Action Camera/ Go Pro-freezing in cold weather

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Im sick and tired of my action camera not working. Ive tried reaching out to the big names in the sport like Dave Norona and Chris burandt to see what these guy use to get their awesome footage for soemthing that just works. My camera immedidalty freezes up as well as many ive heard of. Googled just about every comination of words but cant seem to find anything definitve on the subject. Ideas to get a good camera with amazing battery life?
 

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Drift cam with external battery pack. Mine worked all day filming nonstop in mcbride. -15ish
 

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If GoPro, you need extra batteries and keep them in a warm place until you want to use them and when not in use store them in a warm place.
 

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Cameras in an inside jacket pocket, off until you use it. Film in 1080p 30fps. Record only when you are going to be doing something, and then turn it off when you stop. Turn WIFI off. If you know you're not going to record for half hour, then take the camera off your helmet and put it back inside a pocket. Could also use a hand warmer packet inside a pocket in your bag to keep the camera and extra batteries warm.
 

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Put a USB port in your sled and plug the camera in when not filming.
 

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Sometimes if you buy a GoPro that's been on the shelf too long, it seems like you may as well go buy a brand new battery at the same time. I've had a couple of dud batteries in the past.
 
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