Rugged and great little wide angle video camera
I was looking for a small wide-angle video camera to take some footage of a new "ropes-type" adventure course in the Oak Trees high above the Central Florida Zoo. I wanted to create a video of the course so that whoever watched it would FEEL like they were doing the course themselves.
I looked around and it came down to two cameras the GoPro or the Vholdr Contour. I chose the GoPro because of its: price 170 degree lens top mounted on helmet and it's really waterproof. However now that the ContourHD is out I'd seriously consider getting it instead because of it's outstanding feature set.
Here are some pros and cons I have from using the GoPro 5MP.
Pros: Simple rugged aim through viewfinder 170 degree lens (easy to aim!) several mounts included mounts on top of helmet...not on side takes AAA batteries (find them anywhere...and rechargeable NIMH's work great). With it's "take a picture every 2s" mode it can serve as a cheap and portable security camera too.
Cons: No view screen to see replays (but competition doesn't either) only takes 2GB memory cards (1 hour video) Mode icons are too small no display of elapsed/remaining time only "medium" video quality.
The end result is the GoPro worked great as an entry level priced helmet camera...it did exactly what I expected and I wouldn't cry if I broke it during an "adventure".More detail ...
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