Greg,
I haven't tried the GoPro HD, just the standard definition. While I
liked the
view with the wide angle lens, the picture was very washed out by
the sun. So
when I had a chance to try the standard lens and the wide angle
back to back, I
preferred the standard lens.
I ended up buying the ContourHD
over the GoPro. The jury is still out on if
this was the best choice. I've
had a few issues with the ContourHD. It froze
during the last race I
recorded. I'm still trying to figure that one out. It
may be vibration
causing a momentary disconnect on the internal battery.
The sound isn't that
great with a lot of wind noise. There are a few fixes for
the noise issues,
such as adding foam over the mic, or adding an external mic.
You wouldn't
have that problem in a closed car, or one with a full windshield.
IOPORT
racing has a good comparison of the GoPro / ChaseCam / ContourHD.
http://www.ioportracing.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=C
To see a ContourHD video from our last race.
http://contour.com/stories/111807
Cheers,
Tim Pettenati
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From: Greg & Alison
Blake <ablake2@austin.rr.com>
To: fot@autox.team.net
Sent: Thu, September 30,
2010 3:42:43 PM
Subject: [Fot] Video question
Alison has a question for those
of you using video cameras.
She wants to get me a video camera that we can
swap between my 3 and dad's
4. We have been looking at the GoPro cameras.
Questions:
What are the advantages of going with the latest $300 hi-def
version over
the $149 standard definition?
Do you have to buy GoPro's SD
cards or can you buy them at your favorite
tech store?
Would also like
opinions regarding wide (170 degree) vs standard lens.
Thanks in advance.
Greg
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