic housing down.
I'm wondering if anybody has tried this yet. If so what sort of weight loss were you able to achieve?
I'm aware I could balance the gimbal to make it work a bit better with the added weight. However, I'm actually more comfortable with modifying the camera than adding more weight to the platform, small as it may be.