GoPro Camera Review – Which One Should You Get?

GoPro is a company owned by Woodman Labs out of Half Moon Bay, California. The company designs compact wearable, waterproof, and shockproof cameras. Their line of high definition cameras are designed for adventure photography and are easily attached to helmet cameras and many other types of surfaces such as surfboards, bikes, and cars to record video in stunning 1080p high definition. If you have sport activity and wish you could record yourself, GoPro wearable cameras are so small that you won’t even notice them on you.

The main advantages of a GoPro camera is that it enables you to record amazing moments in your life that were previously incapable of recording. Traditional camcorders have always been too big to take on many popular activities like snowboarding, hiking, and surfing, but with the GoPro line of cameras you finally can. With the newest of three cameras being the GoPro HD Hero2, which was released in November 2011, you may be wondering which model to get, and if a less expensive one delivers sufficient results.

The GoPro HD Hero2 Professional is the most advanced high-definition camera, it shoots up to 1080p at 30 frames per second and it retails for around $299.99. The main improvements have consisted of better image quality, photo features, video resolution, and a wider field of view. GoPro has created a lens that is 2x sharper than previous models so that the high-definition recordings are even sharper and more vibrant. The camera is also capable of shooting 11, 8, and 5 megapixel photos. In additional, new modes of taking pictures have been added, included up to 10 photos in one second.

Contour GPS Camera Review

There was a time when it was impossible to record yourself hands free performing action sport activities like snowboarding or mountain biking but now you finally can and more. The first wearable cameras were too big and the video quality they recorded were too grainy and unprofessional to provide any sort of professional video.

The past five years we have seen a huge improvement in the technology used in these small cameras. One camera company called Contour is leading the way in these small wearable point of view cameras, not only do they recording in 1080p high definition but they have also integrated GPS so that you can track your location and more, and its all in the new ContourGPS camera.

The ContourGPS is a sleek lip-stick styled shaped sports camera. Despite its small size, Contour has packed it with latest technology so that you can record in the highest 1080p video quality. In comparison to the previous ContourRoam model, the newer ContourGPS is slightly bigger but still incredibly durable. It also comes with a free lens cap so you can protect your camera lens. The main benefits of this camera is that it is mountable to just about anything, records in 1080p high definition, takes photos, has a GPS, and has better audio capture.

Since the Contour camera is shaped like a barrel, you can mount it to a gun to get a true user point-of-view experience. No other wearable point of view camera is more gun friendly than the Contour line of cameras. You can also mount it to a mountain bike or car. It is even possible to take the Contour GPS in the water because it is 100 percent water resistance. Because of the cameras amazing diversity in all terrains, you can use it in situations where a normal video camera would be too risky or dangerous to use.

Pros:

· New four layered glass adds unrivaled video clarity

· Laser alignment makes it easy to capture what you are recording

· low profile design allows you to mount the camera anywhere

· light weight of only 5.2 oz

Cons:

· No LCD screen but it comes with laser alignment so you know what objects are in your field of view