TacMaster Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 Garmin? What, will it have some GPS function on it and have a price tag to match?
Unrustle_Thine_Jimmies Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 The Garmin car cams are really good quality,so I'm guessing the action cams will be too,but the price tag is a bit high for my taste.
Kaza66 Posted August 26, 2013 Author Posted August 26, 2013 Yeah I think if you were looking at paying that price for a action can your just go with a GoPro (See what I did there?) and be done with it.
Kaza66 Posted August 26, 2013 Author Posted August 26, 2013 You can get a GoPro Black for like £250-£280! My point excactly! I think the VIRB really needs to prove itself first!
Shinobi Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 My point excactly! I think the VIRB really needs to prove itself first! Yeah, I think we should at least give it a chance.
hprentice Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 the Sony action cam is pretty similar, and they're developing more and more sports cameras. may have something to do with it?
clumpyedge Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 i managed to get myself the contour roam off ebay for £100 a nice little bargain considering they would be selling (this is the lower model) at around £180ish
adam bussey Posted September 5, 2013 Posted September 5, 2013 sadly tis true contour have went down the drain, i was talking to a distributor and he said that there would be no more deliveries from now on
Supporters jcheeseright Posted September 5, 2013 Supporters Posted September 5, 2013 The full extent of the crack is just out of shot, but one of the branches of it can be seen under certain light up in the top left corner, the angle of the crack is just in line with the angle the camera looks at it, so it's only when light passes directly through it that you can notice it. If I switched back to 720p you'd be able to see the whole crack. I think I'm going to have to buy a proper 3mm lens cover for it and tape it over the front of the whole camera or something. The lens kits for the Contour ROAM series weren't shipped outside the US, all the lens kits online were for the Contour HD, which takes completely different lenses which don't even come close to fitting. So they're a massive bugger to get hold of. I emailed Contour directly and they sent me one lone cover as a "good will gesture" but they wouldn't let me buy a set or anything. So if you get one, definitely get a cover for it immediately. surely you could just get a bit of lexan and duct tape it on?
Supporters Airsoft-Ed Posted September 5, 2013 Supporters Posted September 5, 2013 surely you could just get a bit of lexan and duct tape it on? I could yeah, I've been meaning to for ages actually, it's one of those things that seems so trivial you just can't be arsed with it lol.
Gaz Posted September 14, 2013 Posted September 14, 2013 It's true - I think Ed's lense took a hit recently and cracked, something like that. Not noticed it in his videos though.Ahh never run a contour naked! You can make a lens shield like mine quite easily if you have some old (non mesh) eye protection laying around. Just take one of the clear lenses and use a stanley knife to carefully score a lens sized guide shape into the outer side. Then use some strong wire cutters to snap the excess off until you get to the line you scored and it should clip off fairly cleanly. Tidy up any rough edges with a file, fix to your lens with electrical tape and you're all done. I have seen more advanced custom lens protectors but if you need a dirt cheap and more importantly quick DIY fix to get your contour protected asap then try this first!
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