| GoPro HD Helmet HERO Camera | 
| Brand: GoPro
Category: Photography
Department: Accessories
Buy New: Too low to display
as of 9/2/2010 10:57 CDT details
New (20) Used (1) from $230.99
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 160
Color: One Color
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Size: One Size
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 4.5 x 4.2
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: CHDHH-001
Model: CHDHH-001
UPC: 185323000897
EAN: 0185323000897
Release Date: November 25, 2009
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Professional-grade full HD video up to 1080p | | • | 60 frames per second option in 720p and WVGA resolutions provides liquid smooth slow motion playback | | • | Videos can be easily edited with iMovie or Windows Movie Maker | | • | Industry’s widest angle (170º) and sharpest lens captures more of the scene | | • | Includes easy to apply mounts for attaching camera to virtually all helmets |
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Product Description
Developed for the consumer and proven by professionals, GoPro's HD Hero Cameras are the world's most advanced line of waterproof, full HD 1080p cameras designed to be used during sports. With amazing clarity, stability, and slow-motion capabilities, these cameras record your sport's most exciting moments in professional quality HD video and automatically-captured 5 megapixel still photos. HD HERO products can shoot video or photos from your point-of-view, mounted on your helmet, body, car, motorcycle, surfboard, or other equipment. And GoPro's 170 wide-angle lens (the industry's widest) even lets you take shots of yourself during your activity. All captured hands-free, while you stay focused on your activity.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 9
Awesome picture/video quality August 30, 2010
J. Thurber (Atlanta)
This is an awesome little camera. Small, lightweight, intuitive controls.
I would have rated 5 stars if it came with some editing software.
Good job GoPro!
From a professional August 19, 2010
Les Fitzpatrick (Seattle)
This is a remarkable new tool. I have added a dimension to my work that is often astounding, particularly for such a small expenditure. My biggest concern is the delicacy of the waterproof lens cover. It scratches very easily so be wary how you store the unit or when setting it down. Sorting through the myriad mounting accessories is akin to rocket science but great fun nonetheless. I'll likely buy another one.
 This is NOT the HD Helmet Hero your buying!!! July 26, 2010
William Rodriguez (New York)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I ordered this, thinking it was the HD HELMET Hero as it states in the title. This is NOT true. The HD Helmet Hero comes with helmet straps for solid and vented helmets and also comes with a head strap for use without a helmet. The item I received was NOT the HELMET Hero, but the HD Motorsports version with the suction cup. Very disappointing... I will be returning this item for a refund.
 Wonderful for viewing my tracking dog May 17, 2010
Cynthia M. Pischke
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I track with my dog and so she is 20 feet out from me. This camera is awesome for this sport, where I can go home and view her work on my computer.
Surprisingly good image quality, great wide angle view April 20, 2010
Jim Chou (Austin, TX USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this from REI using the annual 20% member discount on a lark and it has turned out to be a great purchase.
The video quality is surprisingly good for such a cheap (relatively speaking) camera. The 720p is better than that from my Canon SD940IS, which does not even provide 1080p. There are many sample videos on YouTube from myself and others, just search for the product name.
I haven't used the still mode much, but the pictures do not seem nearly as good as that of dedicated still cameras (like the aforementioned camera).
I have not tried out the helmet mounts yet, though I did use the included head straps for a couple of videos. These turned out to be nausea-inducing, as I tended to turn my head a lot. I don't think the helmet mounts will be any better, as I would still be turning my head a lot in most sports.
I ended up ordering a GoPro Chest Mount Harness for HERO Cameras and the videos from that were much more stable.
I thought I would be using the 1080p mode a lot, but for the coxing videos I have been using this for so far the 720p wide-angle mode is much more suitable, you can see much more of the boat and the oars; also, at 60fps slow motion video would be much clearer.
The choice they made to leave out a display paid off in battery life - 2.5 hours of continuous on time is awesome! The control mechanism is fairly unfriendly, but you get used to it... not sure why they couldn't have put in a mode dial though, it wouldn't have been that much more expensive, even for the waterproof case part - Canon cameras have had this in their waterproof cases for many years.
I didn't even think about the sound, but after reading the product literature I have to say I agree with their comments about sound quality. Looking back over some other videos taken with still and video cameras I find that there is a lot of wind noise in most of them, whereas this camera in its waterproof case lets you hear ambient noise without the wind noise.
All in all, a great product. A little pricey, but great for what it does.
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