Power Kite Forum - Contour hd and accessories- SOLD

Contour hd and accessories- SOLD

heliboy50 - 15-9-2011 at 05:02 PM

Contour hd camera set up comes with:

Camera
Water proof housing
Handlebar mount
2 adhesive helmet mounts
Goggle strap mount
1 kind of odd never used flat surface mount
4 sets of the contour QD leashes (pretty cool)
2 batteries
Wall charger
Car charger
USB cable
2 8gig micro sd cards
1 micro to sd adapter

$220 including shipping to the lower 48

csa_deadon - 15-9-2011 at 08:20 PM

+1 for seller. takes great care of his gear.

heliboy50 - 15-9-2011 at 08:35 PM

EDIT of all edits- thank you, csa. Kind of funny- how does anyone on here refer to people whom they are on a first name have a beer with basis? User name or real one? Just curious.

Reasons for selling- tired of different battery packs, want to go gopro 3-d, and don't much care for POV video which is where the contour really shines (lower profile than a gopro by a sugnificant margin.) The mounts for the contour share components, the camera rotates 270 degrees in the same mounting position, and it has lasers to aim it. The main draw back is that it does not like high contrast situations (think full sun at NABX.) Put A filter in it and you are fine. Does not have to be used in the housing and the body is aluminum.

Kamikuza - 15-9-2011 at 08:48 PM

I'm trying to avoid buying this :o

What's wrong with the batteries?

IMHO we should refer to people by username cos it excludes those of us who don't know first names or have a terrible memory and get them mixed up :ticking:

heliboy50 - 15-9-2011 at 09:10 PM

OK, but the three of us are all friends on facebook, and csa and I are beach buddies. Hence the confusion. And absolutely nothing wrong with the batteries (matter of fact, I'm not entirely sure I have used both of them, and they are lithium ion so they are pretty hard to screw up.) I know, pusher. :lol:

I have about $400 in it, just not the direction I want to go. High contrast and vibration are not its friend, but several nice features. The vid from the housing comes out nicely, too. I tied it to an inner tube and shot some small rapids in a nearby river. Nice footage.

csa_deadon - 15-9-2011 at 10:13 PM

Josh could anybodies "non-discriminating friend!" :lol:

Ask him "What Halloween means to him!"

heliboy50 - 15-9-2011 at 10:15 PM

Mr. Lynch she has a twin....

EDIT- Thank you.... I could not for the life of me remember what leojim thought was so funny. WOW. :smilegrin:

The Josh and CeCe show...

pbc - 16-9-2011 at 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kamikuza
I'm trying to avoid buying this :o

What's wrong with the batteries?

IMHO we should refer to people by username cos it excludes those of us who don't know first names or have a terrible memory and get them mixed up :ticking:

I think heliboy50 meant he was tired of the differing battery packs--not that the batteries were tired.

Not that I have ever met heliboy50 or his battery packs, but I had the same initial mis-read.

Philip

heliboy50 - 16-9-2011 at 03:14 AM

Funny, I had to read it a few times before I got it. Gopro vs contour, different packs and 1.5 different chargers. If they used the same battery and card, I would keep it.

heliboy50 - 16-9-2011 at 03:17 AM

Now I'm nit picking. Significant. That's what I get for looking at my hands and not the screen when I type.

WELDNGOD - 16-9-2011 at 12:58 PM

Bump for a great helmet cam!I got one, it is awesome

bigkahuna - 16-9-2011 at 03:22 PM

Any idea what the rating is for the underwater housing? I may be in the market for a UW HD camera and it doesn't have to be a Go Pro for what I want to do.

heliboy50 - 16-9-2011 at 03:30 PM

Looks like they only rate it to 33'. Would work for snorkeling and shallow free diving, but that's about it.

bigkahuna - 16-9-2011 at 04:34 PM

Unfortunately that's not deep enough for what I want to do, but I'll keep it in mind.

Kamikuza - 16-9-2011 at 08:29 PM

You mean, changing the batteries or different batteries than the GoPro?

heliboy50 - 16-9-2011 at 09:28 PM

Different packs. I really just want more flexibility. With 2 gopros I could standardize packs, mounts, chargers, do some 3d, etc.

Kamikuza - 17-9-2011 at 06:11 AM

Batteries in GoPro's are really tough to change out - when you clip them in for the first time, you go "Oh dang that sounded permanent how would I ever get it back out?" :lol:

I mostly charge my GoPro by USB, in the car or in the house. Buy a separate plug-in USB charger (1A at least) and use that ... don't use your PC it's been known to fry the camera.

Does the HD charge from USB too? Or like our silly Xacti, do you have to remove the battery?

flash - 17-9-2011 at 08:33 AM

hmmm... I am really liking this, and really want it. If no-one steps up in the next 3 days (by tuesday) let me know. I might have to sell a kite to buy it, but I was looking at getting one anyways.

Btw, which model of the contour is this? (sorry, brain is still a little scotch soaked right now)

heliboy50 - 17-9-2011 at 10:50 AM

@ Kamikuza- either way for charging. I like to charge both at once, one in the camera and one on the wall charger. I hear you on the gopro batt install. You have to watch what you are doing. I don't like having to use finger nails to remove, although there is a little fix for that.

@flash - inside back cover says model 1300

The contour was ready and fully functional when it came out. Needs better documentation, which they seem to have fixed in more recent models. Gopro seems to get things to market faster and iron out bugs with firmware updates. Both cameras have their strong points. The contour is lower profile, you can program the resolution selector switch inside the back cover, so going to your second resolution is faster. The gopro can shoot stills, stream to a tv, and mounting kits are cheaper. Pros and cons for each.

flash - 18-9-2011 at 04:26 PM

whats the soonest you could have it to me here in longmont, co? I kind of need this before the 27th, can you check into shipping along those lines? We might be able to work out a trusted transaction, I ship the check the same date you ship the cam, they cross in transit and we celebrate with beers and huzzahs.

flash - 19-9-2011 at 05:17 PM

BUMP a BUMP BUMP!

lamrith - 19-9-2011 at 06:04 PM

And here I was just gonna say maybe Heli needed to get with you spice the deal up by taking some vids of you with the HD to include in the deal!

flash - 19-9-2011 at 07:30 PM

lol... how about I spice the deal for everyone else and do it anyways

lol

ps. beers and huzzahs are in order for everyone! Raise a glass and plant your ass in your buggy and ride!

heliboy50 - 19-9-2011 at 07:31 PM

U2U sent.

heliboy50 - 19-9-2011 at 11:15 PM

Sold! Thanks, Flash :thumbup:

macboy - 20-9-2011 at 03:07 PM

I've subscribed to this thread for Flash's next update :lol:

flash - 20-9-2011 at 03:11 PM

tee hee... wait till i get the camera! and yes I will load the footage with way to many stupid stunts perhaps owning up to why I am known as a naked buggy chick.

Honestly I am going to have to do some tricky camera angels b/w this one and all of the others as I don't really look at myself a lot when I ride. Anyone want to be cameraman for a day?