GoPro HERO12 Black recording time
At its highest bitrate, 120 Mbps, a 128 GB card holds at least 2 hours 22 minutes on the HERO12 Black, and a 256 GB card at least 4 hours 44 minutes. Below: cards up to 512 GB, and how long one battery runs.
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How long the HERO12 Black records
| Storage | At the highest bitrate (120 Mbps) |
|---|---|
| 64 GB | At least 1 h 11 min |
| 128 GB | At least 2 h 22 min |
| 256 GB | At least 4 h 44 min |
| 512 GB | At least 9 h 28 min |
GoPro gives only the camera’s highest bitrate, so these are the shortest times: every other mode uses fewer bits and records longer.
GoPro names the kind of card the camera needs but no largest size, so the list stops at 512 GB; check a bigger card with GoPro before buying it. Cards are counted as their makers count them (1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes) and keep a little room for themselves.
How long can the HERO12 Black record?
- The card
- A 128 GB card holds at least 2 hours 22 minutes at the highest bitrate; the table above has every size.
- The battery
- GoPro rates one battery at over 150 minutes (2 hours 30 minutes), measured at 1080p and 30 fps: the best case, so plan for less.
- Whichever comes first
- A long take stops at the shorter of the two. A bigger card doesn’t help once the battery is the limit; a power bank or a spare battery does.
At the highest bitrate
- A minute
- 900 MB of card space.
- An hour
- 54 GB.
- Each gigabyte
- About 1 min 6 s of video.
What GoPro says
| What | Figure | Their words |
|---|---|---|
| Highest bitrate | 120 Mbps | Maximum Video Bit Rate 120Mbps GoPro |
| Largest card | Not stated | Memory Storage microSD 1x microSD™ rated class A2 V30 or higher GoPro |
| Built-in storage | None | A microSD card is required, but not included GoPro |
| Battery | Over 2 h 30 min | over 2.5 hours of continuous recording at 1080p30 GoPro |
Everything on the card
The HERO12 Black keeps nothing inside: GoPro says a microSD card is required and asks for one rated A2 V30 or higher, without naming a largest size. A 512 GB card holds at least 9 hours 28 minutes at 120 Mbps, about 54 GB an hour.
Long recordings come off the card as several chapter files. Shycut joins the chapters back into one video in your browser, and cuts the silences out of the talking parts, without uploading a gigabyte.
Where these facts come from
Questions
How long can the GoPro HERO12 Black record?
Two limits apply. A 128 GB card holds at least 2 hours 22 minutes at the highest bitrate (120 Mbps), and GoPro rates the battery at over 2.5 hours of continuous recording at 1080p30.
How long does a 128 GB card last on the HERO12 Black?
At least 2 hours 22 minutes at its highest bitrate; a 256 GB card at least 4 hours 44 minutes. Lower settings record longer.
What is the HERO12 Black’s bitrate?
Up to 120 Mbps, by GoPro’s own page for the camera: about 54 GB an hour.
What is the largest card for the HERO12 Black?
GoPro’s page doesn’t name one; it asks for a microSD card rated A2 V30 or higher. This page stops at 512 GB.
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