GoPro Motorsports HERO Wide Camera

Manufacturer : GoPro Camera Model : Motorsports HERO WIDE ASIN : B001K3LUQ4 Price : 199.99$ See Special Offers Product Description MOTORSPORTS HERO WIDE Most Helpful Customer Reviews 22 of 24 people found the following review helpful: Great idea, average delivery    This review is from: GoPro Motorsports HERO Wide Camera (Electronics) I was excited to see the video clips on the Gopro site. My use is on a Motorcycle. When I go the product, I found the display a bit disappointing. It is very small and you read it upside down as you might look at the camera with the 'Hero' logo in the lower right corner. The unit itself is somewhat simple in design and doesn't give you the feeling of the quality in even the most common digital camera's you would buy today. Two double AAA batteries go in the back with a cover that you slide off. This cover has a tendancy to slide off while general handling of the camera and is annoying. Do not, let me repeat, Do not use alkaline batteries in the camera-- they don't function properly. With fresh batteries my unit will only run for a short while and then shut off. It also has very erratic operation. Changing to the recommended Eveready NI-MH batteries solved the problem and although not cheap with the charger and all, they are necessary. The quality of video is ok, but does not work well in low light. This camera does not adjust well to varying light conditions and should generally be used in brighter conditions or full sun. The camera has no anti-shake capabilities so on a motorcycle things are jerky. Make sure you want the 170 deg wide angle as everything is noticably bent with the wide angle even in the focal portion of the picture. And, don't expect clear audio--you won't get it here. The audio quality is terrible. Even with the camera out of the protective waterproof case, there is a constant buzzing noise and the volume is faint even if you talk right in the microphone. In the case on a motorcycle, the sound is unuseable and unrealistic. For digital cameras these days, being limited to a 2gb card doesn't make sense. The entry level cameras will take 8gb at this point. In talking with GoPro tech support, they are working on a patch to allow 4gb cards, but it seems like a major task for them. All in all, I am disappointed in the quality and performance of their newest product. 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful: Motocross application This review is from: GoPro Motorsports HERO Wide Camera (Electronics) This thing is the bomb. Using the tall mount on top of my helmet, you can just see my hands on the handlebars. It's as close to being there as it gets, the wide angle view looks goofy in a still, but is just how you see it when you are in motion. My wife (non-rider) saw the video the first time and was all excited. She's seen helmetcam video for a year from my Oregon Scientific helmetcam, but it's a 52� Field of view, compared to the 170� field of view from the GoPro. She says this one is amazing, and that she didn't 'get' what was exciting about riding MX from the other cam. It's a quality unit, light enough you don't know it's there. New cases are about $40, so if you biff and shred it, easy fix. You will have to get 1000ma NiMh batteries, battery life is crap with regular duracells. I got by with a new set of batteries each day, but the NiMh give adequate life. The mount isn't direction sensitive, so you can stick the camera in backwards without any modifications if you like. Get the Motorsports version, it's got your helmet covered and has all kinds of cool other mounting options in the box. 8^) To see what the vid looks like, go to the GoPro site and check out the example video from Loretta Lynn's Am. Nats. Excellent! 8 of 9 people found the following review helpful: Top 10 must have's!    This review is from: GoPro Motorsports HERO Wide Camera (Electronics) A friend of mine had a GoPro Hero and I really liked the quality of the images produced from the tiny thing. So I ended up craving for one. I noticed GoPro released the Hero Wide version and after being amazed at the video quality from their testing along with user uploads, the choice was easy. The ease of use, picture quality, and built-in features was more than I expected. 5mp pictures and TV quality video is all I was really after, but also being able to mount this shock/water proof camera in various places was the icing on the cake. I love it, go buy one or five! The only bad thing I noticed was that some of the plastic mounts it came with were a bit cheap and broke easily. But I still give it 5 outta 5 Most Recent Customer Reviews LOVE GoPro, great gift! Gave this to my BF for xmas...he loves it! GREAT video quality. He rides with it on his bike and its fun to watch the videos back. The size is great. by M. Westwind Decent This camera works very well. The mounting options are many and work great. My biggest complaint to the first GoPro is the audio. by campaholic great little toy I have a ATK2 and wanted something a bit better. When the GOPRO arrived I couldn't beleive how small it was. The picture quality, for what it is, to me is fantastic. by billybimota GoPro Cam. Nice camera. Bad sound. This a good cheap camera if you don't mind sound. It has its pros and cons. Pros: Nice pictures Nice video Pictures and video shows a "fish eye"... by Richard Lee Great Product! I am very happy with this purchase. I have attached it to my harley in several positions and the video comes out clean and clear. by Ryan T. Patrick GoPro Motorsports Wide Camera (Standard, non-HD, 5MP) My GoPro Motorsports Wide Camera (Standard, non-HD, 5 megapixel) arrived yesterday. I planned on using this for HPDE track days. by P. Chu Sports camera Great idea. Poor execution. The case is first rate - tough and easy to use. The camera suffers from several angles. by John K. Youngs Great helmet cam for the price! Again, great helmet video camera for the price. I didn't have the battery issues many have complained about. by RJ a dead rabbit would be more useful I have a GoPro and an EPIC action cam. The EPIC works every single time and can do an entire track day on one set of batteries. The GoPro? by J. K. Watkins Freediving perspective This is a great camera which will certainly bring you some fantastic wide-angle shots of anything you want to film. by S. Buurma

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