Thought I'd pass along this Woot link for a GoPro knock off at a great price. Offer only good for today.
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Just FYI the reviews are hit and miss on this unit. I guess it falls under the heading of you get what you pay for...Might be good if you need a camera that may get destroyed or lost.
Thanks for the heads up. I did not check reviews. Still, as compared to a GoPro Hero 3 (not the latest/greatest) on Amazon, I can buy 6 of these cameras for the same dollars. At $48 including shipping and tax for the 780p version, I can't pass it up. I just can't justify $300+ for a GoPro.
Sort of like getting a Yugo because you can get 24 of them for the price of a Lexus...........
That argument, although extreme, assumes you can afford the Lexus in the first place.
I've got one. It's OK for a 2008 model.
But, having said that you can use it for some extra location stuff, where you don't mind it being lost/blasted with shit etc.
Mainly the kids use it.
I have given up on cheap stuff, except maybe the 808 cams.
Next cam will be a Drift Ghost HD -S or two or Four.
But, having said that you can use it for some extra location stuff, where you don't mind it being lost/blasted with shit etc.
Mainly the kids use it.
I have given up on cheap stuff, except maybe the 808 cams.
Next cam will be a Drift Ghost HD -S or two or Four.
I have a Polaroid XS100, a Contour +2 (or whatever their highest end model was last year) and a GoPro Hero 3+.
GoPro is by far the best quality video. Much tougher to set up as the camera being level means a level shot. Handy to use the accessory video back (which I don't have) or to use the app which Bluetooth to the camera. I do recommend the wireless remote, as its easy to click and record/stop, see battery life, number of videos recorded and such.
Contour is by far the best overall design, with the rotating lens allowing you to easily mount and level the shot. Contour has also proven to be the most finicky camera, requiring me to download a dedicated software program to do deepest level reformatting of memory cards before it'll work. You learn of this need after many successful videos and the camera continuing to tell you its recording when it suddenly isn't. So after you disappointment of actually not getting the videos you thought you were getting, you need to do a deep reformat to get the camera to recognize the memory card it's never had an issue with until that moment. All that said, the image quality is almost on par with the usual settings used on a GoPro. The GP can, however, record to much high settings, resulting in cinema quality video.
Polaroid is solid bang-for-the-buck. Pretty good video quality, pretty reliable. The camera most likely to be mounted to my crash bar. I used this for a one week tour last summer and every video was recorded reliable, was usable and easily was good enough for online use. Colors are a tad muted overall, compared to video from the other two cameras.
GoPro is by far the best quality video. Much tougher to set up as the camera being level means a level shot. Handy to use the accessory video back (which I don't have) or to use the app which Bluetooth to the camera. I do recommend the wireless remote, as its easy to click and record/stop, see battery life, number of videos recorded and such.
Contour is by far the best overall design, with the rotating lens allowing you to easily mount and level the shot. Contour has also proven to be the most finicky camera, requiring me to download a dedicated software program to do deepest level reformatting of memory cards before it'll work. You learn of this need after many successful videos and the camera continuing to tell you its recording when it suddenly isn't. So after you disappointment of actually not getting the videos you thought you were getting, you need to do a deep reformat to get the camera to recognize the memory card it's never had an issue with until that moment. All that said, the image quality is almost on par with the usual settings used on a GoPro. The GP can, however, record to much high settings, resulting in cinema quality video.
Polaroid is solid bang-for-the-buck. Pretty good video quality, pretty reliable. The camera most likely to be mounted to my crash bar. I used this for a one week tour last summer and every video was recorded reliable, was usable and easily was good enough for online use. Colors are a tad muted overall, compared to video from the other two cameras.
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Personally, I prefer the Drift cameras over all of them. Small, fantastic video quality, LCD screen on camera, rotating lens, waterproof, tough as hell, endless mounting options, and most importantly, a remote control on/off mounted to the handlebars. Video files get huge, having the ability to start and stop recording when the camera is mounted in some unreachable location without needing to stop and get off the bike is priceless to me.
http://driftinnovation.com/drift-ghost-s/
GoPro is certainly the best known. But for me, I'll take a less chunky, rotating lens, remote control operated Drift every time over the GoPro.
http://driftinnovation.com/drift-ghost-s/
GoPro is certainly the best known. But for me, I'll take a less chunky, rotating lens, remote control operated Drift every time over the GoPro.