GoPro Hero2 and Hero Comparison HDHero2 2011

[@FunkyDaddy88]

Thx for making this video. This is maybe one of the greatest compare videos i have seen so far!!!

[@UnderTheCoverSongs]

Hero2 hands down, all the colors look more true, biggest difference is how it adjusts to different lighting. Hero2 is defiantly a step in the right direction for Gopro. Nice work!

[@WellingtonBikeCam01]

Thanks for posting! Did you shoot this with the cameras in or out of the waterproof cases? Is there any difference between the H1 and H2 cases? Do they both use a plastic lens?

[@SimonPageVideo]

Ha! Excellent. I have just bought the Hero 2 and am stunned at how well it handles hi contrast light. Your test shows how much better the H2 is than the 1.

[@yanascraftroom]

Perfect video comparison of GoPros. I have both of them (The Hero2 bought after i saw this video). Thank you.

[@RustysClips]

@TheBsanft Couple of thoughts. As always it depends on your final medium. I would go onto the gopro site and take a look at the stills that are on there. I have no idea how you will be shooting. Is the other hand free to “click” the shutter”?

[@adctex]

Excellent comparison....pretty obvious that the Hero2 is going to be MUCH better in low light and lighted night conditions and that is what I needed to see before spending $300 plus on the Hero2....Thanks!

[@bedarda10]

Thumbs Up for the unbiased comparison. I lost my Hero in Long Island Sound last summer and just ordered a Hero2 from HumbleOutdoors, it came with a 16MB Memory card, my guess is the Hero2 will consume more memory, so the memory will be my first upgrade.

[@twoheadedelvis]

On the color cards, is the bottom graduation portion suppose to be black to white (as the Hero shows) or purple to white (as the Hero 2 shows). Great comparison video.

[@heikki722]

Good job. Which software did you use for editing?

[@LLeeStark]

Thanks for posting. I have a Hero and i noticed with the Hero2 you get less lens fares in your video. Mounting a Hero on my bicycle, I get a lot of lens fares. Overall, does Hero2 diminish them?

[@mr_wilson3]

I bough a HD Hero literally one week before the Hero 2 came out, I was mad, but I think I'll stick with it. I kind of like the more "golden" look the Hero had as compared to the white light shown by the Hero2 in some of these shots you took. Thanks for posting this.

[@eza4you]

from the begining, obviously, Hero2 is brighter than Hero, and more colourfull.. nice video..

[@SuperSetCA]

Awesome, thanks for doing this!

[@mrmidnight32]

Did you mix up the footage? Half the scenes go pro was better than the hero and the other half the hero looked better. Would you recommend the hero2 over a go pro with the price difference they are now or stay go pro?

[@ncmach1]

Superb video. I was considering buying the hero 1 with the reduced price but after seeing this I am amazed at the difference. This makes me think why do I keep my Sony V1U $4k camera. Thanks for this comparison Rusty. Dennis

[@cioltra]

thanks man for the vid, best Comparison so far ! love from France.

[@DSWestwood]

the sharpness and white balance is on point with the hero2

[@HIllCarver]

thanks alot.. now i want a hero 2 lol I bought my hero 1 thinking it was the best, and have really enjoyed it.. but some of my frustrations with it, you have shown they have corrected.. like low light, or direct light. I like it. Thanks for the comparison

[@r6bendlova]

Thanks for doing the comparison, i'm wondering what is meant by "noise" in the narrow view. I'm trying to determine which angle to shoot with for riding on the track.

[@marcinnsz]

Who playing this music? Very good comparison!

[@bedarda]

Nice work... After seeing your video, decided to go with Hero2 (HumbleOutdoors with free 16GB memory). Thanks Again, great video

[@enochrux]

Great reference video, much appreciated. I'll be getting a Hero2 soon.

[@baita83]

thank you best comparison I have seen, The image is kinda small so its hard to see the noise on the narrow setting is there anyway you could do one with the same videos in sequence instead of all at the same time.......thank you for the pointing into the sun shots on my gopro 1 many a time has a shot been ruined due to flaring from the sun behind the subject

[@JustMitchPool]

There is a big different in colour, pic shape, detail. Awesome!

[@pxf446]

Hey thanks so much for taking the time to do this!

[@auroraron]

Excellent thank you. The white balance is a bit warm outside. It's the only complaint however it's more natural then blue.

[@flyvertossen]

Thanks Rusty Best comparison I have seen.

[@roberosas]

HERO2 is the way to go, thanks for the great vid

[@kahunabear]

Best comparison I've seen!

[@RustysClips]

@baita83 Good idea. I'll try to put a short one up today with three 170, 127 and narrow. I'm sure they are all the same shot from the 170 just a digitized zoom. Thus the noise. There must be something in the white balance because in some shots the shy looks great in the Hero also...actually better. But it seems like the Hero2 handles the glare much better of the water.

[@ToddHanson]

Nice vid, thanks for the comparison. I want one for mountain biking. I think you just sold me on the Hero 2 since the dense trees in the NW means that I would be recording in essentially low light conditions.

[@thankfullman]

Great side by side. The Hero 2 can now be bought for less than $270 w/ shipping, on E-Bay. I like the capabilities to stream video to a phone etc. Great for remote positioning, like on my sailboats or glider. The WiFi Backpac and Remote are app. $175. For my money, the upgraded 2 is a no brainer. Cases and fittings are all the same.

[@tomahawkkkk]

Good comparison. Could you make a comparison in 960p (30fps)? Thanks

[@stangtennis]

How about sound? What is a good external mic for the Hero2? (as small as the camera but still good sound quality). This is in my opinion the best upgrade they've made (the ability to have external mic)

[@HIllCarver]

oh, how do you edit your video's? This is another frustration of mine.. The video is soo good that it crashes all of my p.c's Any hints on specs/programs?

[@dougrose85]

You live in Mariners Village don't you? I just moved there myself... good videos

[@RustysClips]

@1assasin1988 I would agree with the white balance. For some reason the color / white balance seems a little off on the Hero2 but not bad. I'm hopeing that is a firmware thing. This was an out of the box test. I did not do the Hero2 cineform update but there was nothing said about camera updates.

[@RalphBucci]

If you upgrade the firmware for the original hero, the white balance issue has been fixed and looks great!!

[@BlindFury]

Wow great video. You can really see the HERO2 stride ahead!

[@DerekComer]

great video, i bought the HD2 on Sunday, so glad i did, the hero looks a bit soft, but the HD2 is very clear and the colours a bit more Puncy,, Thanks for posting your video

[@marcinnsz]

Wow! With Sun Go PRo 2 is amazing!

[@JohnBusakowski]

good! finally GoPro stepped up their low light. thanks for the video

[@Kawi580]

@WellingtonBikeCam01 the original case will fit both the hero and the hero2, and im pretty sure the main part of the case is plastic but the part where the lens looks through is actually glass, even on the old case.

[@mattsrcking]

Very very cool comparison video! Great job! A+ Thanks Matt

[@pagani8]

Seems like the hero2 has better dynamic range and white balance, and more contrast and saturation in some cases. Nice test!

[@LightningMAS]

so my opinion is.. HERO 1 is the best for OUTSIDE .. Hero 2 is best for INSIDE ??

[@SnwB04rder]

Is the hero2 worth the extra money? And does it have the mounts from helmet hero HD?

[@TheYellowFlashLight]

Thanks a lot for the video. Now I know which one to buy.

[@RustysClips]

@RustysClips Hero is on the left in the Vid. THe hero1 is always a lighter blue color and does not handle the sun as well.

[@RustysClips]

@twoheadedelvis I was wondering if somebody was going to notice that. If you look at the white card on the outdoor and incandescent light…the white balance seems to be better with “WHITE” on the hero1. Not sure why but that is the way it is. At first I thought I had made a mistake and went back and checked…but that is correct. That bar is on white photo paper and just a black gradient made on Photoshop. My thoughts are that this may change as new firmware is loaded.

[@devonbiker]

Thanks for taking the trouble to make this video - very helpful!

[@tiradehierro]

@RustysClips ...Raw? And how have you put this mode? I think mine record is in MPEG 4 and I don´t know how to change, I don´t see anything in the camera options. Thank you so much for the answer!

[@locouk]

Pleased I waited for the Hero2 before I got one.. I'm happy with my Hero2 and I think it's worth the extra cash.

[@marcpreschia]

Very Interesting thanks friend

[@shabazzray]

Nice Video Man! Wow this little camera looks great!

[@cess916]

Sweet comparison...Hero2 is the way to go :-)

[@RustysClips]

@mrmidnight32 No I did not mix them up. This has been asked and I even thought this when I first did it. Just the way it is. If you look at the color of the shy in the Hero2 it is always the same. For me the difference in price was worth it. But I will use most of the new features. I’m sure the Hero1 will not be around for much longer so if you don’t need the features or are going to use only small output it may not be worth it. Low light is one factor to look at.

[@philippguerin1435]

Does the box come with the three lenses or is it a setting? how does that work? Thanks!!

[@RudyVII7]

very well done comparison video thank you

[@8bitdomo]

Should i buy a USED Hero with all the stuff (like accesories) for $200 or the hero 2 for $300 new? Any response would be AWESOME

[@MrGazzerk]

Shooting into the sun, my Hero2 had aberrations and could not quite see a sphere like in your test shots. Is there something I should set to get the same effect?

[@cenon415]

Thank you for the great comparison!

[@triptechb]

Thanks for posting this! I'm looking at getting a used hero1 for super cheap and was worried it would look sh**ty compared to the hero2. While there is a difference, For $200 less I don't mind if my colors are a little off.

[@tiradehierro]

What is the camera options that do you use? Because I think that my GoProo Hero2 doesn´t record with this quality (I record with 1080p / 30f and is not the same). I dont know what can happend... and Wich program do you use?

[@RustysClips]

Yes I could not believe that when I watched it for the first time.

[@T2003Cubs]

What type of video software do you use? I noticed the adobe comment below but when I looked at that product they wanted almost a grand for the whole package. I don't want to pay that. I am looking for something that will allow me to organize, cut and add audio to videos of my motorcycle trips. Any suggestions?

[@RustysClips]

@shzze it is all budget for the most part. BUT...the Hero2 does better in the sun and there is some flex in the options and set up. Burst...slowmo...etc.

[@RustysClips]

@leibow4 No. Both cameras were mounted together and nothing was done in post. Split screen was all.

[@kniefi]

Would be very cool if you could upload the 2 clips you amde Comparing the new gopor HD2 and Hd1 and the different FOVs on Vimeo, that way others will/would be able to download the Original File, not the compressed Version, which KZbin crippels it to. Is it just me, or does the HD1 have a slight advantage over the HD2 when it comes to the very finde details on grass/bushes/palms... take a very close look! i think it resolves a little moredetail and/or the HD2 has some sort of denoising going

[@RustysClips]

@MichealYoungz Yes there is something going on witht the balance. Sometimes the sky looks really great with the Hero1.

[@FastMatt1986]

Thanks for the comparison.

[@adidasDC]

@bedarda bro how much was it shipped to your house? was there taxes, shipping? Exact price? BestBuy has it but they charge taxes

[@synoptik82]

many thanks dude for doing this! very helpful! :)

[@aeromane]

Thanks for this helpful comparision!

[@Libelya]

thanks for this comparison

[@magi1969]

Hero2 has amazingly nicer contrasts. Oddly, in some underwater comparison it was worse. Go and tell. Anyhow, ordered one couple of days ago and eagerly waiting to get it.

[@DJHOGHEAD]

Thanks for posting.

[@eastkingstonnh]

Proof of how inferior the Hero 1 was. Thanls for posting.

[@KilleraDK]

The Horo2 camera.. LoOOOllOOLl

[@shzze]

wich would be best for like medium-high speed capture on a motorbike and mosty in sun light?

[@philippguerin1435]

@RustysClips How do u get different view angles ??

[@trefoilatelier]

at 3:50 is the sky suppose to be the hero2 colour or hero colour?

[@LoiLucio]

grazie mille!!! video molto utile

[@YVESTV1]

Thanks for making this video.

[@justwebvideo]

Video quality looks far superior to my brand new Drift HD. I really hope they sort it out soon, otherwise I'll be picking up a GoPro Hero 2!

[@bengzit]

...my apinion is that go pro hd 2 is bether at night ..nothing more ..but nice video and tnx for info and compare this two cams :)

[@MrGazzerk]

@Jpxk17aa Ah ha, that's the problem--it's the housing. With a 170 I suppose there's no way to make a lens hood for that. Also, the conditions with the aberrations in filming were humid and cold so a bit of moisture could have amplified the problem. The camera is perfect but the accessories like housing and mounts need some R&D. Thanks for the answer.

[@XYDogAustria]

Thanks Testing..

[@AQUPAS]

In my opinion the HERO 1 is much better - more vivd colours, sharper image and overall better quality. I have the HERO 1 and am very pleased with it =D

[@MrJoep87]

Very helpful video, thanks!

[@ThrashTilGrave]

big difference but still..both kick ass :) gopro are awesome cameras...

[@AznGamerz12]

which is better?

[@sombykraft]

Nice, thanks for sharing.

[@RustysClips]

@Varaxis Nope...take a look at the sky at 4:25. Notice the color. It is the same as the your time @ 4:37. The Hero1 seems to have more blue. Same as 4:25. You will also find this early in the vid around 1:56. Hope that helps....Rusty

[@ned4real]

Great job, thx 4 posting

[@sirblackbandana]

where do you live it's beautiful there

[@adamore]

@MichealYoungz Hey Guys, Im quite new to Go Pro system, but been in stills photography for years so judging on looks if image, ev range and colour cast it seems to me that hero 2 lenses got some polarising coating which definitely gives better exposure range for highlights and that yellow cast.

[@jfmayer]

the yellows seem to be better on the hero, althought overall contrast seems to be much better on the hero2

[@leibow4]

Do you use any color correction?