| ContourHD 1080p Full HD Helmet Camera | 
| Brand: Contour
Category: Photography
Department: Snowboard Accessories
List Price: $329.99
Buy Used: $283.99
as of 7/29/2010 15:08 CDT details
You Save: $46.00 (14%)
New (23) Used (1) from $283.99
Seller: Warehouse Deals
Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 141
Color: One Color
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Size: One Size
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 10 x 6 x 6
MPN: 1300
Model: 1300
UPC: 793573477620
EAN: 0793573477620
ASIN: B002QGSYZ4
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Full HD Recording (1080p) - 1920x1080 pixels - 30fps | | • | 5 Megapixel Sensor | | • | Internal Microphone | | • | Removable Lithium-Ion Battery; records up to 4 hours | | • | Aluminum and Fiberglass Water Resistant Body |
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Product Description
A water-resistant camera for all seasons, its light (4.3 ounces/123 grams) anodized aluminum body withstands dust, dirt, mud, and snow. It is also shock, vibration and impact resistant.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 25
 lens quality is mediocre July 23, 2010
Andrey
Overall camera design is good, especially big sliding button is very convenient to deal with, when using gloves.
However, the most annoying fact for me was blur on the left and right screen edges.
I've bought both ContourHD 720 and ContourHD 1080 models, and both went to trash can for the same reason.
Seems that lens quality is mediocre even for that cheap camera. That's the main "no-no".
And I'm not the single upset person with similar complaints on lens quality, if you go to vholdr support site, you will see plenty of other poor sods with similar issues.
Blur is either at the center of the screen or at the screen edges easily see at at any videomode.
Bought GoPro HD, which is less convenient and more fragile at handling, but at least has non-flawed image quality.
Not happy, lots of distortion July 15, 2010
Mike Clark
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased the 1080P contour for an event at Laguna Seca. Everything arrived ontime and was all set for the event. After the event I setup the software for playback and every video I took had horizontal lines distorting the picture! Needless to say I was pretty upset. I called Amazon and explain the problem and it was very easy to get a replacement 1080P and memory card. I received the replacement units the very next day! Excellent service by Amazon.
I charged the replacement unit and tested it by taking a video of my son. It had the same exact distortion as the original unit! There is no distortion when it is perfectly still but as soon as you move it around with your hand it would have these horizontal lines that made the picture completely unwatchable.
I returned this unit as well and have not purchased another camera since. Very disappointed with it.
not splash-proof June 13, 2010
Lombard Street
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This camcorder is not really water-resistant or splash-proof. If it is splashed on, some water WILL get into the lens chamber through the gap between the lens protector and the rubber ring, fogging everything up and ending your fun for the day.
You can let the moisture out by taking the lens chamber apart(not a difficult task: just removing one screw). Based on my casual observation, I believe that it is unlikely that the moisture trapped inside the lens chamber can move further and reach key electric components to cause permanent damages; so technically you can call that "water-resistant."
However, if the lens is fogged up, the device becomes practically useless and it is hard to fix it in the field (better wait until you get home lest getting more water or dirt into the device).
An easy solution might be the VholdR 3300 Waterproof Case accessory. I just ordered one and will let you know how well it works.
I give it a four-star because I believe that Twenty20 was sloppy in designing the seal mechanism of the lens chamber. For a >$300 device, it is shocking that they attempt to use one cheap and not very tightly fit rubber ring to keep water out. They don't even bother to apply some silicon grease, which could have helped greatly in keeping water out. My $10 flashlight does better than that! In a nutshell, this device is not splash-proof and it could have been!
Although I give it a four-star, I consider ContourHD the best wearable camcorder on the market. Picture quality is very good and its operation is intuitive and simple.
Below I am also going to make a list of ContourHD's shortcomings. Please consider them more as a wish list since products from other companies are not doing any better.
(1) I was thinking about using it to record video during my long road trip, powered by vehicle power to USB adapter. It turned out that the device can't record video when connecting to power source or computer, and thus recoding capacity is limited by battery capacity.
(2) to be continued...
 CRAP!!! June 7, 2010
Darryl E. Lee (APO AE)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this and it worked twice. After that..it wont charge all the way...It wont record and what it did record was very bad. I left it charged up a whole day and still wouldnt connect to my pc. waste of money and its cheap...the little tab also breaks off
 I like it May 11, 2010
W. Rex Williams Jr. (Troutville Va)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm 60 years old my eyes are not as good as they used to be and I know it's probably not right to compare the Contour HD to a full size camcorder but I also own a Panasonic AG-HMC40 and the picture quality of the Contour HD is pretty darn close (my opinion) to what I get with the Panasonic AG-HMC40. The Contour Hd actually does better in low light conditions. I also bought the water proof case for the Contour HD and took a few under water shots of my dogs swimming in a creek, I was amazed at how well they turned out. With a little imagination you should have a lot of fun with this amazing little camcorder.
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