Great Price GoPro Helmet HERO WIDE for $139.00

GoPro Helmet HERO Wide Camera Review

Never before have I been able to bring home the activities that me and my friends get into in such a fun and engaging way. Kayaking, mountain biking, dirt bikes, and skeet and trap shooting are some of the activities that I've already taken this camera along on. You'll want to take the battery advice from the manufacturer, but the camera performs tremendously well.

If I had one wish, it would be that there is some way to get more sound through the polycarbonate case that protects the camera.

GoPro Helmet HERO Wide Camera Feature

• Several quick-release mini base plates are included. Attach them to your favorite helmets and gear
• Quick-releae polycarb waterhousing is bomb-proof and waterproof to 100'.
• Head HERO head strap mount, included also. Perfect for climbing, swimming, or search and rescue. No helmet? No problem.
• 56 minutes TV quality video w/ sound. 5 megapixel sensor with glass lens. 3X sequence photo burst.
• Always ON mode lasts 3+ hours. Supports up to 2GB SD cards. PC and MAC compatible/ Driver Free. 2 x AAA battery. 1 year warranty

GoPro Helmet HERO Wide Camera Overview

Introducing the 5 megapixel Helmet HERO Wide wearable sports camera. Sporting a new 5MP sensor, improved low light performance, faster -Inchphoto every 2 seconds-Inch mode, and mega-wide 170 degree lens….this is the highest performance HERO camera yet. The Helmet HERO is also waterproof and quick-release mounts to bikes, kayaks, skis, cars and more. Works with any vented or non-vented helmet. Use a 2GB card to shoot 56 minutes of TV resolution 30 fps video with immersive sound.

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Customer Reviews

Fun camera - Fbano -
I use this camera to take mountian biking videos. This product is great and fun to use. I love it



GoPro Hero Wide - Good Cam. Could use some improvements - F. Esteves - Sunnyvale, CA USA
Everyone's comments regarding the Hero Wide is fairly correct. A few things that I want to add with emphasis on its video recording capabilities.

The Hero utilizes the FAT32 file naming system. Therefore, despite putting an 8GB SD card, the single largest file you can create will be 4GB which translates to roughly a slightly less than 2 hour maximum recording time (it seems to end around 1:40 hours).

Also, your two battery choices are NiMH (reusable) or Lithium (one time use). Since your maximum recording time is a little under 2 hours, a set of fully charged NiMH will handle this and much cheaper than Lithium. Lithium batteries will last closer to 3 hours, but with a 2 hour maximum recording time per file, it seems pointless. Please get at least 1000 MaH capacity NiMH batteries or higher. Anything less and you'll get shorter battery life like some others have experienced.

If GoPro utilized the NTFS file system, then file recording could take full advantage of the maximum 8GB SD Card. (I believe the HD version does this, using the MP4 file format for video recording).

Also, once the maximum file size is reached, you'll need to hit record again to start recording. If you don't, the camera will automatically shut off. Also, if you're recording that long, it's probably not worth starting a 2nd file since your NiMH will be nearly depleted anyhow.

It's a fairly usable video cam and I prefer this over the newer HD version because most of the videos I make are sent over the web, so for the large amount of money to get to HD, I'm not gaining much in video quality if being sent over the computer.

The HD Hero utilized a Lithium rechargeable battery which is great, but its a specialized battery which means once its done, the camera is done. The Hero Wide cam can keep on going with another set of NiMH AAA batteries.



Not as useful as I'd hoped - Paul Wright - Huntsville, AL USA
I ordered this camera as an upgrade from a "Flip" camera to record my autocross runs. I was excited about the versatility of the mounting hardware, but when it came time to race I had a difficult time figuring out how to mount it inside my windshield. Truthfully, my little Flip camera held in a cellphone mount recorded better video than this camera. I love the "wide angle" lens, but it sacrifices a LOT of video quality to record WAY too wide. I assume the HD version, which costs twice as much, would provide the better quality, but I would prefer less of the "fisheye" effect.

I also had difficulty getting it to record. When I only get six attempts to race the course, it is INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING to find (after getting home, because there is not playback screen) that three times the camera started and then stopped after only a couple of seconds, but I didn't know that at the time. Luckily my Flip recorded every run.

And I agree with other complaints that the camera should be able to be mounted without the waterproof housing. I had a problem with one of the mounting hardware screws not seating into the nut on the bracket. It left me so concerned about the camera falling off that I didn't mount it outside the car.

To sum it up: Video quality did not impress me. Inability to know that the camera has stopped recording is a big disappointment. Mounting hardware is difficult to set up.

I would NOT recommend this to someone else.




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