GoPro Motorsports HERO WIDE On-Board Digital Camera for Motorcycles, Cars, and Other Vehicles
- Quick-release, water- and shock-proof polycarbonate housing attaches to helmets, cars, motorcycles, boats, plane.
- Resolution: 5 megapixel (2592×1944) photo, 512×384 video
- * Optics: glass lens, f/2.8 aperture, with ultra-wide 170 degree angle of view
- Camera Modes: video, standard photo, photo every 2 or 5 secs, 3x photo burst sequence, self timer, upside down photo/video flip
- Four quick-release adhesive mounts and industrial strength suction cup are included
Product Description
The Motorsports HERO Wide is the newest waterproof mini wireless digital video camera for motorsports. Sporting a new 5MP sensor, improved low light performance, faster -Inchphoto every 2 seconds-Inch mode, and mega-wide 170 degree lens….this is the highest performance HERO camera yet. It’s quick-release design simplifies click-mounting the camera to your car, motorcycle, helmet, etc. Developed at the track, the Motorsports HERO shoots TV resolution 30 fps vdeo with sound tuned to capture the grunt, squeal, and stoke of driving at the limit. Records 56 minutes of video to a 2GB SD card. 2 AAA batteries…. More >>
GoPro Motorsports HERO WIDE On-Board Digital Camera for Motorcycles, Cars, and Other Vehicles
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5 comments
J. K. Watkins on December 14, 2009 at 4:53 am
I have a GoPro and an EPIC action cam. The EPIC works every single time and can do an entire track day on one set of batteries. The GoPro? Don’t know – it randomly stops recording. Sometimes you get 30 seconds of video some times a whole session, but more than likely you get 4 or 5 minutes. Just enough to get out of pitlane do your warm up lap and get started and then nothing.
I would seriously recommend that you look elsewhere before buying this POS. The coolest thing about it is that they give you a ton of mounting hardware. At least everybody at the track will think you’re recording them.
M. McCarron on December 14, 2009 at 6:25 am
This concept is fantastic. However, I’m surprised that the quality of the pictures, video, and sound aren’t better. You must have great lighting for decent video. The mounting solutions are great and cover every angle. No chance to get proper sound while in the waterproof case. How about an option to use it without the case? I would have paid $100 more for a better product. At this point, I’ve had better luck using my cheap Sony camera (with masking tape over the mic as a windscreen) in video mode with my home made mount.
Still, despite the shortcomings, It’s an OK product for the price.
J. Beaule on December 14, 2009 at 8:03 am
I like this little video/camera. It’s not crystal clear but you get the idea.
The batteries do not last as long as they say they do for video. I use it for drag racing and it’s mounted on my dash. After about 20 minutes or so of video taping I needed to replace the batteries. I was unimpressed with this. Thankfully there only 2 AAA’s. I bring a pack of 8 AAA’s with me in case. Sound is good and easy hook up to any tv or camcorder. Down side with video you can’t FF or Rewind the video. I have not tried using it to take pictures. But it is a neat little package which I am still glad I purchased it. To me the price was worth it.
Thanks.
Jose Droguett Castro on December 14, 2009 at 10:51 am
If you don’t want to spend to much money insted of VIO 1.5 buy this product.
ObEd on December 14, 2009 at 11:10 am
A good buy for the money. It has been used about six times so far. I have attached it to my helmet on the chin guard and it works fine. The buying/shipping process was uneventful and the camera works as advertised.