GoPro HD HERO2: Outdoor Edition (New Model)

The previous hdhero was the consensus best helmet cam on the market and now with the hdhero2 there is absolutely no doubt which one is best. These are just the imporvements that are relevant to me:

1. The screen is MUCH easier to navigate through and gives you a lot more info while filming than the previous hdhero. Resolution, wide angle/medium wide angle, battery life, remaining recording time on sd card, mode, and record time are all on the screen at the same time.

2. The beeping is louder. With the previous gopro if you had the waterproof housing on it was hard to hear. Not anymore.

3.New super slow mo option. You can now shoot at standard definition at 120 frames a second which lets you play back at incredibly slow mo. On the previous go pro the maximum was 60 frames per second. So you can now go twice as slow.

4. If I'm not mistaken this motorsports editin comes with more mounting hardware than the original hdhero.

Although this is advertised as having a lens that's 2x clearer than the original hdhero I really can't tell a difference.

The hdhero had great 1080p quality, not much to improve on there. There wasn't much to improve on over the previous gopro and now there's even less. I have no idea what they are going to do for the hero3. 120 frames per second in 720p I guess. GPS speedometer would be cool.

Anyway, if you can afford this, get this. Don't even look at the other helmet cams. If you can't afford this then get the previous hdhero as it is now on sale and is better than any of the other options. The only helmet cam that offers something that hdheros don't is the contour hd with gps. "GoPro HD HERO2

The HD HERO2 Outdoor Edition is compatible with all GoPro expansion accessories and BacPacs,™ including the Wi-Fi BacPac and Wi-Fi Remote (coming soon).
Features

• Professional 11MP sensor
• 2x Faster image processor
• 2X Sharper glass lens
• Professional low-light performance
• Full 170º, medium 127º, narrow 90º FOV in 1080p
• 120 fps WVGA, 60 fps 720p, 48 fps 960p, 30 fps 1080p Video
• Full 170º and medium 127º FOV photos
• 10 11MP Photos per second burst
• 1 11MP Photo every 0.5 second time-lapse mode
• 3.5mm External stereo microphone input
• Simple language-based user interface
• Wi-Fi BacPac™ and Wi-Fi Remote™ compatible (coming soon)
• Long-range remote control of up to 50 GoPro Cameras
• Wi-Fi Video/Photo Preview + Playback + Control via GoPro App
• Live streaming video and photos to the Web

Included

• One 11MP HD HERO2 Camera
• One waterproof housing (197'/60m)
• One HD skeleton backdoor
• One rechargeable Li-ion battery
• One USB cable
• One vented helmet strap
• One head strap
• Two curved surface adhesive mounts
• Two flat surface adhesive mounts
• One three-way pivot arm
• Assorted mounting hardware

Note: SD card not included
Specifications
Camera Optics

• 2x Sharper professional glass lens
• f/2.8 Fixed focus
• 170º Wide FOV (including 1080p)
• 127º Medium FOV (in 1080p)
• 90º Narrow FOV

Video

• HD resolutions:
• 1080p: 1920×1080, 30FPS
• 960p: 1280×960, 48FPS + 30FPS
• 720p: 1280×720, 60FPS + 30FPS
• Standard definition resolutions
• WVGA: 848×480, 120FPS + 60FPS
• High performance, 1/2.3" CMOS image sensor
• Light sensitivity: 0.84 V/Lux-sec
• Video format: H.264 codec, .mp4 file format
• Exposure control: Spot, center-weighted
• White balance: Auto

Photo

• Resolutions: 11MP, 8MP, 5 MP
• FOV: Wide 170º FOV, medium 127º FOV
• Capture modes: Single, 10 photo burst, time-lapse,* self-timer

*Now supports time-lapse photo every 0.5 seconds. Requires Class 10 speed SD Card.
Audio

• Mono, 48 kHz, AAC compression, auto gain control
• Stereo external microphone input (3.5mm)

Storage
Memory: SDHC: Up to 32GB (Class 4 or higher)

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