Typical price: £180
What is it: Vehicle-mounted digital-camera system
What we think: Simple, robust and offers satisfactory picture quality, but goes through batteries at an alarming rate
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 6 February 2009
Tags: GoPro, GoPro Motorsports Hero Wide, lens, recording, video quality
We like:
Reasonable picture quality for the price; good waterproof and shockproof housing; great value for money
We don't like:
Quickly exhausts batteries; tiny display with cryptic icons; abysmal low-light performance
CNET UK judgement:
Small and easy to place almost anywhere on a vehicle, the GoPro Motorsports Hero Wide is an extremely cost-effective way to document your high-speed high jinks -- just make sure to buy your batteries in bulk
Full review:
The GoPro Motorsports Hero Wide is a vehicle-mounted camera system that allows users to quickly record video and take still photographs of a vehicle in motion. The system consists of a camera, a waterproof and shockproof housing, and an assortment of mounting hardware, including a large suction cup. Continue Reading...
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