HERO13 Black: Issues with Sunrise QR triggers and Auto-Upload (Battery-less setup)

[neoartdoo]

Hi everyone,

I need some help with GoPro Labs QR code settings on my HERO13 Black. I’ve been trying to configure this for days, but I can't get the timing or the upload right.

The Goal: I want the camera to start recording 40 minutes before sunrise and stop 50 minutes after sunrise every day.

The Problem with Recording: I know a GPS lock is required, and the camera has one. However, when I use the online QR generator, the camera starts recording at sunset instead of sunrise and continues indefinitely (it doesn't stop). If I set it to start 40 minutes before sunrise, it seems I have to manually add the day length (e.g., "record for 12 hours"), which means I would have to update the QR code every day as the day length changes. I want this to be automated based on the sunrise calculation.

The Problem with Cloud Upload: The camera is connected to a 24/7 external power source and does not have a battery inside. It has access to a stable Wi-Fi connection (both 2.4GHz and 5GHz). Even though I can trigger a manual upload via the Quik app without any issues, I cannot get the camera to automatically upload the footage to the GoPro Cloud after these scheduled recordings are finished.

Crucial Context: I need this to work flawlessly by July when the days here last about 18 hours. During that time, I will be traveling in other parts of the world, so I need to be able to download these videos remotely every single day. I won't have physical access to the camera to change settings or manually start uploads. It has to be a fully autonomous loop.

My setup:

Camera: HERO13 Black

Power: Permanent external power (No internal battery)

Network: Stable Wi-Fi/5G

How can I format the QR code command so that it triggers correctly relative to sunrise (with a specific duration) and initiates an upload immediately after the session ends?

Thanks in advance for the help!

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[dnewman-gpsw]

Start simple.

You have your QR code wrong. The current code will sleep until sunrise, set a bunch of unnecessary things (the camera remembers these settings), start recording, and then end after sunset. I don't think that's what you want. You're also doing bizarre things with a boot script, saving temporary coordinates when you should be just setting your coordinates, once as a permanent thing. This doesn't require a boot script at all. Was a lot of this a chatbot hallucination?

Only do the things that you would have done if you were manually operating the camera.

[dnewman-gpsw]

This is the only command you need to get started:

!r-2400N!S!5400E!1R

I want the camera to start recording 40 minutes before sunrise and stop 50 minutes after sunrise every day.

This is all it does. No boot command, no settings. Just have the camera default to timelapse, and set you timelapse (better night lapse) as you need.