contour hd 1080p

clahman

hi. i bought a new camera last week for my bike and i can't seem to get it to record. could anyone give me a few pointers to see if i'm doing it right pls.

battery is all charged up.
i press the power button and the green light at the front comes on as well as the lasers for a few seconds.
next i slide the record button forward and nothing happens or changes. the green power button is still green.
i don't know,,,thanks

WisePranker

Have you put a memory card in it?

clahman

yes. memory card - 2Gb. everything seems to check out except the record function.

The Northern Monkey

Have you plugged the camera back into a computer to see if it is recording anything?

Can't remember if the light changes on mine.

Mojo_666

When recording the camera should beep and the light at the front comes on.....if the lasers come on that doesn't sound right to me as they should only come on when required (I think press and hold) not when you power up, powering on is a single one press then wait for the beeps.

bails87

The lasers on mine come on for a few seconds when I turn it on.

They come on again if I press the power button while the camera is on. If I long hold the pwoer button it turns off.

clahman

okay thanks guys. i set it up again and pushed the record button forward .,,,and nothing. so iu pushed down on the slider and it started recording. the light changed to red or orange and all was okay. maybe just the design being so compact , sort of thing. any way , at last i have decdent movies.
only 125 quid new on ebay GB now. excellent.

bails87

at last i have decdent movies.

Yep, I'm impressed with mine, there's a vid of some off road stuff filmed with it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZP3rG1N7Fc

1mancity2

bails87 wrote:

at last i have decdent movies.

Yep, I'm impressed with mine, there's a vid of some off road stuff filmed with it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZP3rG1N7Fc

Decent vid, does the camera come with the editing software as well?

clahman

it has its own vholdr software which looks pretty decent too. no where near as comprehensive as magix, but simple and too the point with editing and stuff. register your camera online; link for up-loading youtube movies, etcetra. i haven't used it yet but using another program could lessen the quality when it's converting to whatever file type it requires.

1mancity2

Might invest in one.

schlepcycling

clahman wrote:

okay thanks guys. i set it up again and pushed the record button forward .,,,and nothing. so iu pushed down on the slider and it started recording. the light changed to red or orange and all was okay. maybe just the design being so compact , sort of thing. any way , at last i have decdent movies.
only 125 quid new on ebay GB now. excellent.

Cheaper on Amazon at £122 http://www.amazon.co.uk/VholdR-ContourHD-1080P-Helmet-Camera/dp/B002QGSYZ4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317745688&sr=8-1

schlepcycling

clahman wrote:

it has its own vholdr software which looks pretty decent too. no where near as comprehensive as magix, but simple and too the point with editing and stuff. register your camera online; link for up-loading youtube movies, etcetra. i haven't used it yet but using another program could lessen the quality when it's converting to whatever file type it requires.

I've imported the some footage from mine to Windows Movie Maker and edited then saved it in HD, doesn't look too bad.

hulla the hulla

Anyone know if these bad boys work OK on an iMac ? I've been watching the price come down and down for months now, started at £199 but I held off as too much. £122 is doable though.

bails87

Don't see why it wouldn't work.

As for editing software, I use Windows Live Movie Maker, you can create your own profiles for exporting, so it stays at 60fps.

Only had a brief look at the Vholdr stuff, it just seems to allow you to 'clip' a section of video and choose to upload that rather than do proper editing, but it's quicker than loading the video in WLMM and then chopping it down and exporting.

delcol

hulla the hulla wrote:

Anyone know if these bad boys work OK on an iMac ? I've been watching the price come down and down for months now, started at £199 but I held off as too much. £122 is doable though.

work fine on a macbook pro.. so cant see why it wouldnt on an i mac....

i got some footage from my brothers contour hd on my youtube i edited on my mac with finalcut....

delcol

bails87 wrote:

at last i have decdent movies.

Yep, I'm impressed with mine, there's a vid of some off road stuff filmed with it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZP3rG1N7Fc

what settings do you use for your camera,, the quality is really good especially in the trees.....

bails87

delcol wrote:

what settings do you use for your camera,, the quality is really good especially in the trees.....

It was on the 'dusk' preset, left there from my (dusk!) commutes, I suppose that's why it worked well in the dimmer light under the trees. Metering is 'centred'....I think and it was on the 60fps HD setting.

The Northern Monkey

vids in my sig.

I load them to my mac, had a few issues with the contour software crashing but its just been updated and it seems ok now.

delcol

northen monkey..
try using imovie i never had any issues with that.. or final cut is even better and had no issues with that either..