Video Camera
RZR Ray,
I looked at the top three and I ended up with the
ContourGPS camera.
Here is what you will see out there:
ContourHD $250
ContourGPS $330 at
Costco now for only $300
Drift HD170 $330
Drift HD170 Stealth $350
GoPro HD Hero 960 $180
GoPro HD Hero $300
There are other verisons and some other cameras out there but these seem to be what you will find most of the time. And you can find better prices then I posted above but this is the basic going price. I would get a HD camera because if you go back and watch it on most anything you will see a big difference and you can always record in low quality.
FYI
MicroSD memory cards are about $100 for 32 gigs, Less for SDHD cards. Fry's had great prices. (you want high speed, class 6 to 10 for MicroSD. 32Gig and Class 10 is as fast & big as it gets). Another thing it can take a long time, like hours to move video around from camera, computer, to website.
Most people are going with the GoPro because they have the best advertising. But from what I can tell the video is very simular all all of them.
The mounting is good for all of them and getting better by the day, but the GoPro has the biggest profile if you mont it on your helmet. The Contour and Drift will allow you to rotate the lens for easy mounting. One note on mounting is watch my videos and you will agree the rear roll mounts are the best way to go for stable shot.
GoPro will soon allow you to buy a plug in view finder but the Contour will now allow you to
use your iPhone & Android to view what the camera sees (not during recording and mybe 6fps) and make changes to the settings on the camera, and the Drift goes one further with a built in viewfinder that will allow you to not only see what your shot and ajust the settings but also watch the video you just shot (I like that).
ContourGPS not only does video but also tracks your postion so wile watching your video on there website
(contour.com) you can see your position on Google Earth at the same time in the corner of the screen. (You can see this on my first 4 video links below using flash, sorry no iPads)
One down side to the Contour.com videos is you need flash so if you post there no one with iPhone or iPad will be able to see it. But you can always post on youtube.com with out any problem, just no Google Earth in the corner of the video.
Drift has a remote record button that will save battery and memory for when you need it.
My first choice would now be Drift Stealth, then ContourGPS and then GoPro HD. You might also want to rent one of each before you by because you might find out you really like one or the other for some reason.
Here are some videos I shot with my ContourGPS cameras.
The first four links have the video on the Contour.com website and the others are at youtube.com. Looks like Contour.com does not show up like youtube on this forum but like I said you can post the same video on youtube.com.
Go full screen on the contour.com videos and have fun with the Google Earth (Zoom in and out, move the map)
If you like my videos feel free to give a thumbs up on the sites. Thanks
Contour >> FILE0006 by flyingbryan
Contour >> Can Am Commander, Hungry Valley 02A by flyingbryan
Contour >> Suction Cup Mount by flyingbryan
Contour >> FILE0009 by flyingbryan
http://contour.com/stories/file0005--111