Developer Comment by R_Lefebvre on October 9, 2012 at 1:48pm

Wow, that delay is CRAZY.  My guess is the backpack reads the data back from the SD card after it has been written.

Contour has a similar setup on their newer cameras, but no need for a backback.  I don't know how long the lag is.

Comment by Luke Olson on October 9, 2012 at 3:32pm

Bah, the Android version is "coming soon" which in GoPro speak probably means sometime next year.

Comment by healthyfatboy on October 9, 2012 at 5:14pm

Man, I was excited until I saw the Android app was delayed too. The WiFi pack was supposed to be released a year ago but it came out in the summer this year so I'm not holding my breath for the Android app. It's a shame because I've been holding out buying the pack until the app was out. Oh well. I'll save my money for something else until then.

Comment by Kevin Hashawan on October 9, 2012 at 7:01pm

Save your money for an iPhone imo

Comment by healthyfatboy on October 9, 2012 at 7:29pm

No need. I just came from an iPhone and the entire "this is better than" that argument is just a waste of time. Both are good platforms and work very well. I really like Android and this is coming from someone who has been pro-Apple for 5 years.

Comment by lot on October 10, 2012 at 8:22am

Somebody know if the backpack can cause interferences with 2.4 Ghz radios?

Comment by Tom Bell on October 10, 2012 at 12:59pm

I found similar 3-4 seconds delay. The resolution and frame rate is really good so hopefully they can give us the option to sacrifice some quality for lower lag in future updates.

Comment by Jay Bryon on October 10, 2012 at 5:26pm

Hilarously, I bought the hero2 and a wifi bacpak/remote earlier this week, figuring on a several month wait for the app.  Camera and app arrived in the same day.  Timing...  

My lag is about the same, 3-4 seconds I think.  I'll time it and see if I can get something consistent.  

I was hoping to do some FPV, but S'ok, wouldn't have worked for more than a few hundred feet if you're lucky anyway.  Nor does it work well underwater, as 2.4ghz is absorbed by... you guessed it, water.  That's why microwave ovens work (and hash your wifi or bluetooth signal in the process).   

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