Smatree is one of the leading third-party brands offering high-quality GoPro batteries and chargers. They are the world's leading manufacturer of high-performance alkaline batteries and a recognised leader in advanced battery technologies including lithium, manganese dioxide and zinc air batteries as well as nickel-metal-hydride rechargeable batteries. In practical terms this means that a BacPac accessory may work on a hero 3 Hero3+ and Hero4 camera however the backdoors supplied may only be standard backdoors which means they will not fir on a Hero3 housing. Because they clip onto the back of the camera, the batteries will completely cover the Silver’s back screen. It can charge two batteries at once, and having the external charger gives you much more flexibility rather than always having to charge the battery in the camera.

I’ve used both Smatree and Wasabi Power batteries and chargers for my GoPros for a long time and have found them to be very good. This is a product that was released after I originally wrote this post, and I haven’t personally tried it. In some instances we may also offer a compatible solution from carefully selected brands such as 2-Power to compliment our range or to cover models that Duracell do not currently cover. Wasabi Power is another of the aftermarket battery brands that I’ve had good experiences with, and I’ve been using their batteries for GoPros for several years. If the item comes direct from a manufacturer, it may be delivered in non-retail packaging, such as a plain or unprinted box or plastic bag.Like the other extended batteries, it clips onto the back, but like the Brunton, it replaces the whole back–you don’t need a separate extended back door as you do with GoPro’s own BacPac battery. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). The version for the HERO4 is very hard to find now, but you can find versions for the HERO5, HERO6, and HERO7. And if 6 hours isn’t enough, they also make larger versions that apparently provide up to 12 and 24 hours of continuous recording. Even under ideal circumstances, using video modes that use the least power, the best you can hope for is under two hours for a fully charged battery in the GoPro HERO 4.

Wherever possible we have tried to highlight housing compatability issues, but if you have any queries please contact us.

With a charger that can charge multiple batteries at once, you’ll be able to just rotate them out of the charger as needed. The unit takes 3 hours to charge a pair of Hero4 batteries, providing energy for 5 hours of recording.