Originally Posted by
johnny99
What camera settings do you folks use with the ContourHD?
I can guess what effect frame rate and resolution will have.
What bit rate do you use? The default setting is low quality; is that good enough for road bike use?
I use the lowest resolution, which is 848 x 480, 60 fps. I have the bit rate on the highest setting. The quality is excellent, much better than my Kodak Playsport at the same resolution. The higher frame rate means smoother playback and no waviness in the picture from the rolling shutter, which the Contour supposedly has.
When I make a video I compress the bit rate to 3000 kbps, which is DVD quality. I keep the audio bit and sampling rate the same to preserve quality and avoid aliasing. Here's an example from last week's sufferfest climbing ride.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_NanMq4-xw