I'm about to make a purchase for "Home Movies"... (surf!)... 
Main purpose, use Gaffa/Duct Tape, to tape it onto a 9 foot longboard, for moderately powerful surf... (no gaffa tape puns please! )
GoPro is nowhere(!) near as slim lined as the rest;
The plan, fashion a little foam mount to get the angle, and to also smooth out "resistance from the surf"... I was thinking along the lines of a "mini-747-esque" pop-up section on the nose, with no shortage of Thick Grey-Gaffa Tape...
So the camera needs to be water-resistant...
Is 'naked' Contour or Replay (brands) 'water-resistant' enough for this purpose, or would you want the 'Water Proof Housings'.
Thanks.
Damn... I love my Roam2 - no case for the bastard to fog up.
DriftHD would be the next camera I'd look at... only water resistant though, so... it'd need a case.
Although that Sony one is cheap too... especially in Japan. Wonder if it uses SD cards though...
Hoorah!
Meanwhile . . . this one IS waterproof!
www.slashgear.com/drift-hd-ghost-review-1080p-hardcore-camera-action-08268654/
I personally don't think the IQ is as good as GoProHD3 or Contour, but that's just MHO.
Oh, meant to say - the ROAM is the just waterproof Contour, I think the other ones aren't at all. So long as you're not diving at all, I think on a board or kite line mount will be fine; even on a helmet, and you get a dunking . . .
Always do a trial run on the cheaper Kogan - loose that less of a worry.
Realistically facing yourself on a SBoard - quality should be ok on the specs..
Any one tried one .. ??
Cheers
AP
Go pro is a bit bulky but Go Pro Black / Pro res is the bomb if you are looking to grade and get footage that "pops" off the screen.
Sony's version, the HDR-AS15 has really good image stabilisation... Makes mountain bike vision steady enough to watch.
I ran the Mudd Rush last weekend. I wore my Go Pro and my mate had a identical copy that he picked up cheaper on line. The difference in quality of filming is chalk and cheese.
He just bought a Go pro
Garmin is doing one now too.
Drift Ghost is also waterproof without a case . . .
Oh and I forgot - JVC does a waterproof-without-a-case model too. "Shock/dust/freeze/water proof" they advertise it as too.http://camcorder.jvc.com/product.jsp?pathId=141
