Is The GoPro The Best Sports Camera?
On the GoPro website, they claim to be the world’s best selling wearable HD camera for sports, but the question is, are they also the best? Of course, we must first make sure we understand exactly what the GoPro aims to be before we can answer this question.
The GoPro is an HD video camera, but it is also much more than that; it is an HD video camera designed to be used while doing things such as hiking, skiing, surfing, skydiving, and everything in between. The GoPro cameras come with special mounts that are intended to be used for different activities; for instance, there is a helmet mount for bicycle sports, and there is a special mount for skiing, in case you want to strap the GoPro onto one of your poles. The GoPro even has a special camera and mount designed for motor sports, if – for instance – you wanted to strap a GoPro to the front of a race car. Before the GoPro can be compared to other comparable products, there are two questions that must first be answered about the GoPro. The first question is whether the GoPro is sturdy enough to handle the brutal stuff it is designed for; the second question is whether it actually takes good video. Considering its small size, the GoPro is an amazingly sturdy device; skiers have found that they can take big spills without hurting the camera, and surfers even find that the waterproof case truly is waterproof! As for answering the question of whether the GoPro truly takes HD quality video, there is no answer to this question besides a resounding “Yes.”


