So we decided to have some fun and really put the camera through its paces by filming the best that Queenstown has to offer for the adventurous traveller. Everyone from enthusiasts to adventure operators wanted to see how it compared to the old model. Suffice it to say there was a great deal of excitement around Queenstown when we started testing the HD Hero 2. No wonder the earlier HD Hero quickly became the must-have camera around town. In what’s widely regarded as the adventure capital of the world, we have access to some of the best outdoor activities from mountain biking to sky-diving, amongst some of the most stunning landscapes in the world.

Perhaps most exciting of all is the upcoming Wifi accessory which will allow you to remote-control up to 50 HD Hero 2 cameras using a smartphone and even view their feeds on-screen.Ĭamera Labs’s base in Queenstown, New Zealand, is the perfect place to test the HD Hero 2. The timelapse feature which takes photos automatically at preset periods is now available at half second intervals, and there’s now both HDMI and external microphone ports. The still photo resolution has been boosted from 5 to 11 Megapixels and you can now take a burst of ten shots in one second. If you’re into slow motion, a new 120fps mode at 848×480 will slow the action by four times. Once again the headline upgrade is the ability to capture Full HD 1080p video with ultra-wide 170 degree coverage, whereas the earlier HD Hero could only achieve this at 720p (16:9) or 960p (4:3). Seal it in its supplied housing and it’s also waterproof down to 60m. Whether you’re into mountain biking, kayaking, snowsports, skydiving, automotive or virtually any other activity, the HD Hero 2 can capture ultra-wide angle stills and HD video of your favourite sport.

The HD Hero 2 shares the same dimensions as the earlier HD Hero, which allows it to share the same mountings and accessories, which in turn means you can attach the camera to almost anything. In this review you’ll see how this new camera performs around Queenstown, New Zealand, the adventure capital of the world!

Announced in October 2011, the HD Hero 2 builds on the enormously popular HD Hero with ultra-wide 170 degree video at 1080p, higher resolution stills, faster timelapse and burst shooting at 10fps. The HD Hero 2 is GoPro’s latest wearable and gear-mountable camera.

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