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ContourHD 1080p Full HD Helmet Camera Overview

A water-resistant camera for all seasons, its light (4.3 ounces/123 grams) anodized aluminum body withstands dust, dirt, mud, and snow. It is also shock, vibration and impact resistant.
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ContourHD 1080p Full HD Helmet Camera Features

  • Full HD Recording (1080p) – 1920×1080 pixels – 30fps
  • 5 Megapixel Sensor
  • Internal Microphone
  • Removable Lithium-Ion Battery; records up to 4 hours
  • Aluminum and Fiberglass Water Resistant Body

ContourHD 1080p Full HD Helmet Camera Best Review

This camcorder is not really water-resistant or splash-proof. If it is splashed on, some water WILL get into the lens chamber through the gap between the lens protector and the rubber ring, fogging everything up and ending your fun for the day.
You can let the moisture out by taking the lens chamber apart(not a difficult task: just removing one screw). Based on my casual observation, I believe that it is unlikely that the moisture trapped inside the lens chamber can move further and reach key electric components to cause permanent damages; so technically you can call that “water-resistant.”
However, if the lens is fogged up, the device becomes practically useless and it is hard to fix it in the field (better wait until you get home lest getting more water or dirt into the device).
An easy solution might be the VholdR 3300 Waterproof Case accessory. I just ordered one and will let you know how well it works.
I give it a four-star because I believe that Twenty20 was sloppy in designing the seal mechanism of the lens chamber. For a >0 device, it is shocking that they attempt to use one cheap and not very tightly fit rubber ring to keep water out. They don’t even bother to apply some silicon grease, which could have helped greatly in keeping water out. My flashlight does better than that! In a nutshell, this device is not splash-proof and it could have been!
Although I give it a four-star, I consider ContourHD the best wearable camcorder on the market. Picture quality is very good and its operation is intuitive and simple.
Below I am also going to make a list of ContourHD’s shortcomings. Please consider them more as a wish list since products from other companies are not doing any better.
(1) I was thinking about using it to record video during my long road trip, powered by vehicle power to USB adapter. It turned out that the device can’t record video when connecting to power source or computer, and thus recoding capacity is limited by battery capacity.
(2) to be continued…

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update Aug 01, 2010 13:53:05