GoPro - 1080p Hi Def

[Nath]

GoPro, makers of the infamous Hero Wide line of cameras announced some astonishing news at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market Show this week. This Fall, they will be releasing the GoPro HD Wide, the world’s first full high definition 1080p helmet camera! Yes, that’s right, 1080p (1920 x 1080 resolution) on a freak’n helmet cam, how awesome is that? What’s even more awesome is that the camera will retail for $299, quite possibly placing it among the world’s most affordable 1080P high definition camcorder of any sort.

GoPro HD Hero Wide – A High Def Helmet Cam at 1080P! | Helmet Camera Central

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[Desmo]

This fall?

[g0zer]

awesome.. i was planning to buy another one so i could get a FWD and REAR combined view

will wait for the HD and stick that on FWD and use the low quality GoPro wide ive got for the small rear view inset

[BigTim]

I wonder if they're going to manage to release the software update for the 4gb SD card before this new camera?

1080p resolution is pretty sweet out of a camera that small, though.

[rgvlee]

Awesome. Same boat as gozer, would love another

[ApatheticEnd]

Shit, I've got a hero wide and I'd still buy one of these. Use one for a primary angle and one for the secondary.

And it's 60fps........

Badass!

[Mex]

Do i really need a 3rd camera on the bike... i think yes...

the extra battery life looks good too...

[Dog Loaf]

wasnt the contourhd the first hd helmet cam?

[Stu]

Yes, Contour HD already available and in use! Somewhere between Singapore and Moscow

[Klink]

Heh recording 1080p to a 2 or 4 gb flash card? So... that would be around 5 secs of recording. LOL.

Nice camera tho.

[BigTim]

The 2gb file size limit is only on the older camera. The new one can accept up to a 32gb card, so that should be good for a decent amount of footage.

[Klink]

You would still be talking less than 10 mins (conservative) of 1080p. I cant seem to find any specs on recording times or effective bitrates.

[g0zer]

klink... that info is on p1 of naths 1st link

• 1080P 1980×1080 30 fps @12 Mbps
• 960P 1280×960, 30 fps @ 10 Mbps
• 720P 1280×720, 30 fps @ 7.5 Mbps
• 720P 1280×720, 60 fps @ 15 Mbps

[lo1ux]

jsut worked it out

32gig = 32000meg

32000/12 = 2666.666 secs

2666.666/60 = 44.444 mins

thats more then enough for me =D.

[STEEDS]

Sooooo anyone keen or organising a group buy????

[Rhino]

+ g0zer/rgvlee

I'd even be happy with 720p.

[The Drew 84]

jsut worked it out

32gig = 32000meg

32000/12 = 2666.666 secs

2666.666/60 = 44.444 mins

thats more then enough for me =D.

Not wanting to be that annoying guys that corrects someone but.....

32 Gigabyte SD Card = 32 000 Megabytes generally

12 Megabits per second /8 (8 bits in a byte) = 1.5 Megabytes per second recording

So 32 000/1.5 = 21,333.33 seconds

and

21,333.33 seconds = 355.55 minutes = almost 6 hrs!

So instead of annoying think of it as a big fat FUCK YEAH!!!! 6hrs of 1080p on your head? Sounds good to me!!!

edit: looks like the standard battery only lasts for 2-3 hrs so that expansion one might be the G-O..

[Oring]

klink... that info is on p1 of naths 1st link

• 1080P 1980×1080 30 fps @12 Mbps
• 960P 1280×960, 30 fps @ 10 Mbps
• 720P 1280×720, 30 fps @ 7.5 Mbps
• 720P 1280×720, 60 fps @ 15 Mbps

Its hi def res but compressed quite abit
A true 1920/1080 camera like a HDCAM runs like at 130Mbps.
@12mbps H.264 or whatever codec it uses will cause problems.
Best just to use a normal 1920/1080 25mbps HDV camera.

[BlackFZR]

These don't come out until November at this moment. I'm keeping an eye on it so that as soon as they are available, a group buy will be organised.........

[STEEDS]

These don't come out until November at this moment. I'm keeping an eye on it so that as soon as they are available, a group buy will be organised.........

Fuk yah