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Gopro or contour?

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reillymills
Posts: 7 - Karma: 12
wondering which camera i should buy a gopro or a contour i have $400 to spend
May 20 2013 10:53AM
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Naptown
Posts: 495 - Karma: 1,722
Go Pro hands down
May 20 2013 11:04AM
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moon-moon
Posts: 89 - Karma: 832
I personally don't like gopro's because they charge crazy amounts of money for additional equipment, the whole company is a scam and they are totally overpriced for a small camera. I think contour has much better quality and ease to use. I also think contours have a better battery.
May 20 2013 12:04PM
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Caucasian_Asian
Posts: 2447 - Karma: 1,665
Drift HD.

Remote control, LCD view screen, the ability to change camera settings for exposure, rotating camera lens.
May 20 2013 12:43PM
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Pipe_Munky
Posts: 10888 - Karma: 2,184
huge fan of the contour (use the contour +).

the only thing i miss about my go pro was the chest strap. other than that, the contour looks better, you know when it's recording, and i'm a huge fan of the rotating lens to level the image.
May 21 2013 9:19AM
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J.D.
Posts: 21362 - Karma: 5,142
Meh. Whichever's cheaper and has the attachments you'll use more. It's pretty 6 of one half a dozen of the other.
May 21 2013 11:08AM
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Balbertt
Posts: 1585 - Karma: 4,723
It depends what your using it for?
May 21 2013 2:52PM
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reillymills
Posts: 7 - Karma: 12
Mostly skiing and skating
May 21 2013 8:00PM
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bieberhole69.
Posts: 654 - Karma: 1,387
As a skiing-specific cam I prefer the contour because it doesn't have to be stuck on the top of your head and has gps, which I really like for embedding into videos. However, the gopro is more versitile as far as what sports you can use it with, as I've found it much easier to use for wakeboarding because its easier to chest mount
May 21 2013 10:58PM
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SunburntSquad
Posts: 293 - Karma: 496
If you're seriously interested in filming, then just save a little long and get a real quality camera. It'll be worth it in the end
May 22 2013 12:27AM
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