If you have a problem like this with your GoPro, here’s how to do a hard reset:

We decided to try a “hard reset” of the camera and hope that would bring the camera back to life. Since this camera is beyond the warranty period, we would have to take care of the problem ourselves. In this case, I would have sent the camera and the battery. If the camera was still covered by the GoPro warranty, it could have been sent back to the factory and have them check it out. Since I got the flashing red light on two cameras with the same battery, I suspect the battery is defective, maybe a short circuit, and may have done some damage to the camera. I immediately unhooked it from the computer and pulled the battery out.Ĭlearly there was a problem, either with the camera or the battery. I took the battery that would not charge and put it in another GoPro, plugged it into the computer with the USB cord and got the weak flashing red light. I turned the camera off, waited a few minutes and tried it again and the camera did not power up. I took the battery out and replaced it with a battery from another camera and powered it up, the camera turned on normally. I disconnected the camera from the computer and pushed the power/mode button on the front of the camera and nothing happened. You can read a full review of these cameras HERE although this model is older, the current GoPro cameras are the Hero3 models.Īnyway, after using the cameras for about three years without any problems, when I plugged one of the cameras into the USB port of my computer to charge the battery, instead of the red light on the front of the camera coming on indicating the camera was charging, the light began flashing weakly.

We use a couple GoProHD Hero cameras for some of our POV video footage.

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