GoPro App 2.0 sneak peak

[Harry Pallenberg]

Folks over at Gizmodo got a sneak... Can;t wait to be able to watch what I just shot.

GoPro Software Update Hands-On: Easier Sharing, Awesomer Videos

[Chris DeVoe]

The review didn't cover the most important potential feature for me - being about to put multiple HD Heros on the same WI-FI network and switch between them in the app. Closing the App, changing the network, and re-launching just to switch cameras is painful, especially in a concert situation.

[Mike Beckett]

That would be amazing, Chris. I too find switching from one GoPro to another on the iPhone to be a painful process, and I only use two of them. It's not a quick process either.

I don't know if it's something that can be addressed in the App though. As it currently stands, it's up to the phone to connect to the camera's Wi-Fi, and the phone can only connect to one Wi-Fi network at a time. At least that's what my iPhone does - I can connect to my Hero 2 Wi-Fi, the Hero 3 Wi-Fi, my home fibre connection, the house next door, but I can't connect to two at once.

Is it possible to have two cameras on the same network? I mean, is it possible in theory to have two devices simultaneously saying they are "mb gopro wi-fi" and not clash somehow? It would probably need something in between the cameras and the phone to act as a proxy or something.

For me, it looks like it would be better to get a couple of basic Android tablets for this purpose, but that's more to carry and not a cheap fix.

[Derran Rootring]

Looking forward to this update.
Will be nice to be able to play back footage through the new app. That it's low resolution is no problem. And perhaps the V 3.0 app will support live streaming. Probably not. ;)

Hope it will be released soon!

[Eugen Oprina]

If you just need to start and stop recording for multiple gopros in the same time you can use the included remote control. It works well with one condition: the cameras and the remote must be in the "legal" range :)

[Ian Newland]

GoPro have just released the new Version 2 of the App TODAY and also a firmware update for all the HD3 cameras as well as firmware update for HD2. Go to the GoPro website.

[Harry Pallenberg]

Can't wait for the early testers to report back.

[Derran Rootring]

I created a quick demo of the new app in action:

New GoPro App Features in Action: WiFi Control, View, Share - YouTube

[Harry Pallenberg]

Just finished the update now... I was able to get landscape to work more than 1/2 the time... but not 100%. So far everything else is all good. Running some long capture tests now to see if it crashes. Very nice to be able to playback the clips!

[Chris DeVoe]

Originally Posted by Mike Beckett

That would be amazing, Chris. I too find switching from one GoPro to another on the iPhone to be a painful process, and I only use two of them. It's not a quick process either.

I don't know if it's something that can be addressed in the App though. As it currently stands, it's up to the phone to connect to the camera's Wi-Fi, and the phone can only connect to one Wi-Fi network at a time. At least that's what my iPhone does - I can connect to my Hero 2 Wi-Fi, the Hero 3 Wi-Fi, my home fibre connection, the house next door, but I can't connect to two at once.

Is it possible to have two cameras on the same network? I mean, is it possible in theory to have two devices simultaneously saying they are "mb gopro wi-fi" and not clash somehow? It would probably need something in between the cameras and the phone to act as a proxy or something.

For me, it looks like it would be better to get a couple of basic Android tablets for this purpose, but that's more to carry and not a cheap fix.

The firmware of the camera indicates that they can join a network, as opposed to the phone and tablet mode. So you'd ether have to manually put them on the network at the venue, or carry your own network wi-fi router, and put the cameras and your tablet/laptop on that.