A good helmet camera?

[Matthew_T]

So one person :P hardly making it popular.

I meant popular as in everyone is talking about it. Just look at how many pages this thread has. Only one person has actually gone to the trouble to test the video quality of it and post it online.

 

[Rezillo]

Loads on youtube and vimeo already, though - some of which is very impressive.

Bike one here, shot near dusk:

 

[gaz]

I meant popular as in everyone is talking about it. Just look at how many pages this thread has. Only one person has actually gone to the trouble to test the video quality of it and post it online.

This thread isn't just about the sony camera

 

[Matthew_T]

This thread isn't just about the sony camera

But most of the pages are about the Sony.

I have had a test of it and probably never will so I dont really have anything to add directly to the quality or value of it.

 

[BSRU]

But most of the pages are about the Sony.

I have had a test of it and probably never will so I dont really have anything to add directly to the quality or value of it.

Only the last couple of pages are about Sony as it existence was not known about until recently and probably only because it is one of the big boys getting involved.

 

[BSRU]

Loads on youtube and vimeo already, though - some of which is very impressive.

Bike one here, shot near dusk:

That does look good.

 

[gaz]

GoPro Hero 3 - http://gopro.com/hd-hero3-cameras
Black edition looks like it will be £359.
I like the features of it, 60fps at 1080p is certainly something that contour hasn't even delivered yet. Potentially looking at getting one and then using a k-edge mount on the handlebar.

 

[BSRU]

GoPro Hero 3 - http://gopro.com/hd-hero3-cameras
Black edition looks like it will be £359.
I like the features of it, 60fps at 1080p is certainly something that contour hasn't even delivered yet. Potentially looking at getting one and then using a k-edge mount on the handlebar.

Looks like an excellent new camera and puts GoPro on top of the action camera makers again.
Contour's new release looks poor in comparison especially as they are a similar price.

 

[benb]

That is on the Christmas list, unless another competitor comes up with something as good.

I wouldn't fancy helmet mounting it, with that form factor, but my mount of choice is handlebars anyway.

 

[benb]

Any idea of the battery life with this one?

 

[gaz]

That is on the Christmas list, unless another competitor comes up with something as good.

I wouldn't fancy helmet mounting it, with that form factor, but my mount of choice is handlebars anyway.

If you are handlebar mounting it, look at the k-edge mount. The best option for GoPro - http://www.wiggle.co.uk/k-edge-go-b...o_Big_GoPro_Handlebar_Mount_Pro_Version-Black

 

[gaz]

Looks like an excellent new camera and puts GoPro on top of the action camera makers again.
Contour's new release looks poor in comparison especially as they are a similar price.

I'm a contour fan, been using them since they where called Vholdr but they always seem to be one step behind the competition. The ROAM I thought was a brilliant camera (and it is), it fitted nicely in the market and provided great quality for a small price. The contour +, +2 and ROAM2 just seem like little additions and still lack behind the big competition.

 

[Matthew_T]

I'm a contour fan, been using them since they where called Vholdr but they always seem to be one step behind the competition. The ROAM I thought was a brilliant camera (and it is), it fitted nicely in the market and provided great quality for a small price. The contour +, +2 and ROAM2 just seem like little additions and still lack behind the big competition.

I think contour's main promblem is the lack of room for a screen. Both GoPro and Drift have (granted small) screens to playback video when it have been taken. Unless Contour try to incorporate a screen into the design (which could cause other problems like with weight and mounting) then I doubt that Contour will every of of the quality that GoPro and Drift are.
I think Drift are getting better with their designs. The model is getting smaller and they are constanty updating the software with better features.

 

[gaz]

I think contour's main promblem is the lack of room for a screen. Both GoPro and Drift have (granted small) screens to playback video when it have been taken. Unless Contour try to incorporate a screen into the design (which could cause other problems like with weight and mounting) then I doubt that Contour will every of of the quality that GoPro and Drift are.
I think Drift are getting better with their designs. The model is getting smaller and they are constanty updating the software with better features.

The screen is such a minor feature and doesn't effect the quality of the final product, which is the video. Some of the contours allow you to view a live view from a phone via bluetooth.

 

[BSRU]

I think contour's main promblem is the lack of room for a screen. Both GoPro and Drift have (granted small) screens to playback video when it have been taken. Unless Contour try to incorporate a screen into the design (which could cause other problems like with weight and mounting) then I doubt that Contour will every of of the quality that GoPro and Drift are.
I think Drift are getting better with their designs. The model is getting smaller and they are constanty updating the software with better features.

The GoPro screen is for checking/changing settings. You can buy an LCD backpack for it but it is an optional extra and it makes it bigger and heavier.