GoPro HD Motorsports HERO

admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 05:08:09 +0000

so i have been contemplating this purchase for a few months now and finally a friend of mine, scott, talked me into it. i was mainly worried about it because it was getting rave reviews on the netz by people and sometimes this happens only ending up in myself getting said product and finding out it sux. anywho, off topic, so to sum it all up, this thing freaking rocks. it’s a nice compact size and the suction cup that comes with it is extremely strong and had no problem keeping it attached to any place i put it on my car. (i actually used the suction cup to remove a dent from my car too, double score.)

the camera records in 1080p, 720p, and 480 in multiple frame rates, so you can get some coveted slow motion shots! it comes with a plethora of adaptors so you can pretty much put it onto anything and i know some people were upset that you couldn’t mount it without the waterproof housing, but i see this as extra protection for the lens. it records everything in the h264 codec, rock on, and saves it on an SD card, which finally gives me a reason to use the SD slot on my macbook pro. one of the main problems i can see and have had with it is there is no built in monitor so you can preview what you are recording. you basically have to estimate your shot and hope that you have it. i have seen there is an external monitor you can purchase to use with it, but i have not yet purchased it. for a full list of the specs and some of the companies videos visit their site HD Motorsport

here’s a quick sample vid i made up over the weekend. i didn’t try to fix any coloring or stabilization in post because i wanted you to be able to see the video that comes straight out of the camera.

if you are into any type of action sports i suggest you log on and buy one of these now. the little guy really is amazing.

prost netz!

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GoPro HD Motorsports HERO