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Upgrade Contour Roam 2?

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#1 ·
I'm debating between getting the roam 2 and the original roam. Is the roam 2 worth the upgrade or am I just being cheap? Also I'm considering the Sony cam but it doesn't seem people have been too happy about it.
 
#9 ·
Hmmm around me the roam and roam 2 are still the same price. I owned the Roam, and sold it for $150 when I saw the roam 2 coming out, now I'm waiting for it to come down a little.

The 60 fps thing is what was drawing me to the roam 2.

I thought about getting the GPS or +2 (which includes GPS) but I want a track of my entire days runs, not just when I'm filming. So I have a garmin forerunner 410 that I wear on my forearm under my jacket. Cost $160 just before xmas. And if/when the roam 2 comes down in price I'll probably pick one up again.

I might actually wait for the next gen and see if they can ram 120 fps in there...
 
#19 ·
like you i was contemplating between the roam or roam2. got the roam instead since it was really cheap during the holidays. no regret. awesome 1080 video. at the end of the day when most are sad that the slopes are closing, i am excited to go home and re-live the day on my computer screen.

i have a 32gb class 10 on it. works fine.
 
#29 ·
There's a 60fps hack for the ContourROAM, and I've used it, but the audio quality is terrible. It's effectively a really old firmware version and it means the audio (which was fixed in later firmware) suffers greatly. Definitely makes a visual difference, though!
I wish there was a way of hacking it in the newer firmware... On the other hand I don't really need to hear my wind noise and heavy breathing much anyway. I'll try this with my new (old) Roam and see what it's like at 60 FPS. I'm also not a big fan of the wide angle lens common to action cams. I'm debating about changing it out for a 90 deg lens.
 
#28 ·
I took my Countour+ 2 out for the first time today. The first thing I noticed when watching the videos is that it felt so much faster while I was doing it compared to watching the video. I am almost embarrassed to post it to youtube it looks so slow...lol

Poutanen, what is this hacked firmware you speak of?
 
#31 ·
Haven't seen one but it has a standard tripod thread in the base of the camera (at least the Roam 1 does) so it could be mounted that way to a strong magnet and then just rotate the lens. Actually this is a really cool idea, if you had a magnet with a hole through it (from a rotating beacon or something) you could make the mount yourself. I've got an old Celica I may end up autocrossing. Would be great to get a roof/hood/fender view of the action.

On another note, anyone here smart enough to know if you could force Roam 2 firmware on a Roam 1 and get the 60 FPS upgrade and the mic fix all in one? Dunno what language the firmware is programmed in but I'm wondering if it's possible to trick the Roam 1 into thinking it can take the new FW. Either that or opening up the 60 FPS feature in the latest versions of the Roam 1 firmware...
 
#34 · (Edited)
thats what i thought too lol, + there are no reference to this method on the internet, only reference to downgrade to the old firmware with audio issues. When my camera started giving the memory card error after the upgrade i panicked and wrote to contour:

i wrote:

"hello,

i tried to update the firmware of my camera and i flashed think the wrong firmware thinking it was a new one, because now my camera is recognized as roam 2 while its a roam and when i try to record the memory light keeps flashing. Is there a way to revert back the update??"

and they replied:

"Thank you for contacting Contour support. To attempt to revert back to your previous firmware, please first format your microSD card with your camera's format button. Then, please try following the "Installation Without Storyteller" instructions here: CONTOUR | Firmware - ContourROAM (v1.11). This may not work, however, as the it's possible that the firmware "bricked" the camera. The firmware should not attempt to install unless the actual firmware was renamed, so if your camera is reading as Roam2, you must have renamed the firmware to attempt to install it. As such, unfortunately if the camera does not revert, this is not covered by warranty.


John Unckles
Customer Satisfaction Team Manager
CONTOUR"

xD
 
#35 ·
Not really relevant to your thread, but i love my Contour+2's





Found them to be really good, much better than the GPS model i had, and more versatile as well...

My stepson has a roam as well, but when we ride, he uses one of mine which is connected via bluetooth to my Oakley Airwaves, and i don't have to keep truning round to see him, as i can see what he sees in my goggles... ;)
 
#37 ·
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