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I'm trying to decide which out of the two to buy myself for my birthday. I was running the previous gopro version just before christmas but sold it on to upgrade to a hd version but now im spotted the contour im slightly torn.
Few things i greatly disliked about the gopro was the fact that unless your looking directly at the camera u cant tell if its on, dont see this being solved by the soon to come remote, still gonna have to look at the thing to see if its recording or not (unless of course your in silence enough to recognise the beeps).
Hate the mounts, spend most of the time trying to get them tightened as much as possible to stop it coming loose on some of the rough ground i inevitably ride on at the trail centes in the uk. Otherwise you have to carry a screwdriver with you and risk putting the plastic under immense stress to make it hold still.
I'm also not the hugest fan of the looks of it and the fact it has to be either directly upright or upside down, theres no middle ground and of course no way to tell 100% where the camera focus is.
Also for these reason im drawn more now towards the contour as it seems to get rid of these issues. But am i going to regret it for the conditions we have in the UK? we're lucky to get really sunny days when we ride, am i going to have huge contrast issues with the contour because of this? I know its a bit more money but if it solves these issue with not too many new ones then ill be happy.
Im also not bothered about the sound quality really on either as i never listen to the ride video, its almost always muted.
Also i feel i should say im looking at the contourhd 1080p, mostly due to the fact i watch my videos on a 40" tv with a fully networked setup able to play the mp4s.
Thanks!
Few things i greatly disliked about the gopro was the fact that unless your looking directly at the camera u cant tell if its on, dont see this being solved by the soon to come remote, still gonna have to look at the thing to see if its recording or not (unless of course your in silence enough to recognise the beeps).
Hate the mounts, spend most of the time trying to get them tightened as much as possible to stop it coming loose on some of the rough ground i inevitably ride on at the trail centes in the uk. Otherwise you have to carry a screwdriver with you and risk putting the plastic under immense stress to make it hold still.
I'm also not the hugest fan of the looks of it and the fact it has to be either directly upright or upside down, theres no middle ground and of course no way to tell 100% where the camera focus is.
Also for these reason im drawn more now towards the contour as it seems to get rid of these issues. But am i going to regret it for the conditions we have in the UK? we're lucky to get really sunny days when we ride, am i going to have huge contrast issues with the contour because of this? I know its a bit more money but if it solves these issue with not too many new ones then ill be happy.
Im also not bothered about the sound quality really on either as i never listen to the ride video, its almost always muted.
Also i feel i should say im looking at the contourhd 1080p, mostly due to the fact i watch my videos on a 40" tv with a fully networked setup able to play the mp4s.
Thanks!
