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Contour’s latest Full HD sports camera is the Contour ROAM, which has been on the shelves for quite a while now and has not really had the impact we expected. This little camera offers some great design innovations, including Contour’s signature design form factor, a rotating lens, Full HD and HD video modes, laser alignment etc. But there is one awesome feature that is often overlooked when camera buffs and users alike, are comparing the ContourROAM to other cameras, such as the GoPro HD HERO and GoPro HD HERO2.

Not so long ago we wrote a blog, ContourROAM vs. GoPro, reviewing the great new features Contour included in their new Full HD camera, which nicely matched and in a lot of features excelled over the GoPro HD HERO. The release of the ContourROAM set up a nice little match in the Sports Action Camera title fight between Contour and GoPro.

Well, what a battle it has ignited. GoPro’s release of the HD HERO2 was a massive counter punch and has blown its competitors clean out of the water. The new features have not only taken on the ContourROAM and similar cameras, but they have taken on revolutionary features included in higher end cameras, such as Contour’s bluetooth connectivity.

Only a few weeks ago Contour released their latest full HD sports action video camera, the Contour ROAM. It was a top secret product release of their great new camera with many additional features giving them the edge of the GoPro HD HERO. Although Contour already had some higher end cameras, being the ContourGPS and Contour+, this still left us wondering, what would GoPro come up with to counter Contour’s release.

The GoPro HD HERO has been on the market for quite some time and has become the household name in sports action cameras. Although there are plenty of other brands competing in this space, Contour is the only name brand that has even come close to taking some of their slice of the pie.

GoPro released their counter punch this week, with their release of the GoPro HD HERO2, along with the announcement of their pending release of the GoPro Wi-Fi BacPac. Two revolutionary new products with awesome features, smashing the GoPro competitors out of the ball park, well for now anyway.

Note: this blog was written prior to the release of the GoPro HD HERO2 - Please feel free to read this post regarding the great features of the ContourROAM. You can also read the latest post about the GoPro HD HERO2 - GoPro HD HERO2 vs Contour

The team from Contour have recently released their next generation in sports action cameras. The ContourROAM is the much anticipated replacement for the ContourHD camera, offering many improvements and refinements over its predecessor.

Not only have Contour lifted the bar on their entry level camera. They have also done a very good job of developing a camera that could quite easily pinch the top spot, when it comes to the most popular sports action camera. The ContourROAM is going to give the GoPro HD HERO a run for its money, not just in affordability, but in functionality too.

The GoPro HD HERO is a proven work horse and is by far the most popular and well recognised sports action camera on the market. This has not deterred the team at Contour whatsoever. They have proved this by introducing new innovative cameras with awesome ground breaking features that seem to be going unnoticed. The ContourROAM, could be the camera to bring Contour to the forefront of the sports action camera market.