This was a really wonderful article. Many thanks for providing this information.

That’s a really good question. I’ve run GoPro’s for a few days at a time, without any issues – and shooting a lot in Miami, I’m very familiar with cameras overheating. Some of the early DSLRs were notorious of running hot. As with any electronic item I would suggest a well ventilated area and I would absolutely take the GoPro 3+ out of the water proof enclosure. If you want to keep it in a cage for protection or need one to mount the camera, check out an aluminum case like this one. It has the added benefit of the metal transferring heat away from the GoPro hero, helping it to run less hot.

I have these for all my GoPro cameras be that for my hero 3+, my sessions 4 or my hero 5. Just remember that with the GoPro hero 3 the camera IS NOT WATERPROOF in the aluminum cage. Since GoPro hero 4 sessions and hero 5’s are waterproof without the GoPro cage, you can take them into the water inside the aluminum enclosure.

ONE QUESTION I HAVE PLEASE:

I am using my gopro 3+ black edition as CCTV camera, i am keeping my camera turned ON and recording in 20 minutes loop mode at 1080p at 30 FPS for atleast 12 hours straight in a day. 5 days a week,

it is performing great. no issues at all so far. I have mains power socket just next to the location where i need my gopro, so I am powering the camera straight from the Mains Wall Socket.

MY CONCERN IS, THE LIFE OF GOPRO ITSELF… NOT THE BATTERY. WILL THIS DAMAGE MY GOPRO? I,E, LIFE OF THE GOPRO ITSELF GOING TO BE SHORTEN BY USING IT AS CCTV CAMERA AND RECORDING IT CONTINUOUSLY IN 20 MINUTES LOOP MODE?

IT GETS HOT, BUT NOT ABNORMALLY HOT.