The GoPro series of camcorders came out after the Vio POV cameras, a camera designed for extreme sport lovers. The Vio was a different camera, targeted towards the premium market with the premium price.
Then GoPro decided to go the other way, producing the same quality high definition camcorder but cutting back on price, thus giving up on a few high end (and occasionally unnecessary) features.
This proved to be give a huge advantage for the GoPro HD Hero camera, which surpassed all in the number of sales and bringing high quality cameras to the masses.
What is a GoPro HD Motorsports Hero Camera, and what are the available features?
This model of HD camera is actually a helmet camera. The camera sits on a tough polycarbonate shell. It is waterproof and sturdy, and is HD capable that can also shoot 5 megapixel stills.
It can shoot in three HD resolutions:
- 1080p
- 1980 x 1080,
- 960p or 1280 x 960
- 720p 1280 x 720.
- It can capture at 30(fps) frames per second, while the lowest 720p can shoot at a staggering 60 frames per second.
The lowest resolution by the GoPro Hero HD camcorder is pretty high compared to other brands. Video quality is excellent; encoded at H 264 video compression format, the information stored into the standard SDHC memory card that could hold up to 32 gigabytes of video.
This is perfect for extreme sport enthusiasts who want to document their latest adventures. Perfect for skiing, climbing, hiking, biking, surfing and even skydiving. What’s so special about this HD camcorders specs is that it can be strapped or mounted on the head, surfboard, Snowboard, etc.
Sometimes you need to use both your hands with sports. If you can’t use your hands, it’s helpful to have another mount to hold your camera. The GoPro Helmet Hero series come in several models: Like the GoPro Hero, the GoPro Hero Wide and the
GoPro HD Hero; which comes in four models:
- HD Helmet,
- HD Motorsport
- HD Surf
- HD Hero 960
The GoPro Hero is the first version that came out, followed by the GoPro Hero Wide that can cover 170 degrees with a wide angled lens. Video quality, though, is in standard definition. Sound quality is one of the best; optimized to improve audio and minimize the noise.
The Helmet Hero includes all the necessary mounts to keep the camera strapped such as the head lamp-style head strap, buckle and vented helmet strap. Thus the camera can easily shoot footage from your point of view.
The Gopro HD Surf Hero Camera is a waterproof camera, designed to mount on the front of the surf board to record the action while on the water. The HD Hero 960 is the budget model of the series, which doesn’t record in full HD, and thus is sold for nearly 50% off the original price.
If you are confused on what type of Go Pro HD camcorder to choose, you can buy the HD Naked model; which contains only the waterproof camera.
You can buy the mounts according to use.
