I'm surprised the fridge trick or closing it up in front of the car air conditioner didn't work.
I don't use the remote at all - it's not worth paying extra for.

Don't let the cameras bake in the sun , in between waves turn your board over, set them to a short auto off also . It's all about reducing heat. Keep an eye on it as soon as it starts to fog switch it off and hold underwater.

supanimal said..I haven't tried this one yet but will however the air con and freezer are both apparently hoaxes.

Nah.... it's physics man.

Humid air is contains water vapour, if you cool the air the vapour condenses, that's why the air conditioner in your car drips water out the bottom of your car - it's taking moisture out of the air and making the air drier. If you fill your gopro up with dry air, then when it gets cold again (dipped in cold water) then there is less moisture within your gopro to condense (form fog). Technically, this is lowering the dew point. It means that the gopro will need to get a lot colder before fog will form.

Air inside your fridge is dry too for the same reason. The trick is to close up the gopro while it is still in the fridge before you take it out and is surrounded by cool dry air. If you take it out open, wave it around in the humid air for a while and then close it, then it will be worse - a lot worse. Once you close it up quickly inside the fridge and then take it out, it will get condensation all over it - doesn't matter, it will evaporate or eventually wash off, which ever comes first - the key thing is that there is less moisture on the inside.

supanimal said..
My latest advice was to keep the camera out of the case until the very last moment and close it up so the air within is exactly the same as out.

this would only work if the air temperature was the same (or actually - slightly cooler) than the water temperature. You're also more likely to get salt spray in the gopro (which is carrying moisture with it) and it's probably more humid at the beach than it is back in the house, so more moisture in the gopro again. I can't see any reason why that would be a good idea.

Also still have a GoPro2.
Aircon never worked for me, probable for the reason outlined by Foamballer. Will have to try putting the camera in the fridge, and then closing it up in the fridge.
But fogging has not been so much of an issue when using the strips, and turning it off between waves (easy on a short board, a bit harder if mounted on the end of a large sup).
I store the strips in a ziplock bag with some rice.

As for the remote, I believe you can can get an app to run on your phone that will act as a remote for the gopro 3 silver edition.

Not had much luck with Rain X on the outside preventing water droplets, Finish rinse aid worked better.

I have a GoPro 2 and a 3 and with the 2 I use the diving housing all the time and that seemed to stop the fogging with the 2. I don't think I have ever had the 3 fog up, but I am not in the tropics so that may have something to do with it.