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Split Screen Contour HD vs GoPro HD

The Contour HD 720p vs GoPro HD 1080p battle it out on dirt merchant and lower a-line.

62 Comments

  • + 20
 Go pro Wins. Video and sound.
  • + 18
 i think the contour had better colour though!
  • + 2
 contour only had better colour out in the brightness, but it was much better than the go pro out in the open. thats the only thing the contour is better for
  • + 14
 better color are you kidding me? it was changing colors non stop while the go pro remained the same.
  • + 4
 if by better color you meant that its darker, and cant adjust to changing light, then sure... when i wanted to be confused i looked at the left side... When i wanted to see what was going on on the trail, i would look at the right side.... i had to turn the sound off when it switched to contours sound.... im glad i got my gopro..
  • + 2
 i think the gopro colour was consistent through all the light conditions but the countour was better in the open and went almost black in the woods, which is crap for where i live cause it is mostly woods. also the gopro has better sound cause it has the plastic cover so less wind is picked up. i think overall the gopro is better but the contours colour is a lot nicer in the open sections
  • + 14
 go pro takes it
  • + 11
 go pro better audio better everything sick vid
  • + 11
 yea i agree GoPro HD gets my vote
  • - 13
flag madpladfilms (Sep 16, 2010 at 15:04) (Below Threshold)
 Sony
  • + 13
 When the light is the same eg. out in the open (desert etc) The contour is much better, but if your somewhere like this with changing light conditions the GoPro is the winner. I think this is starting to become the generally accepted view. I prefer the wider angle lens of the GoPro myself though Wink
  • + 1
 Remember that the Contour is on the sunny side of the helmet, so more light is getting into the sensor, and it compensates better for what is in the distance etc. but this will hinder it when it hits the shade as the change in light is larger on the Contour. Not a fair test of the sensor for its re-activeness to changes in lux IMO as a design engineer.
  • + 8
 I think its a pretty fair test, the trail does turn several times so that the light source is on both sides. light issues aside i think it shows the difference in perspective and the way that the go pro seems to have more vertical vision allowing it to capture both the handlebars and the horizon. kind of the best test we could do at the time the contour wasn't nearly as far behind as i thought it would be.
  • - 8
flag Superflybiker18 (Oct 14, 2010 at 9:48) (Below Threshold)
 if you idiots didnt realze is that he only had the 720p contour... the go pro was 1080 and by the looks of it the contour was on low britness settin... you can change all the setting with the contour
  • + 5
 Idiots. lol. You can change the settings on the GoPro also. Not rocket science you know.
  • + 4
 go pro is way better
  • + 3
 superfly you just kind of said go pro was better by saying its a 1080 while the contour is 720. and the go pro adapts the light changes but the countour does not adjust quick enough and goes very dark when it switches from bright light to forest. and if it was in :low brightness" then why is it doing better in bright light?
  • + 5
 if you record the go pro in 720p at 60fps it usually comes out with a better image than if you shoot at 1080p
  • + 4
 If you live in a forested area go pro is better but if you live in like utah or arizona where its bright and wide open no shad I would say contour
  • + 2
 go pro is better all around man, better quality video and sound all the way. and its tough as shit to boot. can get lots of mounts and fully waterproof. the contour is just a camera, nothing special about it.
  • - 1
 contour is cheaper
  • + 0
 so? you pay for quality. go pro isnt much more
  • + 1
 An unheard of brand that no one talks about is Tachyon, we have one to, its already waterproof to 100 indistructable and in hd, I pick that one out of both of these
  • + 1
 is that what helmet cam you used for the vids on your profile?
  • + 1
 Yeah but its not the high def though, we got the new hd one but we havent posted any videos yet. To be honest I would love to have a gopro its just i wasnt the one buying the new camera. I want the chest mount so badly!!!!
  • + 5
 go pro is much better viewing and sound quality i think. But thats just my view
  • + 1
 Contour is still by far easier to use, and the light differences is a lot. GoPro had too wide of a screen that it warped what the scene really looked like a bit, harder to use, but kept the color the same. Good idea to do split screen. Woulda looked funny to have two cameras on. hahaha
  • + 5
 GoPro is better. Great riding!
  • + 1
 It looks like the contour had a little less light sensitivity and better colors, as the go-pro made the trail hard to see in the sunny sections. this said, I think I'd still go with the gopro because it seems easier to do chestycams and comes with more accessories.
  • + 1
 I think that colours in the Contour are a little better than the GoPro's.
Having said that the GoPro is a lot more stable, has a wider angle and comes with more accessories. Also I do not think that Pinkbike video supports the full HD video format so it might look better for both cameras in Vimeo or YoutubeHD.
(I just bought a GoPro HD)
  • + 1
 There are plenty comparison videos like this, and some of them GoPro takes the trophy and others the ContourHD takes the trophy.

This guy in this video made the infamous mistake of removing the laser warning sticker, which covers the microphone from wind noise, which is unbearably loud as you can tell.

Once you take off that laser sticker, not even electrical tape will return the sound. A lot of guys plug their microphone with silicone. It seems to have the same audio as a GoPro once you do that.

Now, bear in mind, the GoPro is in a plastic case. The ContourHD is not. You can purchase a plastic case for the ContourHD (which I have done). With the camera in this case, the audio is almost exactly the same as the GoPro, even with an unplugged and de-stickered microphone.

See, the thing a lot of people don't realize is that once you even out all the variables, these cameras are very similar. GoPro versus Contour is basically the sportsman's version of the gamer's fight between the Xbox and the Playstation.

But, the Contour cameras have lasers and rotating lenses. That's an automatic win right there.

I've yet to see one comparison test video where the Contour is in a case, and both cameras have matching software settings on the most recent firmware, and no attached hardware.
  • + 3
 I like the colours of the Contour much more, just a shame about the light change issues Frown
  • + 2
 contour seems to make the image seem slimmer but id say has more color... im for the gopro, shoots better
  • + 1
 wow that guy had some flow. but compare this video to Brian Lopes's Air DH run and you can see the difference between a really good rider and a legendary rider.
  • + 3
 go pro beter sound and the coulor was good
  • + 1
 I just wanted to watch the Go Pro side. The Contour was too drastic in the light changes, which is one of my complaints with helmet cam vids.
  • + 2
 go pro- great, focused well got wider view, a little quicker to react too if u focus closely
  • + 1
 just put more saturation on the go pro and the quality of image would be the same as the contour hd !!!
  • + 3
 go pro beats all
  • + 0
 wow thanks dude i think you just solved which one i am going to get the go pro is 10x better and i think it cost less than the contour.
  • + 1
 Hi mate, all of your videos are awesome, very impressed! Just wondering which mount that is that you are using on the gopro?
  • + 2
 just the standard helmet mount that comes with it.
  • + 2
 i count three no-handers and definitely go with the GoPro HD 1080p
  • + 3
 Go Pro kicked ASS
  • + 2
 Great Run dude. Go Pro ftw!
  • + 2
 Another good day at The Camp of Champions eh Matt. Ken
  • + 2
 hell yeah, raddest summer ever. helmet cams are super popular now so i thought this might help people decide which one they like most. The split screen thing worked way better than i expected.
  • + 1
 You back at in the UK?
  • + 2
 go pro ftw
  • + 2
 Go Pro Fosho
  • + 2
 go pro ftw
  • + 1
 the gopro is more impact resistant the the contour . GOPRO or go home!
  • + 2
 go pro
  • + 2
 Gopro wins!
  • + 1
 if you put the gopro on r3 it is much better
  • + 1
 i thought the riding was good Smile
  • - 2
 im goin with the contour beacuse the adio has more bass and less chain sound and it looks more realistic and has more color but it was close
  • + 3
 did you hear the audio ???
All you can hear is bloody wind noise, the go-pro is vastly superior on the sound side of it.
  • + 1
 however, the wind noise makes it more realistic to the speed
  • + 0
 i would have expected better from the Go-Pro its close between them
  • + 0
 contour handles light better but gopro is easier to watch. gopro wins
  • - 1
 Contour for better couler but go pro for stedy shot but contour wins








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