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Twenty20 ContourHD: Hi-def camcorder on your helmet

By David Carnoy on 28 April 2009, 10:18am

Camcorders

You could, in theory, strap the Flip Video MinoHD to your ski helmet, hit record and see what happens. But a couple of companies are making extreme YouTube-friendly camcorders, and Twenty20's second-generation ContourHD model is billed as 'the first HD wearable camcorder'.

Twenty20 says it has maintained the simplicity of its earlier standard-definition camcorder, but 'seriously improved' the video quality, field of view, memory capacity and audio experience with the ContourHD. The camcorder is powered by a removable, rechargeable lithium-ion battery. It has a slot for a microSD card (it accepts cards of up to 16GB for 8 hours of recording time), a wideangle lens (135°), and a laser-guided alignment system.

The ContourHD will be available in May for $300 (£205). To view video samples, visit VholdR.com.

Also worth checking out is the GoPro Helmet Hero Wide, a competing extreme video recorder.

Source: ContourHD: Extreme version of Flip MinoHD on Crave US

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