This 3" Pop-up shade hood retails for $9.76 on eBay with free shipping in North America. It almost perfectly fits the GoPro camera, and makes the LCD screen more easily visible in bright daylight.
It weighs only 58 grams, and is 7 x 5.6 x 1cm / 2.7" x 2.2" x 0.4"(L*W*T) It comes with two removable, adhesive-backed, magnetic strips. Attach by removing the protective backing from the TOP magnet, and press the shade hood to the back of the camera backpack. Carefully pull the shade hood away from the camera, and the magnetic strip will remain semi-permanently fixed to the back of the GoPro housing.
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| ONLY ONE MAGNET STRIP WILL FIT, BUT HOOD WILL COVER ENTIRE BACK OF CAMERA |
The shade hood can be removed and reattached to the single top magnetic strip, and will remain there under light/average wind/vibration conditions.
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| PERFECTLY COVERS GOPRO'S LCD AREA IF YOU USE ONE |
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| TOTAL SUN SHADING ON 4 SIDES |
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| LOW-PROFILE WHEN CLOSED |
It will also fit nicely on the 2.5" LCD monitor reviewed in a prior post, which will interface nicely with the GoPro. I like this monitor, as I feel it has certain advantages over the LCD backpack, including having its own independent battery source as opposed to leeching the GoPro's battery.
If your eyes are crapping out on you, you might find this 3" shade hood to be a useful alternative. I keep one on a lanyard around my neck, and often use it to help me use my iPhone as a camera, when I'm not wearing reading glasses. It has the advantages of a shade hood, with a built in 3 X power lens.
It cost me $13.75 including shipping from seller - greatfoto, but there are multiple other sellers of this item on eBay.
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