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They never took it seriously to begin with, and now that its clear that this is a serious market, they're too late. I wouldn't put it past them to invest additi

by kunle 14y ago

They never took it seriously to begin with, and now that its clear that this is a serious market, they're too late. I wouldn't put it past them to invest additionally in GoPro (or some competitor). Separately - who are GoPro's competitors?

krasin 14y ago
In some sense, Pivothead [1], but the quality of the video is considerably lower. [1] http://pivothead.com/products/eyewear/recon/black-jet http://pivothead.com/products/eyewear/recon/black-jet
bennesvig 14y ago
Agreed. A competitor is Conture. Search devinsupertramp on YouTube to see a few videos they have sponsored him to make with the cameras. I think one is of a blob.
clueless123 14y ago
There are plenty, but none matches the video quality/rugged-nes/price/ergonomics combination that the GoPro offers.
- barrkel 14y ago
  The Drift Ghost is definitely better in almost all respects as a motorcycle helmet cam. The GoPro form factor is ill-suited to helmet mounting.
rorrr 14y ago
There are tons of GoPro competitors: Contour Contour+2, ContourRoam Sony Action Cam (HDR-AS10 and HDR-AS15) Polaroid XS7, XS20 and XS100 CamOne (camonetec.com) AEE BlackEye XTR (Magicam SD21) (www.aee.com/en/) Tachyon (tachyoninc.com) UnmannedTech FPV HD camera Tons of unknown asian brands like 808 #16 720p micro camera ($8 to $40).
- kjackson2012 14y ago
  There are competitors, but none of them are a threat. The Contour has some traction, and the Sony ActionCam is pretty decent spec-wise, but nothing compares to the GoPro HD3 Black edition: 120FPS @ 720p, 240FPS @ WVGA, and even 30FPS @ 2.7k. They are still a generation or two ahead of their competitors. The only thing I wish the HD3 Black had was GPS so that you could geotag your videos. That's about the biggest missing piece to that camera, otherwise it would be perfect.
  - josephlord 14y ago
    Apart from the 2.7K mode (where would that be useful) the Sony matches the specs you mention. Specs aren't everything and I haven't tried either product. Go Pro has the better accessory ecosystem at the moment and may still be the better product in many ways.
  - rorrr 14y ago
    Specs aren't everything, you can compete on price. Lots of these alternatives are MUCH cheaper than GoPros. 99% of people don't even know of resolutions higher than HD, and 99.9% wouldn't know what to do with them - there are no affordable 4K TVs yet, it will take a few years.
  - SideburnsOfDoom 14y ago
    > The Contour has some traction, I really like the look and design of contour's latest model (Contour +2), but having seen the user reviews on Amazon.com and amazon.co.uk, I feel that for me the software quality and functionality issues mean that I just won't buy it, unless this is greatly improved.
- barrkel 14y ago
  Drift HD Ghost too; much better than GoPro as a helmet cam.

by kunle 14y ago

krasin 14y ago

In some sense, Pivothead [1], but the quality of the video is considerably lower. [1] http://pivothead.com/products/eyewear/recon/black-jet http://pivothead.com/products/eyewear/recon/black-jet

bennesvig 14y ago

Agreed. A competitor is Conture. Search devinsupertramp on YouTube to see a few videos they have sponsored him to make with the cameras. I think one is of a blob.

clueless123 14y ago

There are plenty, but none matches the video quality/rugged-nes/price/ergonomics combination that the GoPro offers.

barrkel 14y ago
The Drift Ghost is definitely better in almost all respects as a motorcycle helmet cam. The GoPro form factor is ill-suited to helmet mounting.

rorrr 14y ago

There are tons of GoPro competitors: Contour Contour+2, ContourRoam Sony Action Cam (HDR-AS10 and HDR-AS15) Polaroid XS7, XS20 and XS100 CamOne (camonetec.com) AEE BlackEye XTR (Magicam SD21) (www.aee.com/en/) Tachyon (tachyoninc.com) UnmannedTech FPV HD camera Tons of unknown asian brands like 808 #16 720p micro camera ($8 to $40).

kjackson2012 14y ago
There are competitors, but none of them are a threat. The Contour has some traction, and the Sony ActionCam is pretty decent spec-wise, but nothing compares to the GoPro HD3 Black edition: 120FPS @ 720p, 240FPS @ WVGA, and even 30FPS @ 2.7k. They are still a generation or two ahead of their competitors. The only thing I wish the HD3 Black had was GPS so that you could geotag your videos. That's about the biggest missing piece to that camera, otherwise it would be perfect.
- josephlord 14y ago
  Apart from the 2.7K mode (where would that be useful) the Sony matches the specs you mention. Specs aren't everything and I haven't tried either product. Go Pro has the better accessory ecosystem at the moment and may still be the better product in many ways.
- rorrr 14y ago
  Specs aren't everything, you can compete on price. Lots of these alternatives are MUCH cheaper than GoPros. 99% of people don't even know of resolutions higher than HD, and 99.9% wouldn't know what to do with them - there are no affordable 4K TVs yet, it will take a few years.
- SideburnsOfDoom 14y ago
  > The Contour has some traction, I really like the look and design of contour's latest model (Contour +2), but having seen the user reviews on Amazon.com and amazon.co.uk, I feel that for me the software quality and functionality issues mean that I just won't buy it, unless this is greatly improved.
barrkel 14y ago
Drift HD Ghost too; much better than GoPro as a helmet cam.