Snowboarding Forum - Snowboard Enthusiast Forums banner

contour +2?

7K views 42 replies 12 participants last post by  poutanen 
#1 ·
this bad boy looks pretty good anyone got one? how are they? . i know there seems to be an audio problem but that doesn't bother me. anyway my friends offering me a deal on his wants a go pro. i have a 1080 how much different is the picture quality?
 
#6 ·
Wow that sucks... That on the +2? Must be the GPS... Both roams I've had have never run out of battery in a day of boarding. Actual video shooting probably about 1.5 hr. Unfortunately there's no real battery meter on the roam, so I don't know how close to 0 I ever was. :dunno:
 
#8 · (Edited)
I got the ROAM. dirt cheap and works. Haven't managed to finish battery or card so far. How much you guys shoot? All day on? I do "best run" takes... pow stashes, woods...small 3-4 min segments.
 
#11 ·
I just used mine for the first time!

Only got 2 vids, just a fast groomer and some trees. I'll have to mount on it on my helmet so its not so jumpy. Takes a great picture and the GPS feature is awesome. I used 720/60fpm.

I forgot to charge it before I left so it died after a couple hours.. pretty excited though!
 
#13 ·
Yeah that's exactly how I have mine, mode 1: 720/60fps and mode2: 1080p. I have only had helmet POV up until now so I haven't edited anything. I just picked up the pole mount and found an old carbon ski pole for $5 I am going to use for the pole. I think edits always look better with multiple POVs.
 
#16 ·
Sorry to hijack the thread slightly, but a few of you mentioned the Roam - delighted you seem so happy with it as I'm getting one, but is there a significant difference from Roam to Roam 2? Is the 2 worth a $50 difference in price (bearing in mind that the 2 comes with a micro SD I suppose it's only 25)? I'm inclined to think for the price difference I'd be better to get the newer 2, seems it's only slightly improved but improved all the same.
 
#18 ·
I'm getting the Roam 2...amazon.com has it once in a while for $169, so I'm jumping on it next time they drop the price. You could hack a Roam to do the 720p 60fps. The Roam 2 is completely waterproof...roam 1 up to 1 meter...and you can get it in snazzy new colors....though I just want black.
 
#26 ·
For what it's worth, here's a little video I just made of some snorkelling I did last summer. This was in 960p 30 fps... First time I've ever had the camera underwater. It feels weird swimming around with the thing in your hand but it did fine, no issues.

Then I left it out in the rain all night. Again no issues...

 
#27 ·
Im not going to post this on CL or the buy sell forum, nor am I going to ship anything because im just to lazy and i dont care, but i thought i let some people in on some deals that pass by me from time to time to you guys.

If you want a brand new Contour + 2 still in its original packaging with all it comes with for $300 let me know. You would need to pick it up from me downtown Vancouver.

First come first serve...
 
#38 ·
Contour +2 recording issues



I had this same issue. What micro SD card are you using with your contour +2?

I used mine in mammoth this past Christmas where it had epic powder conditions. I had some of my best runs ever...thought that the contour recorded all of it. Since you can only playback the footage on a computer (tv at cabin didn't have HDMI), I had to wait until I got home. I came to find that only a handful of videos were there. It was missing over 10 videos. I was soooo bummed out and pissed. All the good powder videos weren't there...:icon_scratch:

I contacted contour, and they thought that I had a defective camera, and suggested I send it back to them. Thankfully, I purchased the camera from dogfunk and was able to do a quick exchange. However, when trying to reformat the second camera, it turned into a brick. That is, the camera would not turn on at all. I was really frustrated this time. I was thinking of going with a GoPro, but loved the convenience of the contour's big record slide bar on the mountain (also don't look like a telletubby). Therefore, I gave a third go around with dogfunk for a new camera. Third camera had issues with footage recorded onto micro SD card too.

Found out that the contour+2 has issues recording files with certain brand micro sd cards, class ratings, and size of the card. Has issues with certain 32 GB and class 10 cards. Found this info on contour's support forum from other customers with similar issues. Mine didn't work with a Sandisk 32 GB Ultra, class 10 UHS well at all. I ended up using a Samsung 16 GB, class 6 micro SD card, and the camera has worked flawlessly since then. The card is plenty fast enough with class 6 to record HD footage.

You might want to use a different micro SD card, if your files are not there at the end of the day. Hope this helps.
 
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Top