What Is The Best Sports Camera?

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While the GoPro is the world's best selling wearable HD camera for sports, this does not necessarily answer the question of whether they are also the best. Of course, before this question can even be answered, we first have to make sure we know exactly what the GoPro aims to be.

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 actually works without getting damaged; the second question is whether the video taken by the GoPro is any good.

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 the second question, the purported "HD quality" of the videos that the GoPro takes is more than just sales speak; the tiny little camera truly does take incredible HD footage.

As the GoPro truly does take incredibly high-quality video with a sturdy, durable design, the question can now be answered: Is it the best sports camera available? The answer to the question, quite frankly, is that it is not even close; the main competition for the GoPro is the clunkier CountourHD and the clunkier and more expensive Drift HD170, each of which fall short of the GoPro design. And what's more, neither of the GoPro's main competitors offer as many accessories or take video with clarity to match the GoPro; truly, the GoPro is in a class of its own!