Contour vs. GoPro??

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Hmmm ive never heard of Contour, but i now see them advertising on Vital. How long have they been out? Are they trying to compete with GoPro? Im looking some stuff up about them. I was going to buy a go pro... But im all about an under dog!

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crashnburn11 9/10/2012 7:23am
9/10/2012 7:23am
I have a contour. It is decent. Doesn't seem to handle changes in light to well, but overall it is good. I would still say a go pro is better in quality.
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7I3N 9/10/2012 7:25am
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I recently bought a pair of these. They're the bomb. Cool

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mellonhs 9/10/2012 7:30am
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crashnburn11 wrote:
I have a contour. It is decent. Doesn't seem to handle changes in light to well, but overall it is good. I would still say a...
I have a contour. It is decent. Doesn't seem to handle changes in light to well, but overall it is good. I would still say a go pro is better in quality.
Yeh do you know how long they have been out? Im sure after ppl start giving them feed back they will continue to improve! Im all about helping an underdog like previously stated!
crashnburn11 9/10/2012 7:47am
9/10/2012 7:47am
I bought mine in decemver. there us already a new version out (the one advertised) that may be better

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mellonhs 9/10/2012 7:55am
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crashnburn11 wrote:
I bought mine in decemver. there us already a new version out (the one advertised) that may be better
yeh the old ones seem to have a lot of wind noise.. hmmmm Does anyone know if they show up at the Nats like GoPro?
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mellonhs 9/10/2012 8:02am
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Im digging the Iphone live feed feature.
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queen of spodes 9/10/2012 9:52am
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7I3N wrote:
I recently bought a pair of these. They're the bomb. B) [img]https://business.transworld.net/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/liquid-image-goggles/impact.jpg[/img]
I recently bought a pair of these. They're the bomb. Cool

Have any footage?

http://shops.hookit.com/liquidimage/ViewProduct/XSCOffroadGoggleImpactS…
$399 pretty steep.
shiftmx_22 9/10/2012 10:00am
9/10/2012 10:00am
Contour has been around for quite a while. I remember them back from '06 ish if I'm not mistaken. Seems they've been around longer than GoPro. I still prefer my GoPro, but mostly because Contour has features that don't personally interest me (such as all the GPS tracking type stuff which might be more appealing to say back-country skiers or hunters).
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thehuck.0 9/10/2012 10:05am
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Just saw and ad for one that Dyrdek and TP199 are pushing... Looked pretty compact.
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HenryA 9/10/2012 10:18am
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Havn't seen any media recoreded with the top of the line Contour but the cheaper ones are ok. Not really the same image quality as the Go Pros, but they do record the sound A LOT better.
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DownSouth 9/10/2012 10:20am
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crashnburn11 wrote:
I bought mine in decemver. there us already a new version out (the one advertised) that may be better
mellonhs wrote:
yeh the old ones seem to have a lot of wind noise.. hmmmm Does anyone know if they show up at the Nats like GoPro?
Go Pro may have an exclusive deal for MX like they did in SX. Contour was a sponsor of H&H in 2011 but their riders were not allowed to run a Contour camera and do any filming at SX races because of Go Pro's deal with Feld. They had to fight to be able to run a dummy camera on the helmets to try and get some attention for their sponsor. Contour was not a sponsor of H&H in 2012 likely due to them not being allowed to promote their brand at the races.
muGz.147 9/10/2012 10:46am
9/10/2012 10:46am
I've got a Contour ROAM and I really dig it. I'm going to buy a Liquid Image EGO next though and try that out.

muGz.147 9/10/2012 10:47am
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...and they only retail for $179.99....and YES, I'll be selling them in case you were wondering...lol


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7I3N 9/10/2012 12:00pm
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queen of spodes wrote:
Have any footage?

http://shops.hookit.com/liquidimage/ViewProduct/XSCOffroadGoggleImpactS…
$399 pretty steep.
Nothing from the track yet. Just some trail riding in the desert.

https://vimeo.com/48303637

Check Amazon. I got mine for $141. They’re 780P. The new ones are 1080P.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=liquid%20image%20mx%20goggles
queen of spodes 9/10/2012 1:30pm
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Nothing from the track yet. Just some trail riding in the desert. [url=https://vimeo.com/48303637]https://vimeo.com/48303637[/url] Check Amazon. I got mine for $141. They’re 780P. The new ones are...
Nothing from the track yet. Just some trail riding in the desert.

https://vimeo.com/48303637

Check Amazon. I got mine for $141. They’re 780P. The new ones are 1080P.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=liquid%20image%20mx%20goggles
Looks a little shaky - similar to how GoPro's chesty looks.
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7I3N 9/10/2012 1:44pm
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7I3N wrote:
Nothing from the track yet. Just some trail riding in the desert. [url=https://vimeo.com/48303637]https://vimeo.com/48303637[/url] Check Amazon. I got mine for $141. They’re 780P. The new ones are...
Nothing from the track yet. Just some trail riding in the desert.

https://vimeo.com/48303637

Check Amazon. I got mine for $141. They’re 780P. The new ones are 1080P.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=liquid%20image%20mx%20goggles
queen of spodes wrote:
Looks a little shaky - similar to how GoPro's chesty looks.
Probably just my head. Wink

There are two big problems that my friends with GoPros complain about. The camera falling off or getting knocked off and not knowing its gone until you get back to the truck and not being able to tell if the camera is on or off without taking your helmet off. With the goggle cam losing it is obviously not a problem and there is a blue LED inside the goggles that you can look up and check with them on that flashes when you’re recording. Can’t see it when you look ahead. And the on-off switch is big and easy to hit with gloves on.
queen of spodes 9/10/2012 6:06pm
9/10/2012 6:06pm
Sounds like an opportunity for GoPro to sell us more hardware.. a little LED that attaches to one's goggles.. kind of the same idea as the goggle cam. I worry about mine coming off.

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iamdustin 9/10/2012 8:18pm
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Drift's are pretty good, contour and gopro are pretty equal. I say go with the brand the supports moto (gopro)
crashnburn11 9/10/2012 9:31pm
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iamdustin wrote:
Drift's are pretty good, contour and gopro are pretty equal. I say go with the brand the supports moto (gopro)
Contour actually sponsored Star last year or 2 years ago, but when gopro started sponsoring the supercross series, they got any other helmet cameras banned
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TerryK 9/10/2012 9:42pm
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I'm sticking with my GoPro. The features, add ons and accessories available are unmatched.
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realslow 9/11/2012 4:29am
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This was taken with an older Contour 1080p. I only picked it over go pro because the form factor seems better suited for enduros and less likely to get ripped off my head by a tree. I would probably have a go pro if I raced mx, but this will give you an idea what a contour can do. It was filmed in 720p, 60 f/s.

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