| | |  | Exercise & Fitness | Home » » » GoPro Motorsports HERO Wide Camera | | | | | | | Description: | | GoPro Motorsports HERO Wide Camera | | | Features: | |
• Quick-release, water- and shock-proof polycarbonate housing attaches to helmets, cars, motorcycles, boats, plane.
• Resolution: 5 megapixel (2592x1944) photo, 512x384 video
• * Optics: glass lens, f/2.8 aperture, with ultra-wide 170 degree angle of view
• Camera Modes: video, standard photo, photo every 2 or 5 secs, 3x photo burst sequence, self timer, upside down photo/video flip
• Four quick-release adhesive mounts and industrial strength suction cup are included
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 2.3 inches | | Product Width:
| 1.25 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.75 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.31 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.85 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 23 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
Average Customer Review:
 ( 23 customer reviews )
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
23 of 25 found the following review helpful:
 Great idea, average deliveryMay 17, 2009
By Joseph R. Aiello
"Gadget Guy"
Gopro Motorsports HERO WIDE 5 Megapixel 170 Degree Lens Camera (Silver)
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 found the following review helpful:
 Motocross applicationJan 31, 2009
By Harry Moto
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 52º Field of view, compared to the 170º 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 found the following review helpful:
Top 10 must have's!Dec 26, 2008
By A. Lacson Jr.
"wRxOne"
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
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
awesome cameraAug 24, 2009
By Ferris11
This camera is awesome. I drive an open-cockpit car and I connected this to the roll bar with the optional roll bar kit and it took great images. I was surprised at how good the images were. The sound isn't bad, but the wind noise drowns out the engine sounds a bit. I have a 2 GB card in there and I can't wait until they get the 4gb to work.
Great product and great price, especially compared to what some of my friends use - like a cam corder bolted in with a lipstick cam.
The gopro doesn't have a million features and you don't need them - it does its main feature great, and that's recording video.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Works GREATJun 29, 2009
By Jacqueline Richards
"SerrealTech"
I will have to come back on and edit this so I can leave a video. The camera works great. And for all of you out there an 8GB card will work in this.
See all 23 customer reviews on Amazon.com
| | |
|
