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I know what you’re going to ask; hey DRUT can I get an action-sports camera that can do everything? The answer is yes. Look no further than the ContourROAM HD camera.
The ContourROAM camera boasts an aluminum body that is waterproof to 1m, a 170° wide-angle lens, 3.5 hour battery life, rotating lens, and even an horizontal laser so you can make sure you’re not filming everything crooked like your old man used to in those home movies of you learning to ride your bike. The setup is super easy. Just charge the camera, insert a microSD card and presto you’re ready for action. Recording is a piece of cake. Slide the record button forward and you’re instantly filming so you’ll never miss a second of the adventure. Video is recorded in 720p resolution by default but is also capable of 960p and 1080p all at 30fps. In addition a 5MP photo mode can take photos every 1, 3, 5, 10, 30, or 60 seconds.
The contour comes with an usb cable, a low profile mount, and a rotating flat surface mount. There are a plethora of available accessories that can be added to the mix. Anything from a waterproof case (good to 60m) to a picatinny mount that allows the camera to be mounted to your tactical weapon aka your glock, piece, smoke-wagon, side arm, hand-cannon, Saturday-night special, well you get the idea. There is one thing that the contour doesn’t have, an LCD screen. What it does have is a Bluetooth adapter that fits directly in the microSD slot giving you the ability to use your iOS or android smartphone to see what you’re shooting and adjust the camera settings on the go without the need for a computer.
I recently took the camera up to Whistler and noticed a few things. The biggest issue I had was with the memory card that I used. The only microSD card I had lying around was a 4GB card. Which worked fine for the first 3 runs until it was full. Now maybe that’s because Peak to Creek is approximately 4,500 vertical feet. So maybe that’s not bad for a small card. The second problem I had involved the lens itself. It’s a perfectly flat surface and has a slight edge around the outside; which makes a perfect little bowl for snow to just pack itself into blocking the shot entirely. Unfortunately I came unprepared without anything to wipe or clear the lens; I’m embarrassed, mi scusi. You would think a former boy scout would know better than to be unprepared. Anyways, the camera worked as advertised; super simple to use and durable. On one of the runs I may or may not have ducked under a fence, which I hit the camera on and was a bit surprised, even after the contact both the mount and camera looked untouched. Long story short the video I was able to get wasn’t really spectacular so I’ll be heading back to the hill soon and hopefully I can post a sample video here shortly. For now feast your eyes on the Contour promo vid.
Cheers,
DRUT
