GoPro Fireworks

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GoPro Fireworks

What damage can a firework do to a GoPro Hero 2 camera? Answer, none.

Ok, that answer may vary some-what depending on the size and power of the fireworks used, however in the tests I did on bonfire night my cameras survived being placed directly under rockets, roman candles and fountains and were completely unscathed.

A fountain firework filmed with a GoPro Hero 2 placed almost directly underneath it

These fireworks were quite small and therefore didn’t push the GoPro’s protective case to the limit. However this was a good thing, as it is likely that larger fireworks would have produced more sporadic looking footage.

These tests we’re shot at 120fps. This was to achieve a slow-motion effect and to clean up the video by utilising a faster shutter speed, thus reducing the motion blur effect that could have resulted at 30fps.

 A rocket taking off

Don't get me wrong, I do have respect for my equipment. I'm not usually putting my cameras in harm's way, however seeing as the cameras sustained more damage from the soil they were sat on, than the actual fireworks, and looking at the results that I got I would say the risk paid off.