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Review: Twenty20 ContourHD

The runner-up in our B-roll brawl came in a seriously close second — for less than half the price. The ContourHD’s 720p video trounced all comers with its smooth, beautiful images. The whole kit weighs less than 5 ounces and looks more like an ornament than an eyesore. Twenty20 ContourHD 7/10 Learn How We Rate […]
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Photo: Jens Mortensen
Rating:

7/10

WIRED
Stunning image quality. Record/Stop slider switch is easy to operate, even with gloves on. Accepts up to 16 GB of microSD storage, and a 2-gig card is included. Laser-assisted aiming. Hell, yeah.
TIRED
With no LCD, you can't review what you've shot until you jack into a computer — a problem for long trips. Video quality suffers noticeably in low light. At speeds above 30 mph, the microphone listens only to the wind.

The runner-up in our B-roll brawl came in a seriously close second — for less than half the price. The ContourHD's 720p video trounced all comers with its smooth, beautiful images. The whole kit weighs less than 5 ounces and looks more like an ornament than an eyesore.