| GoPro Motorsports HERO Wide Camera |  | Brand: GoPro
Category: Photography
List Price: $199.99
Buy New: $144.99
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Seller: Riverbanks Outdoor Store
Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 4,444
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Optical Zoom: 0
Display Size: 0
Battery: 2 AAA
Maximum Resolution: 5
Removable Memory: SuperDisk
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 2.3 x 1.3 x 1.8
MPN: Motorsports HERO WIDE
Model: Motorsports HERO WIDE
UPC: 185323000156
EAN: 0185323000156
ASIN: B001K3LUQ4
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Quick-release, water- and shock-proof polycarbonate housing attaches to helmets, cars, motorcycles, boats, plane. | | • | Resolution: 5 megapixel (2592x1944) photo, 512x384 video | | • | * Optics: glass lens, f/2.8 aperture, with ultra-wide 170 degree angle of view | | • | Camera Modes: video, standard photo, photo every 2 or 5 secs, 3x photo burst sequence, self timer, upside down photo/video flip | | • | Four quick-release adhesive mounts and industrial strength suction cup are included |
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Product Description
The Motorsports WIDE HERO is 5 Mega-Pixel still a waterproof mini wireless digital video camera for any kind of motorsports. With brand new configuration with a 170 degree WIDE Angle Lens. It comes with multiple quick release click mounting hardware to connect the camera to you car, motorcycle, helmet, etc.Developed at the track, the Motorsports HERO WIDE shoots TV resolution 30FPS video and you will never miss any of the action with its WIDE angle views. It records 56 minutes of video to a 2GB SD card (not included) and 2 AAA batteries. It also takes 5 megapixel still photos and can connect directly to PC, Mac or TV.
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GoPro Cam. Nice camera. Bad sound. March 31, 2010
Richard Lee
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This a good cheap camera if you don't mind sound. It has its pros and cons.
Pros:
Nice pictures
Nice video
Pictures and video shows a "fish eye" view of everything. I personally like how it looks.
Super small
If it came with the suction cup, it's easy to mount onto that and record stable video.
Cons:
Sound is pretty much non existent
Pictures and videos at night are terrible
Batteries die within 20 mins. I carry 12 batteries because of this problem.
No zoom features or anything with the camera.
No way to see what video or pictures until you put it up on a computer. The camera uses sd card.
All in all, you get what you pay for. You get a tiny camera that takes nice video and pictures during the day. If sound is really important for you, then I suggest you go with something else. Although, I heard the newer HD version of this camera have improved sound quality. In my opinion, the camera is a good deal for its price.
 Great Product! February 25, 2010
Ryan T. Patrick (DFW, TX)
I am very happy with this purchase. I have attached it to my harley in several positions and the video comes out clean and clear. The suction cup that comes with it is amazing. I stuck it on the side of my saddle bag and rode for 20 miles. held on like a champ. one tip is to make sure you purchase the energizer lithium batteries. it will not work with other batters. I cant wait to use it for my snowmobile trip in two weeks. you wont be disappointed.
 GoPro Motorsports Wide Camera (Standard, non-HD, 5MP) February 19, 2010
P. Chu (Horsham, PA USA)
My GoPro Motorsports Wide Camera (Standard, non-HD, 5 megapixel) arrived yesterday. I planned on using this for HPDE track days. Upon inspection of the contents, I noticed that there was a scratch on the housing around the lens cover. Maybe it was used by someone else and returned? No big deal, as long as the camera performs well.
So I updated the unit with the new firmware, which is supposed to allow it to handle up to an 8GB SD card and improve how it reacts to bright light. I then proceed to mount it inside my car above the rear deck using the suction cup mount on the rear windshield.
This morning I record my commute to work, just to play around with it. Upon opening the file on my computer, I find that the entire video is over-exposed! You can see the interior of the car ok, but everything outside was way to bright! Granted, there was snow on the ground and it was a sunny day, but you could barely make out anything! In addition, the rear mounting location with the wide lens makes it very difficult to see the road ahead of you in the video. You mostly see the back of the front seats and cannot really make out your line. The audio quality of this model was also quite poor... with the housing gasket in place, you could BARELY hear my exhaust rumble (and I have a somewhat loud exhaust). There was also this constant humming/buzzing noise.
So during lunch I remove the housing gasket and try a different mounting position, under the rearview mirror. This time the sound came out ok, background humming/buzzing was still there. But the vid came out under-exposed, too dark! I am returning this camera, maybe that's why the previous buyer returned it as well. I might give the HD one a try, as I hear that it has a better processor and handles various lighting conditions better. If I do, I will use the handlebar mount on my rearview windshield. The lead instructor at my driving school as approved this as an acceptable mount and mounting location.
Sports camera February 5, 2010
John K. Youngs (Wilmington, NC)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great idea. Poor execution. The case is first rate - tough and easy to use. The camera suffers from several angles. The battery current is excessive for a small, simple device. I'm in the electronics field and have seen this problem before. Poorly designed circuits designed by amatures. The product should not have ever been released to the public for sale. The battery life is so short that the usefulness of the package is dismal. I will use high capacity rechargeables for now but will look for a better substitute camera to replace this one with. The operating buttons and operator's screen are far too small for this old geezer's poor eyes. There is no excuse for this design.
Great helmet cam for the price! January 10, 2010
RJ (CA)
Again, great helmet video camera for the price. I didn't have the battery issues many have complained about. I use the cheapo Radio Shack rechargables AAA's that come with a charger along with cheapo SanDisk 2GB SD cards. It gives me a solid hour of recording time (2GB card + one set of batt's). For me, after an hour of riding it's time for a break. No biggie to change the batteries an SD card during a rest stop.
The playback isn't that great in low or bad lighting conditions. It's more of a fair weather (good lighting conditions) camera. The playback isn't as clear as a cheap cam-corder, a little grainy, but I'm very suprized of how steady the playback was after filming some very bouncy dirt bike riding. The mounting hardware that came with my "motor sports" version suites all of my needs and offers many different ways for helmet mounting.
The price for the 5 meg pixel NON-HD version is pretty reasonable from what it was when they first came out. I think it was $165 with standard USPS shipping. I paid a few more dollors for the, so called, faster delivery time hoping that I would get it in time for a big riding trip. The extra cost in the, so called, expidited shipping was a waste. It wasn't delivered before my departure. The company that I ordered through shipped via USPS (snail mail) so it took about a full week to get to my door step. No big deal, I just wish I didn't pay for the extra cost for the, so called, faster shipping.
I wish I had the HD version for the better picture quality but I'm not complaining about this unit due to price I paid. It has done a good job saving some great riding on film. I'm sure I'll get the curent HD version when it becomes a little out dated and the price drops like the one that I now own (5 meg pixel version).
If you can aford to spend the extra cash on the HD version skip the 5 meg pixel and go HD. If you can only aford the standard model go for it. The price is reasonable and the ability to catch some great memories on video to enjoy over and over again, reguardless of non-HD clearity, is priceless!
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