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ContourROAM for $89 - Amazon.com

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Wow! Thanks for the heads up. Just ordered mine. :thumbup

I paid almost double that for the Contour HD, and it really sucked because of the wind noise. I mean decent picture quality, but all you hear was the wind. So I was pissed off at Contour for selling a product with a known issue. :thumbdown

But I have heard the ROAM has that solved. Still, I refused to pay for a new one. But with this price, I did. I'm happy if the wind noise problem was truly solved.
 
Tempting, but I don't want a fish-eye lens, and reviewers say it doesn't work in low light. And the recommended helmet mount got poor reviews. I'm gonna hold out for something better.
 
nvm, still works :thumbup
 
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rodr said:
Tempting, but I don't want a fish-eye lens, and reviewers say it doesn't work in low light. And the recommended helmet mount got poor reviews. I'm gonna hold out for something better.
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It's not a fisheye. I have the older ContourHD and just ordered the Roam. If it's the same helmet mount, I would say it works great. Can't speak to its low light ability yet though.
Found this test footage:
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Whoa. Free one day shipping too! I'm in.
 
WARNING. 30 FPS only. not 60 and yes, it makes a diff. But still a great deal. I just chose to pass b.c if I get one ill for for the better once.

and again, still an amesome price
 
rodr said:
Tempting, but I don't want a fish-eye lens, and reviewers say it doesn't work in low light. And the recommended helmet mount got poor reviews. I'm gonna hold out for something better.
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Perfect for our MOTO-D Camera mount.........www.MOTODRACING.com

MOTO-D_Racing_Contour_Mount_Motorcycle.jpg
 
rodr said:
Tempting, but I don't want a fish-eye lens, and reviewers say it doesn't work in low light. And the recommended helmet mount got poor reviews. I'm gonna hold out for something better.
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Can't comment on the low light, but we have the older ContourHD that I use from time to time and the helmet mount works great...

gnstalodz said:
WARNING. 30 FPS only. not 60 and yes, it makes a diff.
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Agreed, but apparently you can update the firmware to run at 60fps...
 
slower than... said:
Wow! Thanks for the heads up. Just ordered mine. :thumbup

I paid almost double that for the Contour HD, and it really sucked because of the wind noise. I mean decent picture quality, but all you hear was the wind. So I was pissed off at Contour for selling a product with a known issue. :thumbdown

But I have heard the ROAM has that solved. Still, I refused to pay for a new one. But with this price, I did. I'm happy if the wind noise problem was truly solved.
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So is wind noise a problem w/this model or the HD model you purchased?
 
Picked one up. I'll use this as my helmet cam once I do the 60FPS mod and I'll find someplace to mount my ContourHD on my bike for a second angle.
 
sweet! I dunno if I'll keep it or give it as a gift, but I'll for sure take one at that price!
 
Where did you guys find the information that this camera can be upgraded to 60fps?

The firmware upgrade download page doesn't say anything about the 60fps change: http://help.contour.com/customer/portal/articles/235034-contourroam-v1-6-
Also, I came up with this thread on the support forum: http://support.contour.com/contour/topics/contour_roam_upgrade_to_720p_60fps
The only thing I found was this, but it looks like a hack that may damage the camera: http://www.wikihow.com/Mod-a-Contour-Roam-to-60Fps
 
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