I’ve just read on Facebook about a new firmware upgrade for the GoPro HERO Wide. The new Features are:

• Support for up to 8 GB SD memory cards.
• Continous Video length up to 1 hour 52 minutes (4 GB).
• Improved bright light exposures (sunny snow).

I got a GoPro Helmet HERO Wide from xsportfilms.com for testing. I was injured so some friends did some rides with the camera in Morzine. The picture quality is quite good but in the second half the camera is overstrained with the lighting conditions. Helmet camera videos should always be shot with cloudy conditions. Video presented by downhill-rangers.com.

Video of a GoPro which fell from 13500 ft to the ground. The camera was lost with the helmet just before the drop with the parachute. More: Stefan Loosli’s Blog.

Source: Stefan Loosli’s Blog, YouTube

Camera details: GoPro Helmet HERO Wide.

US National Espoir Champ Nick Weighall takes us for a ride on the Cyclocross Worlds course in Hoogeheide, Netherlands. Presented by Cyclocross Magazine.

Source: Cyclocross Magazine, Vimeo

Camera details: GoPro Helmet HERO Wide.

GoPro, the world’s leading manufacturer of wearable digital cameras for sports, launches its new HD Helmet HERO camera at the 2009 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market. GoPro’s HD Helmet HERO camera marks the industry’s first true high-definition 1080p wearable camera for sports.