Contour ROAM2 Waterproof Video Camera (Red)

This purchase was a gift for a true "shirt off your back" friend. There were some freezing problems at first but the problem was with the laptop computer and NOT with the camera. Using the default camera settings, the included micro sd card, and a fully charged battery, we went on an all day zip line, swinging bridge tour at a very nice resort in GA. Just filming (showing my age huh) the action sequences and not all the walking and climbing, the camera filmed all day. Now with the laptop on the skids, I used Apple's $30 camera kit for the iPad and easily uploaded the video segments to my iPad 2 and watched the files. No added software needed. Great clear smooth action and outstanding audio, even at 50 mph. With some wind noise as expected. I highly recommend the Roam 2 camera with the head strap mount that works on your helmet too because it ie easy to use, makes good movie clips and because it made a much appreciated gift.06/01/13 Update:After returning from our zip trip I transferred the video clips from my iPad to my Macbook Pro. Opened iMovie and the program found the zip clips, stitched all 18 clips together in the order recorded, and added a nice title and end credit making an 8 minute 720Hd @ 28 fps that was easily transferred to all my iOS devices. Took less than 10 minutes. The movie plays very smoothly with no freezing or glitches. Should you opt for the Roam2, I think you will like it.06/11/13 UpdateWell, I ordered a green one for me today. Chose the amazon prime $3.99 overnight shipping. Folks, amazon prime is the best deail amazon has. $4 overnight shipping and amazon prime streaming videos too. Amazon is good people.

to answer your first question. I got this over the gopro because of its ease of use. just slide that big switch forward and you're ready to rock. the other big factor was that you didnt need a stupid case to keep water out and I didn't want to have a camera with a mic that's stuck inside a plastic chamber. seemed stupid to me. upon my first snowboarding run I quickly found out that the mic doesn't add much... all you hear is overwhelming wind noise. I just took the camera out to go underwater for the first time and the video underwater looks amazing. the down side, water gets into the little mic hole and now everything sounds muffled, like you're under water. hopefully now that it's dry the audio will sound normal.waterproofing - when I first put it in the water I watched a stream of bubbles come from the camera and thought it was done for, but it kept working all day. I did some cliff diving from a height of a second story window with this camera in my hand. I definitely took it down more than 1 meter but I was mostly worried about the force from the impact of the fall. I added a ring of electrical tape to the back door to reduce the pressure on the seal. I don't know if this would have been an issue but the camera still works and the video looks great.stability - this thing has no anti hand shake. so when you're headed down a trail the camera shows every single bump. I bought a video editing software with a "stability" feature and that almost completely cleans it up. no action camera I've looked at advertises some sort of "anti-shake" ability so I assume this is a universal problem when picking a camera.video quality - It's plenty good enough for me. I can see room for improvement and I wouldn't be sad if my contour broke, leaving me with the opportunity to upgrade. but I'm not terribly picky and the video suits my needs.Battery and memory - I bought a 32g card and I've recorded just about every snowboarding run in an entire day without the battery or memory card indicators turning yellow. I believe on two day trips I usually charge it at night, just because, and the memory card still isnt showing yellow after the second day. and this is on 1080p or 720 at 60hz (max settings)

As I am sure most of you know that contour is having some issues staying afloat but I am a fan of their Roam 2 camera. Easy to use and it works great at 720p-60 as I made about 2 hours worth of film with the unit mounted to my bike (not my helmet but my bike via a Minoura mount) in fact the versatility of mounting devices (side mounts or tripod) and lens rotation to me one of the single best point of difference vs the gopro. I know the gopro can do 1080p@60 and hear me I wish the roam 2 could as well but I got it for 1/2 price of the GP and I love the streamline shape and size (or lack there of) of the unit... If anyone is interest in buying one check out Techmoan's review of the Roam 2 on youtube as It was the reason that I finally jumped in.___Above is my original post for the first Roam 2 I purchased and it worked completely as advertised. I was so impressed I ordered a 2nd unit and that is why I lowered my rating to 3 stars as the 2nd unit would not accept the firmware update off the contour website. I have no idea why but after two days of trying I gave up and am sending the 2nd unit back to Amazon.This brings me to a larger point and that is that Contour is offically OOB so you will not be able to get any support from the manufacturer for issues or questions, so I would strongly recommend that you buy a unit only from a reputable seller with purchase/satisfaction garantees. As always amazon is taking back the bad unit for refund and I have ordered another off the site to replace it. I have to contribute the firmware deal to a fluke as the first unit updated with no issues. We shall see where we stand when I receive in the third. Stay Tuned...

Camera worked fine for 3 weeks,Than completely dead.Contour co. out of businesses, and no support.I loved the camera and purchaseddifferent mounts for it,too bad it stopworking. Amazon refunded my money(Thank god I still had time).

I haveit mounted on the side of my scorpion exo500 motorcycle helmet with the rotating mount. Works great, Good quality video. Being waterproof to 1m without a case is great since I don't have to worry about a rainstorm while I'm riding.Looks much better than a go pro Mount stocking out the side or off the top of the helmet.Decent audio for an on board mic. Only down side is that too change settings, you have to connect to a computer. For me that's not a problem, as I won't be changing settings often, if ever.

facile à utiliser, une touche. seul bémol grand angle 170° seulement en 720. très bonne image. et un bon filtre micro qui ne prend pas le vent.

Ergonomic, robust but the video quality is poor!

In todays day and age where everything is so easily available online, the instructions and software installing for this junk was so tough esp since they have apparently discontinued some models. Wish I had known...Works fine but I hope it doesnt give me problems as I would hate to have to research the trouble shooting for issues for this one.

Very happy with this product - I make 1 to 2hr biking videos everyday and this has been performing flawlessly - you can custom set your own parameters such as resolution if desired - picture quality and audio are good - and has to be the easiest video camera to operate!