Originally Posted by
smasha
for low light, i'd recommend the Gopro.
I've not found the GoPro to be particularly good in low light. (For the record, I own both the GoProHD and Contour GPS.) I haven't tried the Contour at night, but there are some options that can be tweaked that might make it better. The GoPro has no such options -- it's all automatic.
the Contour is more of a "no brainer" in use, but the Gopro can be "set and forget" to use a one-button record mode.
Yes, and once in this mode it's a ***** to get it out of this mode if you don't remember everything in the documentation.
both do great video in daylight. depending on the resolution you'll get 127° or 170° FoV with the Gopro and 110° or 135°
Note that the wider FoVs have lots of "fisheye" distortion, especially on the GoPro (since it's wider). You can replace the lens and get rid of most of it, but then it won't fit in it's waterproof enclosure.
All that said, I like my GoPro a lot more than the Contour.