Whats a good video camera for snowboarding?

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Cody

Im looking for an HD video camera that I can use to film snowboarding stuff. Id be willing to spend 200-400 dollars, and I was wondering what cameras offered good quality picture and solid features for this price range.

Answer
Are you looking for a regular video camera or POV?

If you're looking at POV's (Point of View) then there's basically three options. I've spent weeks upon weeks looking at and researching these three companies.
Contour - http://contour.com/products
GoPro - http://gopro.com/products/
Drift - http://driftinnovation.com/drift-hd-action-camera/

The top competitors from each company are the GoPro HD Hero 2, Contour +, and Drift HD. They're all pretty new so there won't be as many reviews as for their older models. I'll give you what I like and hate about each.
Gopro - Good - Waterproof, HD, Good video quality, Good stabilization, Lots of mounting accessories
Bad - Kinda bulky and not very sleek, video seems a bit saturated, menu is awful

Contour - Good - Sleek and small, HD, Good video quality, lots of features like GPS and bluetooth view finder that syncs with your smartphone (pretty cool).
Bad - Image stabilization isn't as good as the others, only water resistant (but you can buy a case)

Drift - Good - Sleek and small, HD, Good video quality, great menu, lcd playback/viewfinder on camera.
Bad- Only water resistant (you can buy a case), not as many mounting accessories as the others

Witch waterproof camera do you find better?

Tea

I would like to buy waterproof camera and I am in dilemma between PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-TS2 and OLYMPUS STYLUS TOUGH-8010. Please tell me which one do you find better and why.

Or you can suggest me something else. It is important to me that it is waterproof 10m, have wide angle, make quality videos and make great shots underwater...

Thanks!

Answer
These are main features difference :

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2 : 4.6x Optical zoom, Dustproof = Yes, Crushproof = No, Continuous Drive = 1.8 fps, Storage included = 40 MB Internal.

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 : 5x Optical zoom, Dustproof = No, Crushproof = Yes, Continuous Drive = 5 fps, Storage included = 2 GB Internal.

For the spec Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 is better, but rating review/popular camera a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2 is better, The final is depend on you.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2 : 14.1 MP Waterproof Digital Camera, 4.6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom, 2.7-Inch LCD, Waterproof down to 10 meters, Shockproof (rated for drops up to 6 feet), Freezeproof, Dustproof, Record high-definition movie in AVCHD Lite, etc.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003960F7K?ie=UTF8&tag=garnavgpsrev-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003960F7K

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 : 14MP, 5x Wide Angle Zoom, 2.7 inch LCD, Waterproof (33ft.), Shockproof (6.6ft.), Freezeproof, Crushproof, HD Video 720p, etc. (Announced : February, 2010)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0031RGEUY?ie=UTF8&tag=garnavgpsrev-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0031RGEUY

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