contour +2? - Snowboarding Forum

gmore10 · 01-13-2013, 10:50 PM

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?

MarshallV82 · 01-13-2013, 10:51 PM

I can't decide either.

How's the battery life compare on these as well?

Lamps · 01-13-2013, 11:07 PM

Battery life on the contour averages 45 mins for me, disappointing. Otherwise great camera.

MarshallV82 · 01-14-2013, 02:04 PM

I'm thinking I'll go with Contour. I like the features on the GoPro but I don't want to ride around with a toaster on my head.

Extremo · 01-17-2013, 03:57 PM

I just had a super long response written and it logged me out so it never posted.

So in short, it's def worth the upgrade. Maybe I'll do a review on it sometime.

poutanen · 01-17-2013, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Lamps

Battery life on the contour averages 45 mins for me, disappointing. Otherwise great camera.

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.

Lamps · 01-17-2013, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by poutanen

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.

You get a full dashboard on your iPhone showing battery and memory status, lots of nifty features, but battery life is short. In going to buy a 2nd battery.

KIRKRIDER · 01-17-2013, 05:41 PM

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.

gmore10 · 01-17-2013, 06:32 PM

sounds good probably buy it from him he only wants 300 or my old ride highlife but i love that board. Anyway sounds like its worth 300.

poutanen · 01-17-2013, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by KIRKRIDER

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.

I do the same, sometimes pop it on on the first chair or if I'm heading up and want a vid of somebody coming down. Otherwise I click it on at the start of a run, stop it when I pause, restart, etc. The roam's so bloody easy to use it's been foolproof for me.

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gmore10 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: the 410 Posts: 259	contour +2? 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? __________________ when your a man sometimes you wear stretchy pants in your room just for fun

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KIRKRIDER Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 2,212	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. __________________ 2012/13 -12- Kirkwood days Arbor A-Frame 158 2009-10 Jeremy Jones Hovercraft 156, 2011/12 Burton Driver-X K2-Cinch-CTX Subaru WRX 06 Last edited by KIRKRIDER; 01-17-2013 at 05:43 PM.

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gmore10 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: the 410 Posts: 259	sounds good probably buy it from him he only wants 300 or my old ride highlife but i love that board. Anyway sounds like its worth 300. __________________ when your a man sometimes you wear stretchy pants in your room just for fun

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01-13-2013, 10:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
MarshallV82 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Golden, CO Posts: 428	I can't decide either. How's the battery life compare on these as well?

01-13-2013, 11:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lamps Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 645 Blog Entries: 5	Battery life on the contour averages 45 mins for me, disappointing. Otherwise great camera.

01-14-2013, 02:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
MarshallV82 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Golden, CO Posts: 428	I'm thinking I'll go with Contour. I like the features on the GoPro but I don't want to ride around with a toaster on my head.

01-17-2013, 03:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
Extremo -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NH Posts: 3,122	I just had a super long response written and it logged me out so it never posted. So in short, it's def worth the upgrade. Maybe I'll do a review on it sometime.