A door slides away from one side of the camera to reveal both the battery compartment (top) and the SD memory card slot (bottom). The gold-colored item is a standard tripod mount.
The tripod mount came in handy. The LCD panel closes flush with the bottom of the camera case. So if the camera is tightened to the tripod base, with the LCD panel closed, it is hard to get it open. This is also important because opening the LCD panel turns the camera on and off. If you can’t fully close the panel, then the camera will stay powered on. In the image above I shimmed the camera with a couple of pennies, to raise it up so that the LCD panel could close more easily.
Another interesting feature of the GO-HD is that it uses a USB connector for power, and to recharge its batteries. It came with two batteries. You only need to use one at a time. The extra battery is intended for extended shooting time. Notice that the little door is hinged. It rotates out of the way, but stays attached to the camera so it won’t get lost.
Overall, it is a nice package. Well-designed. And it does a good job. It just does not offer the qualities or controls that would make it a good tool for filmmaking.
