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(More customer reviews)The Contour GPS camera make great videos. The videos are sharp colors are clear and the light ballance is excelent. However the mechanical design is irritating and it is dificult to operate especially with Ski gloves. The On/Of power switch is small, it does not have a mechanical "click" which you should feel through the gloves. Beside you have to press it hard for few long seconds to turn it on and double that time to turn it off. The "Video On" switch is large and easy to access but its friction is too strong so when you move it the camera moves out of alignment.
The Storyteller S/W which you have to download from the Contour site, is far from mature. For example there is no way (at least I couldn't find a way) to change the directory where the movies are stored. This is a real problem since the default directory in the C drive gets clogged very fast. Beside that do not order the bundle package. There are other issues like: no indication where the files are stored and no indication if the GPS data exist at all.
The 8GB memory in that package was probably too slow and caused the camera to stoll. Videos that I took that day were all corrupted.
All in all - I would wait till Contour come with a new version of the camera and the utilities. Meanwhile my Canon SD 1400 does a great job with HD video too.
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The Contour 1400 HD revolutionized the way people shoot and share Video by creating the first wearable HD video camera. Its secret is the low profile design mated to the Patented TRail system that makes it easy to slide and lock to your body, equipment, or vehicle. The camera, at only 5 ounces is the smallest and lightest combination of handsfree video and GPS in the world.Perfected for outdoor use, ContourHD can Switch between crisp HD quality video (captured at 30 frames per second) or SD quality video (captured at 60 frames per second). This camera is the ideal complement to your outdoor gear with its all-in-one design ContourHD has no wires or separate recorder. Instead it records up to 8 hours of HD video to its own internal Memory card (compatible with up to a 16 GB microSD card). It is light (4 ounces) but its armored aluminum body enables you to capture video in any weather. The Geo Tag Bundle Includes * Contour 1400 GPS 1080P HD Helmet Camcorder* GE Video Cable 100ft White* Samsonite American Tourister Journey Photo Bag Black* 8GB MicroSD HC Memory Card* USB Secure Digital SD/MMC Card Reader
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