Comments on: The $199 Waterproof ContourRoam Shoots 1080p Handsfree

By: Randy Richards

Randy Richards — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:10:00 +0000

It seems GoPro has some competition, and the method of mounting the camera seems more minimal.

By: Matt Turner

Matt Turner — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:57:00 +0000

So in love with this video!

By: j.j.

j.j. — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:58:00 +0000

Not bad at all. GoPro has competition from Contour and JVC Picsio. You have to think about the fact that it’s (and not just the contour) really a camera phone’s camera in a very small and compact housing that holds a battery and writes to a card. This is a camera that is very affordable to make, stretching this a bit. The imaging sensor on these cameras alone can be bought for a whole $20-30. Also, it wouldn’t be fair to compare one of these sensors to a Canon 7d or Nikon d7000 when arguing about high definition. I know for a fact, that these cameras will not be able to produce as near as good of quality as the latter, simply because of pixel size, these being about 1.2-1.4microns and 3-8megal pixels, and the dslr sizes being 6-9 microns, and 10-24mp, and lack of “manual” video control of aperture, ISO, shutter speed.

I’ve personally owned a GoPro and used it for many purposes, even live streaming with it (using a housing i modified to keep it charged while taking a live feed from the camera), but I couldn’t really enjoy it because of the lack of control that I am used to, or a clear enough screen to adjust from, and I didn’t like how it handled in low light or night time situations.

But as with any electronic item, there’s room for improvement and I’m glad to see that Contour is stepping up it’s game. Really it’s anybody’s ballgame. It’s just that GoPro has done very well with marketing theirs to the athletes.

Julian Jones

By: Matt Devlin

Matt Devlin — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:55:00 +0000

Yeah Bam got a mention in the credits and a very cool add!

By: Patrick Hall

Patrick Hall — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:54:00 +0000

Was that Bam Margera? Might have to test these. Nice knowing GoPro has some competition

By: Corey Melton

Corey Melton — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:04:00 +0000

YO! They put that thing on the heli blade! Such a rad shot!

By: bistobias correo electrónico

bistobias correo electrónico — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:28:00 +0000

It’s waterproof to 3′ (1 m), seems not much.
The Contour with 60fps it’s a GoPro Hero (not taking in consideration the shape and other things).

By: bistobias correo electrónico

bistobias correo electrónico — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:28:00 +0000

It’s waterproof to 3′ (1 m), seems not much.
The Contour with 60fps it’s a GoPro Hero (not taking in consideration the shape and other things).

By: Brian Hawkins

Brian Hawkins — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:43:00 +0000

I’ll buy when they make one that does 60fps or more.

By: Rick Bennett

Rick Bennett — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:25:00 +0000

Holy crap that was an awesome video. Really made me want to get my ass off the couch.

Almost.