locogato11283 Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 My helmet cam videos are not choppy. I use the Contour HD. Here is one.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xhumeka Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 My buddy has the contour, and I have the gopro wide high def version. In my opinion, the gopro takes much better video footage... Let me compile a video of the same hill comparing the two cameras so you can see for yourself. As far as how much space is taken by a recording, I use the r2 setting (720p, 30fps) and I get approx 17 minutes per gigabyte (but it all depends on what you're recording also - lots of action eats up more space). The one thing I don't like about the Hero HD is that in 1080p mode, the field of view is cut from 170 down to 127. That's why I film in 720p mode instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xhumeka Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 (edited) OK, here is the direct comparison: (be sure to watch in 720p mode otherwise comparison will be skewed) I feel embarrassed posting this "hill climb" in the same thread as locogato11283, the #2 ATV National Hillclimber's video - but remember this is simply to show you video comparison of the two helmetcams!! Edited October 29, 2010 by Xhumeka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey73 Posted October 30, 2010 Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 OK, here is the direct comparison: (be sure to watch in 720p mode otherwise comparison will be skewed) I feel embarrassed posting this "hill climb" in the same thread as locogato11283, the #2 ATV National Hillclimber's video - but remember this is simply to show you video comparison of the two helmetcams!! I noticed that the countour helmet view was focused in close. Could that be because it was mounted on the side of the helmet and was catching the visor in the left of the view. try mounting on top of helmet like the gopro. I have not used or even seen one of these cameras but am interested in purchasing one in the next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted October 30, 2010 Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 That GoPro video is choppy as hell! It looks like your doing a slideshow on high speed. Stop motion video action. I get seasick just watching your short footage on youtube. As far as Loco's video....it looks much better, but when your only seeing soil in front of you, it's a little hard to tell if the action is breaking up. But, it does look pretty good from what he showed. I've yet to see a video from that GoPro that looks any good yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted October 30, 2010 Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 I have both. I have used both. The Contour HD is easier to use and shoots better video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey73 Posted October 30, 2010 Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 Hey Loco, how would you rate sound quality between them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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