GoPro usability question

[etrigan420]

So, we're getting ready to make a cross country drive, and the only electronics I'll have is my Samsung GS4 and my GoPro Hero 3+.

My idea is to set it up "dash-cam" ish, take it with us when we stop to see stuff, and use it as a general purpose video camera. The only problem, of course, is storage space.

Is it better practice to just buy a ton of MicroSD cards for the trip? Or could I pop the MicroSD into my phone and then upload the previous days videos to Dropbox, wipe the card, and keep using the same MicroSD?

Might be a stupid question...I'm a little new to all of this.

Thanks for any advice.

 

[Imp]

How much do you plan on recording?

My HD Hero2 gave me something like over an hour of recording time at 1080p with a 16 GB card -- maybe more, I forget since I haven't used it in a long-time and recently sold it.

A 64 GB card, supposedly, gets you about 7 hours or more on a HERO3 (at 1080-30) -- varies depending which version you have, according to GoPro support.

One card and a laptop to off-load/back-up things would be enough for me, but not sure what you have in mind.