Drift HD vs Countour HD

[BSRU]

Where do you boys mount ?

Side of helmet or on top ?

Ps how soon do you get used to the weight ?

On top, did not notice the weight but then I spent years wearing a full faced motorcycle helmet, whilst on a motorbike.

 

[benb]

If you have a Contour 1080p then you need the old Easy Edit software, which is pretty useless apart from setting the time.
I always use Easy Edit for changes to my 1080p's but use StoryTeller for my C+.
The higher the quality settings/frame rate on the camera then the higher the class of memory card which is required. I always use at least a class 6 on my 1080p's and a class 10 on my C+, all bought from reputable sellers, i.e. not EBay..

Yep - Easy Edit is crap, and I don't much like StoryTeller either.
I uninstalled it completely, and just kept the configure app to change settings. You just need the following files from the install directory - copy them somewhere before uninstalling, and you can run it without Easy Edit or StoryTeller installed:

ContourConfigure.exe
QtCore4.dll
QtGui4.dll
QtNetwork4.dll

 

[BSRU]

Yep - Easy Edit is crap, and I don't much like StoryTeller either.
I uninstalled it completely, and just kept the configure app to change settings. You just need the following files from the install directory - copy them somewhere before uninstalling, and you can run it without Easy Edit or StoryTeller installed:

ContourConfigure.exe
QtCore4.dll
QtGui4.dll
QtNetwork4.dll

Unfortunately for the C+ I need to connect to StoryTeller, at least once a week to have the file, which contains the GPS satellite information, updated otherwise the C+ can take over ten minutes to achieve GPS lock. It does not mention this in the user manual but I discovered it about two weeks after I started to use the C+ and a quick email to Contour support.

 

[gb155]

On top, did not notice the weight but then I spent years wearing a full faced motorcycle helmet, whilst on a motorbike.

Hum

Put it on the side today and it felt much better

Depends on the footage acquired tho

 

[BSRU]

Hum

Put it on the side today and it felt much better

Depends on the footage acquired tho

I have never tried the side, just assumed it would make my helmet a little lob sided.
Also thought side mounting would result in part of the video being obscured by my head.

 

[gb155]

I have never tried the side, just assumed it would make my helmet a little lob sided.
Also thought side mounting would result in part of the video being obscured by my head.

I thought the same about it being lob sided but was fine

The clincher here is the image - I dropped a club cyclist this morning and If the footage isn't good then it goes back on top of the helmet and I get used to it

 

[Rezillo]

Hi Gaz - It came with a 2gb card which only recorded 40 mins so I bought a bigger one (16gb). I'm not quite up to speed on firmware (to be honest, I've never heard of it!) but I'll see if I can find out whether what I have is compatible - thanks for the suggestion.

The symptoms you describe are typical (for Contour cameras, that is) of a card that is not compatible with the camera - it's not just a speed issue; some cards just won't work reliably full stop. They are usually no-name ones but there are plenty of no-name cards around with fake brand names on them. There are also many with fake capacities - this causes similar results to yours. Avoid Ebay when it comes to cards.

1. Test if the card capacity is real with h2testw:

http://www.heise.de/software/download/h2testw/50539

if it tests ok, then format with this:

https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/

If it doesn't work after that, get a brand name card from a reputable supplier!

John

 

[Number14]

The metal bar in the ContourHD falls out because it is approx 2 mm too short.

I fixed mine by taking the bar out, measuring the diameter and then buying a set of knitting needles of the correct diameter and cutting to length so that the bar fits fully in the mount.

If anyone with a ContourHD has problems with the helmet mount retaining bar falling out, PM me and I'll post one to you.

Donation to Help for Heroes will be greatly appreciated.

 

[gb155]

Just editing and uploading now

IMHO it looks far better on the side then the top - you can only see a fraction of the helmet too

Tho in fairness I'm running 720p until my 32gb card arrives as I've only got 2 x 4gb ones right now

 

[gb155]

On the side

I feel it's better IMHO


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io-dst8h47E

 

[gaz]

On the side

I feel it's better IMHO


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io-dst8h47E

Is that mounted with the vented helmet mount?

 

[gb155]

Is that mounted with the vented helmet mount?

Yup. Sure Is

 

[Glow worm]

The symptoms you describe are typical (for Contour cameras, that is) of a card that is not compatible with the camera - it's not just a speed issue; some cards just won't work reliably full stop. They are usually no-name ones but there are plenty of no-name cards around with fake brand names on them. There are also many with fake capacities - this causes similar results to yours. Avoid Ebay when it comes to cards.

1. Test if the card capacity is real with h2testw:

http://www.heise.de/software/download/h2testw/50539

if it tests ok, then format with this:

https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/

If it doesn't work after that, get a brand name card from a reputable supplier!

John

Thanks John I'll give that a try. I bought the card from a very good camera shop in Cambridge and it's a 16GB, Class 10 microsdhc card made by Samsung.

 

[Rezillo]

If it tests ok and doesn't work ok after formatting with the above software, then try a Sandisk card.

Class 4 is fine - I've got several class 2 cards that work ok at the highest bit rate settings for the camera. There's a fair amount of compression on the video so the data rate is not as high as a standard hd video camera (tops at about 13000kbps).

I'm not too far away if you want to test it with someone else's card.

John

 

[BSRU]

Thanks John I'll give that a try. I bought the card from a very good camera shop in Cambridge and it's a 16GB, Class 10 microsdhc card made by Samsung.

I have been using the 16gb class 6 Samsung with my 1080p's and I have no problems.