I am planning to buy the latest GO Pro 3. I want to test drive the Go Pro Hero 2 before that. Krish is the test driver and fitted the camera all by himself and went for a drive. The GoPro HD Hero2 is an action sports stills and video camera housed in a tough case designed to be mounted on pretty much anything: head, chest, surfboard, car and even the odd balloon flight to the edge of space.The camera itself is a simple grey box containing a lot of technology for fast video processing. The 11 megapixel 1/2.3-inch sensor captures video in resolutions from 720p HD (1280 x 720 pixels) at 30 or 60 frames per second to 1080p (1920 x 1089) at 30 frames per second in NTSC. The camera also records in PAL at 25 and 100 fps.Drop the resolution down to WVGA (848 x 480 pixels) and you can record up to 120 fps, perfect for super slow motion. It’s the ability to capture high quality video when the camera’s being tossed and tumbled that makes the GoPro HD Hero2: Outdoor Edition great, with the f/2.8 fixed focus lens providing up to 170 degrees field of view to capture the action going on around it.

 

Shooting, even with the camera in its case, is straightforward. There’s a button on the front for switching between operating modes and tweaking settings and a button on the top for taking pictures. The spring-loaded buttons on the case need a good press to operate them, but this also means there’s decent protection from accidentally switching off the camera at the crucial moment. I am an adventurous type and the results confirm that I should seriously consider taking along a GoPro HD Hero3

 

Verdict: I am going for Hero 3