Now let’s talk about cases and BEC boards. It connects to the LiPo’s balance lead and powers the GoPro via USB-C. Purchase 5V BEC (at least 1.5A) here: Banggood | AmazonĪnother popular option is to use one of these USB Power Plugs. It’s much easier to just use a BEC board that comes with a naked GoPro case, but some prefer to use an external BEC as it’s more reliable and robust against voltage spikes that can fry the GoPro. When measurements were taken, front screen was attached but the back touch screen was not. When it’s recording (2.7K 60FPS), it draws about 0.95A (4.7W).

When the camera is turned on and in idle, it draws about 0.5A current (2.6W). The GoPro Hero 9 motherboard takes 5V input. The original GoPro 9 uses a ribbon cable that split the connector into two, and you will need it to connect the touch screen. Note that there’s only one connector for the touch screen on the main board, but there’re two connectors on the touch screen. Make sure you connect the touch screen this way, if you reverse the connection you could potentially fry the GoPro. Use this diagram at your own risk, it’s for my own reference only. The camera can be powered via the USB module, then hold down power button to see if the GoPro powers on, is there image showing on the screen? Finally try recording to see if it functions normally.Īll works? Congrats! You just made yourself a naked GoPro! Motherboard Pin-out Once you finished the tear down, you should test it by connecting the lens module, touch screen and buttons to the logic board. f you prefer to use Reelsteady, turn off In-camera stabilization (Hypersmooth).Change camera settings to your preference.Change WiFi band to 2.4GHz, because 5.8Ghz might interfere with video signal.Write down WiFi network name and password.Pair GoPro to the GoPro APP on your phone over WiFi.I strongly recommend installing GoPro Labs, so you can change camera settings by simply scanning QR codes, more info here.

I have a disassemble tutorial coming soon, stay tuned.īefore taking the GoPro Hero 9 apart, you should do the following: Yes the Hero 7 has built-in Hypersmooth stabilization, but we all prefer Reelsteady GO as the result is better, and the Hero 7 doesn’t support it well, therefore it’s generally not recommended. Why no Hero 7? Well, it basically uses the same hardware as the Hero 6 (so image quality is similar). Left to right: Naked Hero 6, Hero 8 and Hero 9

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