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GoPro HD Hero - What you want :)

GoPro HD HERO®: Sample Footage

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I have 3 of them and they are possibly my favorite new toys!
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HD Helmet Cam - ContourHD and ContourHD 1080p by VholdR

How about this? I think is even better
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interesting

The Contour HD has much better shape, profile and weight ... and a better (not too wide) angle of view at 110 degrees. And according to a review on their own web site "Terrible wind noise"

The GoPro HD Hero is heavier, doesn't look as durable, has a wider more distorted angle of view (127 degrees) ... BUT ... it seems they have put more effort into sound. This is very important:
"GoPro's obsession with sound has conquered the wind. At 85 mph on a motorcycle, you’ll enjoy the throaty sound of your motor, not the wind. Inside even the quietest street cars, hear the pull of your motor...not the drone of the wind and road."

For quality video, you cant over-estimate the importance of good sound.

There is a bit of a comparison at this review: GoPro HD Hero review and helmet cam face-off -- Engadget that includes some video of a go-cart going around the track. The total absence of wind noise is quite amazing, even if the camera wasnt aimed properly. Summary is the GoPro has much better audio, slightly better video but is awkward shaped, awkward to mount and awkward to use in comparison with the Contour unit.
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Go Pro

I have the new HD one , great for all type of riding but my only problem with it is that you have to convert the MP4 format into a AVI or other to work on it with movi maker, any one use it and edit it with some other software??, it also a bitch to upload on youtube as it take hours due to large file (2G).
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Talking Go pro test

here is a sample before editing :

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wanted so badly... anyone know of cheap chinese copies worth considering?
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