Which model of GoPro, too many to chose from?
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If you are a GoPro user, I am trying to decide on my first camera. I have sort of decided on the GoPro rather than a Contour due to the variety of mounting options and size. So here is my problem: which model of Hero3 (black, silver, white) should I get. The Black has much better video (probably mostly use 1080p @60fps) and very fast burst photo speeds, plus it comes with a remote). Silver has 1080p at 30fps max video, slower burst photos but still good, no remote. White has the same video capability as Silver but the burst speed for photos sucks, no remote.
Either way, I will mount the camera on a handlebar mount K-Edge system (I love their stuff).
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1.) Mainly, I want this camera as video of evidence if I get hit or harassed. Being able to watch my rides will be nice too and post to Youtube for Forum enjoyment. I am not a filmmaker or video junky. Is the Black’s ability to record at 1080p at 60fps (it can to 4K res too but at 15fps) worth it for cycling applications or is the White Edition’s 1080p @30fps or 720p @ 60 fps perfectly fine for cycling.2.) Pictures: I don’t often take pictures of rides cause I hate stopping and digging out my camera, etc. I wonder if I would take many more photos if I had the GoPro making the better still camera in the Black or Silver more worth the money?
3.) The remote: This seems like an item that would be worthless or awesome. It costs $80 as an accessory so buying it later on already gets you halfway toward the cost of the Black Edition (this version comes with remote) anyway. If I mount the camera below my handlebars on the K-Edge mount, the remote could be conveniently mounted to my stem to snap pictures and more often start and stop video (saving memory and power). Or, is it just easier to reach around to press the buttons on the camera while riding (note the K-edge mount will mount the camera upside down). As a user, do you think the remote would just be a novelty for cycling or a worthwhile item?
If the remote is a worthwhile item, then the extra money for Black is more attractive cause it essentially makes the better video and still camera a $100 upgrade compared to the lower end GoPro’s & buying the remote separately (making the $200 White Edition a $300 camera after buying the remote separately).
Anyway, in your experience what version would you buy would be a huge help? What version to you have now? Any other thoughts?
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I have a contour roam, primarily to have an on-the-bike cam. The form factor is its strongest plus. It fits nicely on the handlebar. It looks like another bike light. The mount is okay. A big rubber strap. Lacking the right tension, it will slip (I need to fix that). The mount is held together by ~three plastic pins – because of the way I stored my bike (a bungy cord holding it up, pushing against the mount), it failed. The picture quality is bug eyed and ok. But its an on the bike always camera – I did not buy this for video quality. If I wanted video quality I would have gone with the gopro or something like the Nikon Coolpix AW100. I have caught LOTS of curious pictures with it, including a nice pic of One-Eighth this week:
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That is a screen capture from the Contour video.
I just bought the Nikon because my pocket camera failed. Pocket camera’s dont seem to like to be in bike bags, so I wanted something more rugged. There are no moving parts. It is water proof to 33′ and drop proof to 5′. It has some nice “easy” features. It has a mount screw hole in the bottom so I could imagine using a gorilla tripod and mounting this in fun ways. Here is a pic from the Nikon that I took last night:
The Contour Roam is a good handlebar camera if that’s what you want. If you want amazing video, go with the GoPro or the Nikon.
So looks like Silver might be the way to go?- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.