Gopro 960 vs 1080

I wont get and dont want the screen its bullshit and un needed. anyone trying to do edits on it off the bike has the wrong tool for the job.

60fps in 720p is the only setting I’ll ever use.

going to ring them tomorrow.

For stuff like RS shows there the screen would be dead useful, not for editing but for the quick playback to check you’ve got the shot. Not that useful on the bike IMO. Maybe for setting up unusual angles but even then not essential.

Has anyone here played with both the Contour and the GoPro and been able to decide which one is better? I’m still in two minds, but only because the GoPro would be better for anything that involves water. The Contour seems to be cheaper and have better battery support.

Not used the Gopro in any variant but do have the Contour 1080. There is a water proof/resist case for the 1080 that can go down to about 3 mtrs(I think). I have used the Contour out in the rain with no issues but the footage is not usually that great due to rain/mud on the lens.

You can make a chest mount out of the virtually useless elastic headstrap that it comes with.

The wrist strap is pretty useful – you can strap the thing to trailside/overtrail branches etc.

960hero with chest mount,and maybe helmet mount.still need a memory card.?
uk store purchase?

I think I am goign to have to play with both before I make my mind up. Am borrowing a contour 1080p from a bloke at work for the weekend soon, but if there is anyone in the Cambridge area that has a GoPro that I could play with, I’d appreciate it.

Just seen the new Contour’s iPhone app thingy. Need to buy another little extra (Grrrrr… Contour and paying for extras!) but you can then frame shots with your phone. Thingy is about $30, so cheaper than a backpak. Contour also takes Nokia batteries, so cheap from that POV.

bumpety bump.. 🙂

yes, you need at least a class 6 memory card

And a big card at that. a 2gb card will last about 15 minutes in the GoPro HD – i found a class 4 works ok. Amazon is the cheapest for the card and CRC for the camera.

I had one of those Oregon Scientific cameras. Utterly useless for MTBing, the field of view is too narrow so you either get sky or trail.

Whats great about gopro.
Light
small
Wide angle (easier to position/gets it all in frame and sorts out some vibration)
Loads of mounts and bits an bobs
HD
Housing lens is replaceable (scratches)
Housing is replaceable
Water proof
fast charging
Lots of capture options (rez/photo/video/timelapse)
Good in low light
good mike
easy to use (two buttons)

960 or 1080 – notta lotta difference if you just want to capture rides. For some the screen and slowmo would be useful, some not. More options with the 1080.

If you are going to use for stills as well and framing is really important to you the screen might be useful(1080).

fast charging,thought it used aaa batteries?

stills would be useful.,but not bothered for faff with software editing.

crc pretty exspensive comparing to jenson.

cards are exspensive to ****.

No, the new version uses a rechargeable LiOn battery (so do the Contour though, except that it uses Nokia ones…) so you can charge it from USB or get a wall charger.

I’ve not found the 1080 to be good in low light at all. (not that I use it in those conditions that often). It tends to get very grainy quite quickly, or the exposure is all out.

Robodan, you mean the Contour? I’d heard that the colours all seem a little off unless you edit them through the software that Contour supply, but not about the grainy image quality.

I know that you can tweak the exposure and contrast settings on the Contour so that may help if you know that it will be a low light ride. No idea if the GOpro has this or not.

willard D’oh, Sorry i meant the GoPro HD doesn’t seem to much good in low light…

Hmmmmmm. Curiouser and curiouser.

Well, not really, but another good bit of data to add to the “HeadCam Spreadsheet of Decision”!

I posted a reply earlier but it seems to have vanished!

Can anyone recommend anywhere to get After Effects and Trixtor for a reasonable price?

I currently use Final Cut Express but it’s a bit too complicated for me!

Ok, just had fedex drop an invoice through the letter box for a customs bill on my gopro 🙁 wasn’t as much as I expected though 🙂

Gopro updated and bacpac fitted, well worth the money

1st vid with gopro, straight out of the cam though, no editing, just local trails, so nothing rad, just to showcasr the “960”

flabby arms are my own 🙁

£300……
can’t beleive there isn’t a copy camera floating around on the market yet.

Man, GoPro just realised 3D Hero. Not sure who exactly will be buying or using it. Crazy Nonetheless.

http://gopro.com/hd-hero-accessories/3d-hero-system/

Rocketdog – nice vid. I’m assuming you didnt get the crash on camera

looks good quality that Rocketdog..

i got the 1080 in the end and just installed the latest firmware,havent used it yet,been too busy.
whats the best settings to use overall? gonna be doing alot of chest cam action.

vid at 960/30fps
pics here on the 10 sec timer thing
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what postition have you got the camera on yer chest rocketdog?and

did a few test vids today on 720 setting 60fps,with chest camera.got the harness and camera right over my chest,cant see much of the trail ahead like yours.mines more looking more to the ground and bars..

The advice that I was given was to run the camera in upside-down mode and clip it into the chest harness upside down, allowing you to tilt it away from your chest and have it facing further down the trail – that looks like what’s been done above

I had the same problems with the chest mount, solved it by fitting an extra mount between the camera and the chest mount from the helmet mount, makes it a lot more tiltable.

Used the bac pac last week whilst snowboarding and it was great, however it does shorten the battery run time by about 15%

ive seen some people with the chest mount on their stomach
anyone else use this emthod?

I’ve just taken delivery of 960 from Jenson and didn’t get any customs or VAT charges I’m pleased to say!

What is the best memory card to use?

Usually a week or so before a Fedex bill pops through your door,

I’m using an 8gig class 6

Bugger! Thought it was all a bit easy! I’ve seen a 16GB class 10 for £18 – assume that would be fine?

I’m off to Tampa in a couple of weeks for work. Was thinking about picking on up cheap while I’m there. Will Henson or the like ship to a hotel?

plenty!

Got to use a Contour at the weekend, and I was pretty happy with it, apart from not setting up my shot properly due to canting my head. Also, it was an old version that only shot 720p and I have to admit that I was not exactly bowled over by the quality. That could have been due to the gak on the lense though.

One thing I will say is that it is a very discrete piece of kit. It’s easy to forget it is on and for other people to forget about. Probably more so than the GoPro.

Oh, did everyone see that GoPro have release a 3D version?

Here’s a quick lap of the back garden from my 960 – i set it in upside down mode to get the angle right and no, I don’t normally ride my bike with a shirt on!!

It’s in 960/25 fps (the PAL equivalent of 30fps NTSC) and works pretty well I think. Will give it a run in Wales this weekend hopefully.