Cheap GOPRO HD Outdoor HERO2 Camcorder – On Sale
- Keep a record of your most memorable moments,thanks to the Gopro HD Outdoor HERO2! This Gopro HD Outdoor HERO2 camcorder captures Full HD video with its 11-megapixel CMOS sensor.
- You canstore your work on an SDHC memory card.
- The HD Outdoor HERO2 runs for 2 hoursand 30 minutes on a single battery charge, and is supplied with underwaterhousing so a little water won’t get in the way of getting that shot.
- In fact,the HD Outdoor HERO2 is waterproof to upto 60 metres.
HD Outdoor HERO2 Camcorder (Ref: CAMO2)Keep a record of your most memorable moments,thanks to the Gopro HD Outdoor HERO2!
This Gopro HD Outdoor HERO2 camcorder captures Full HD video with its 11-megapixel CMOS sensor. You canstore your work on an SDHC memory card.
The HD Outdoor HERO2 runs for 2 hoursand 30 minutes on a single battery charge, and is supplied with underwaterhousing so a little water won’t get in the way of getting that shot. In fact,the HD Outdoor HERO2
List Price: £299.99
Fantastic bit of kit, customer service was outstanding,
As a UK customer ordering early, this product was dispatched direct from USA, we needed it for a tour of South America at the end of the week we ordered it, and amazingly it turned up in 3 days.
Having used the old GoPro – this version is better. Sharper, more options, and a more intuitive user interface.
You may find as we do that a large SD card will last longer than the standard battery, so we are looking at getting more batteries or perhaps the batterypac.
Video quality is great in 1080p @ 30fps or 720p @ 60fps. Personally i feel the 120fps to be a bit gimmicky as the resolution is like an old webcam. (when lets face it, anything that you want to show at 120fps is probably an action you want to see very crisp at the highest possible resolution) In this instance 720p @ 60fps and then slowing the footage by generating the extra frames in post is a better option.
Another minor gripe is that the mic input is on the side of the GoPro, which means from the standard open backed skeleton case, we cannot rig up our rode videomicpro to the camera directly whilst it is in its housing, which in a couple of instances would have been a nice touch.
Don’t buy this expecting your shots to look as good as a dSLR with a good lens, the video compression rate on the footage is a lot higher than off a dSLR setup, the sensor size to capture the detail is smaller, and the lens has nowhere near the dynamic capabilities of a good dSLR lens… However, that is not what this should be compared to. When compared with cams like the ContourHD, yes the gopro looks odd, you may feel like an idiot wearing it, and there is a lot of squeaking from the plastic hinges when the ride gets a bit bumpy.. but the better low light, easy to use interface, easy expandability (there are a ton of accessories) and most importantly – the image quality mean that for all the shortcomings, we absolutely love this bit of kit, it’s small so we take it everywhere with us.
If you are looking for a compact HD camera, with wide angle POV possibilities – in our humble opinion it is really hard to find a rival product on the market that ticks as many boxes as the GoPro HD Hero2.
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|GoPro HD Hero2 camcorder,
Having been using a GoPro Hero camcorder for the last 3 months I was excited to get the latest model for Christmas. Initial tests do show it is better than the previous one. I especially like the increased resolution for still pictures. My LCD back fitted straight on and worked; the housings are interchangable; the menu is easier to understand; the lights all round to show when it is on are a GREAT improvement – no more photos looking up my nose at the beginning and end.
But GoPro, I use this mainly underwater and you are still supplying it with the crappy, out of focus lens in the housing. I will have to spend another £40 to get a replacement. Shame on you especially as your advert has some stunning underwater shots of sharks. So what lens did you use for those? Underwater this week I used the Hero 2 in my old housing and it does work well in less light. I got good results with lights too and it looks like the white balance has improved.
So great new camera but same old faulty housing. If you are using it above water then it is fine and easily gets 5 stars. Below water you need to spend extra money to get it usable so only 4 but great when it is fixed.
If you want to see how it works underwater in challenging conditions then follow Scottish Scuba Channel on YouTube. All videos up until 28th December 2011 are with a GoPro Hero. New ones will be mainly GoPro 2. Both will be using a replacement flat lens in the housing.
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|FANTASTIC!,
Ive been wanting one of these for ages. Quality product, well made and very tough. Easy to use and does what it says on the box. Would recomend to any one who plans to buy one of these to invest in a decent class 10 HCSD, a few can be found for around £20-£30 but would avoid these. Spend a little more and you will be rewarded. The video software from GoPro is ok but other software will do wonders for your vids and pics. Mind your fingers when you open the product as you can take a nice chunk of skin off on the top mount when you flip the lid up…… final two words.
BUY ONE!
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