GoPro Dual Battery Charger + Battery (for Hero4 Black/Hero4 Silver) (GoPro Official Accessory)

Owned a lot of different go-pro's, and it was about time they developed a dual-charger for their batteries. This is a must have if you're using a Hero4. Love that it comes with a spare battery and that's not an extra purchase. The only downside is that I wish it had a fold out plug. I don't mind using a usb cable and adapter, but it would be much cooler to be be able to just plug this thing in an go (without bringing extra cables and plugs with you.) On the flip side though, at least this way you can choose to charge it in your vehicle if you have a USB charger in there.

The GoPro HERO4 Dual Battery Charger + Battery For HERO4 (fig1, fig2) is a great and efficient way to charge your batteries when you're on the go, and doing lots of things that require more than just 1 battery capacity. This dual charger comes with a battery, just like the one you got with your GoPro when you bought it. One thing that I like about this is that it also comes with its own cable, so you don't have to use the one from your GoPro. This way, if you lose one of your charging cables, you always have an extra one handy and ready to go. The charger also comes equipped with a small little booklet for instructions on how to use the charger, and some safety warnings. It comes in many different languages, so if you don't speak English, you're still set to go. Also, if you don't speak any of those languages included in the booklet, the charger is pretty straightforward and you can pretty much look at the charger and tell how to use it.I believe the battery that this dual charger comes wtih is about half charged, just like the battery when you got your GoPro. So, you'll need to charge your new battery before you go adventuring and use your GoPro.To use the GoPro Dual Battery Charger: Plug the charger into a power source, which I will get into soon. Next, after the charger is connected on both sides of the charging cable, just slide in either one or both of your batteries and it will begin charging. Below the batteries will be a light that I believe is LED, which will turn amber when charging and green when full (fig3). You are able to charge only one battery (fig4), which means that you are able to charge one of your batteries while you use the other, and just switch off. This is nice because I know of some dual plus battery chargers that must use both batteries in order to begin charging.Now for the power source. This dual charger's cable is just like the one that comes with your GoPro, as stated previously. One side connects to the charger (fig5, fig6), and the other is a USB connector (fig7, fig8). This does not come with a wall charger, but you are able to order one separately at an extra cost. GoPro sells their own wall chargers, but they can be a bit expensive. However, if you have an iPhone like I do, you are able to use your iPhone wall adapter to charge your GoPro batteries. Just plug the USB end into your adapter, and connect that to a power source (usually a wall outlet.) I do not know about how well other phone adapters work, but you are free to try it out for yourself. Just be sure to check and make sure that the adapter output is 5V, 1A (fig9). Those pictures were really blurry, but on the iPhone adapter, it shows the voltage right above the metal prongs. Make sure that you are checking the OUTPUT, not the INPUT, and make sure you are checking anything anyway before using it to charge your Dual Battery Charger. If you do not use the right output, there is a chance that you will damage your battery charger.These pictures below that have been referenced in my review itself might help you in your choice of buying this GoPro HERO4 Dual Battery Charger + Battery.

This is great while using the gopro. I used it in a water park that gopro is the finest! But this little device will charge the batteries which are not that long in life becuase with the gopro you have to keep it on and than press the button for shots when they suddenly occur. I also use the wrist strap for water, chest strap for skiing, get the floaty attachment in case it falls in water . It will sink. This strap head wraps look so silly on people. The wrist strap is easier and looks better. Also for skiing I have heard the helmet mount doesn't always hold if you ski through trees. If you don't than its a fine choice. Always ski with a helmet for your protection even if you are on beginner slopes. The helmet mount is fine for that. The chest mount will be fine for skiing and boarding and is most secure.

Works well, very compact in size. Another quality GoPro product. I love the fact that I can have a battery charging as I use the one in my camera and equally handy is the fact that when I have finished filming, I can recharge the one in the camera as well. Having one charging while the other is in use is cool, but its also very handy to know I can charge both at the same time and they will be ready to go on my next outing.The charger only comes with the HDMI cord, no 115/230v plug adaptor. I just use my IPhone adaptor and it is fine. Just a heads up.

Bought this device to recharge my GoPro batteries faster (two at a time)... Product works great, however, i was a little disappointed when I received the product that it only came with the Battery, two bay charger and a USB cable... I would have thought that I would have received a wall power plug with this device. Nope, I have to spend another $35 +/- to get the wall plug. In all fairness, the "whats included" box above does not say it comes with a wall plug, but the photo above does show the wall plug connected to the USB cable. a little confusing for sure.

It does what its intended to do.

I purchased this official GoPro Dual Battery Charger + Battery item from Amazon this week in preparation for an upcoming trip where I plan to use my GoPro Hero 4 Silver as much as possible. In the past I've tried to use the camera to charge my batteries at night, but it's such a hassle to remember to swap batteries when they finish charging. Because of that, I decided that I would buy an external charger.There are many choices between the official GoPro product and aftermarket chargers. I don't shy away from third-party products, but when it comes to batteries and chargers, I like to do my homework. In my research I found too many complaints about non-GoPro batteries and chargers to feel comfortable using them. The last thing I wanted was to overheat a battery or my camera by using questionable parts. I contacted GoPro support to ask if they approved of any third-party chargers or batteries, and they do not.This charger is exactly what I wanted. It's compact and has a USB port for charging. I prefer that over a built-in electrical plug. I also ordered a separate spare GoPro battery with this item. They are both charging as I type this review.Thank you GoPro for making a great product! (I was NOT compensated for this review. These are my thoughts based on my experience)