Go Pro Helmet Hero

Just purchased a helmet hero from go pro



First impression is-"damn this thing is tiny"

Its incredibly small, and once out of the box it feels about the same as one of the toy spy cameas you would get when you were a kid

Photos/Video are saved to a SD card, suposedly you're able to shoot 2 hours of film with a 2GB SD card.  Camera is 3 megapixels, and is hyped to take fantastic shots, but I'm not buying it for the camera function.  I'd give a full rundown on tech specs but I'm lazy.

The entire camera can be encased in a plastic case that is waterproof to 100 feet, so taking photos/video underwater should be no problem.  The other cool thing is the plethora of helmet mounting attachments included with the camera.  From straps to glue I have no problem saying that you will have NO problem whatsoever finding a method to attach your camera.

 

On my Nine.9 I decided to use the glue, but on my G10 I went with the straps.  Not only is it quckly removable, but it doesn't interfere with the operation of the vents.  Operation is ridiculously intuitive: one button turns it on and changes modes and the other controls the shutter.  The buttons are very easy to find and I doubt there will be any problems with operation while wearing gloves, which is a major plus

Here's another pic to show just how miniscule this thing is

And one final one showing how the mount shouldn't interfere with googles

Sample footage, make sure to actually go to youtube and check it out in High Quality.  I can't seem to find any way to link to the high quality version.

The only drawbacks I can see so far are the batteries, the Helmet Hero takes 2 AAA batteries and my guess is that unless you upgrade them to lithium, you're going to run out of juice fairly quickly in the colder weather.  Another minor gripe is the lack of any kind of display screen, which makes it difficult to orient the camera, but having delt with large LCD screens sapping batteries in the cold, I can completely understand the reasons behind leaving it out.

I'd always wanted to have a helmet cam but was turned off by the hassle of running wires, the difficulty of finding a safe and secure mounting location, and the prohibitive cost of buying a video camera with imputs and a lens to attach it to.  If that wasn't enough, you then had to find someway to edit and upload your video.  The helmet hero is wireless, comes with numerous mounting options, and easily transfers video via SD card.  Add in the extremely reasonable price of $169 and I think this thing is a winner.