Reviews
GoPro HD Surf HERO Camera
GoPro HD Surf HERO Camera
- Professional-grade full HD video up to 1080p
- 60 frames per second option in 720p and WVGA resolutions provides liquid smooth slow motion playback.
- Videos can be easily edited with iMovie or Windows Movie Maker
- Widest angle (170º) and sharpest lens captures more of the scene, including you. 127º wide angle viewing area in 1080p
- Includes easy-to-apply mounts for attaching camera housing to surfboards, paddleboards, etc. Impact-resistant housing is waterproof to 180 ft
- 30 frames per second recording option available in all HD resolutions (720p, 960p and 1080p)
GoPro’s HD Surf HERO is the world’s only 1080p HD on-board video and still photo camera. Professional quality 1080p / 960p / 720p HD resolutions record at 30 and 60 frames per second (60 fps in 720p). Easily mounts to any surfboard in seconds. So light, even top pros claim they don’t notice the camera on their boards. The HD Surf HERO can also shoot 5MP photos automatically every 2 seconds while you surf. With the simple press of the shutter button on the paddle out you can capture photos during
List Price: $ 269.00
SALE Price: Too low to display
Rating: 
(out of 5 reviews)
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about 1 year ago
Review by John M. Koch for GoPro HD Surf HERO Camera
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The GoPro HD videocam is fundamentally a POV helmetcam for bikers, skiers, and boarders. It offers reasonable HD resolution, wide-angle, with a scan rate up to 60p, which work well for land, air, sailing, or surfing. For the money, it may merit four or five stars for those uses.
My tilt is from the vantage of underwater use, for which the GoPro HD is gol-durned worthless and merits zero stars.
Attractions:
Here’s what drew me to buy:
1) The device comes with a waterproof case rated to 180′, plus a wide-angle lens, which are intriguing features for a
about 1 year ago
Review by Kaatherine L. Warren for GoPro HD Surf HERO Camera
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I’m an off-roader that likes to capture stills and video on the trail. I have tried all sorts of cameras and attachments to make interesting video’s, but there was always something lacking in the sound and image quality……..until now! This little camera is perfect for off-road use. It’s dustproof, waterproof, appears to be shockproof and takes great video with sound. At first it seems pricy but if you try to put something together close to this in quality and funcuality it would cost a lot more. They are coming out with alot of add-ons so you can upgrade if needed. I find it very easy to use. Being an off-roader I found a mount that works well with the Gopro’s, It’s a billet gopro mount that is sold on the internet. I think this camera is great just taking with you to get family video’s or what ever sport your into.
about 1 year ago
Review by L. Olson for GoPro HD Surf HERO Camera
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Purchased for my husband for Christmas and he can’t stop playing with it. He has taken videos, skiing, biking, swimming. Loves it!! Wishes it had a remote and came with it’s own video editing software. He had to purchase QuickTime pro to edit the videos but they look awesome! Takes some practice to get the right tilt on the camera but that’s all part of the fun! Look for videos on youtube from skifam1. He loves his GoProHD!!!
about 1 year ago
Review by C. Newton for GoPro HD Surf HERO Camera
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This thing survived three days of large waves. One wave busted a thick glassed 9’0″ and a new super thick leash in one take. The camera and mount were fine and filmed the entire thing. The quality is insane on the HD video even in low light conditions.
about 1 year ago
Review by R. D. Adams for GoPro HD Surf HERO Camera
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Without a doubt the camera takes great pictures; however, beyond that the overall quality is less than expected.
First, its an HD camera that by the product description and manual should work with 2 through 32 Gig SD cards.. the only card it works with is a 2GB SD – and I’m using top of the line SD cards from Kingston, PNY and Sandisk. The instructions say there is an flash update for filming upside down – there isn’t. The additional roll bar mount kit slips and doesn’t hold the camera still and the bag says the manual is on the web site.. but there’s no manual there so I have no idea if I’m using it correctly or not.. but so far all configurations allow the camera mount to move and cannot be locked into place. Lastly outside of the packaging there is nothing that tells you that you’ve got a surf HD that’s rated down to 180 feet. The case looks exactly like every other waterproof model and the camera has no indication that it is an surf HD capable model.
2GB SD card + 1080P 16:9 resolution = 26 minutes of video on a single HD card and you have to stop and dump the video or change the card.
about 1 year ago
Let me tell you about my experiences with the GoPro Hero HD.
I am a rigger for a TV show coming out September 1, on HD Theater, about the TORC racing series. (www.torcseries.com) We have used a custom mount, made of machined aluminum, because, as stated, the plastic doesn’t quite hold in the situations we are using them. We have snapped off the side rails for the quick release bases, as well as the cases themselves, to give you an idea of the torque these go through.
Many other applications are fine with the stock plastics, including the adhesives, which have stayed on in rollovers and flips; not always, but about 1/2 the time.
The mic in them is ok for your everyday application, but not for TV, let alone Dolby 5.1, but we use it for reference. Overall, I would rate these a 4 out of 5 stars, due to their durability, even when we are torturing them.
The Surf version is referring only to the base, which adheres to the board, and is a little lower profile. The case is the same case for all applications.
We have been OK with PNY, Kingston( provided by GoPro) and another, off brand, all 8 or 16Gb.
In summary, for average use, it rocks! For more torturous environments, it works well, but can break, or even be obliterated. A race truck ran one over we had on an RC car on the track, during a race (I know, but the footage is SO worth it!) and nothing bigger than a quarter was found. We found the card, but it was ruined. Bummer…
about 1 year ago
Oh, one more thing; If you watch the http://www.torcseries.com preview, you will see what we are doing to them and how we have put them in places they should never be… and got away with it many times.