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Pro Hero, and also how the latest Hero. When I first got a Go. Pro, I was impressed with the small size of the camera (2.

But while the Go. Pro is tiny, it isn't particularly elegant or high- tech, and compared to all those waver- thin compacts it's actually a bit stout. But somehow its small, boxy shape resonates with people. They love it. Who and what is Go. Pro? Go. Pro was started in 2.

The name came from many a surfer's wish to "go pro," and "hero" stems from making people feel like heros when they could record and show their stunts. The original Go. Pro actually still used film, even in 2. The second did silent 1. SD card slot and 3 megapixel, the fourth, in 2. Watch Committed Streaming. VGA video. Then came the big step to high definition video and today's HD Hero 9. Hero (1. 08. 0p video), and now Hero.

Technology, however, is only part of the Go. Pro story. The real innovation was all the mounting systems the company made available. Starting with surfing and paddling, auto racing quickly followed, and that required different mounting. Then it was helmets, ski poles, motorcycles, and finally general outdoor sports. The ready availability of mounting brackets and systems, combined with the small boxy form factor, meant that the Go.

Pro camera was used in very innovative ways, which brought a lot of publicity, which made it even more popular in many high- profile applications. The Discovery Channel uses it for "Deadliest Catch" and "Gold Rush," and National Geographic and Lucas. Film use it too, or you can watch incredible footage of a race car barreling up the Pikes Peak hill climb, setting a world record (see here), and so on. The Go. Pro Hero. The Go. Pro is almost a paradox. We expect advanced technology to come in spectacular, expensive packages, yet the Go. Pro is anything but.

The little matte- silver plastic housing even of the latest Hero. LCD. There's a mini- USB port, mini- HDMI, a composite jack, one for an external microphone, and a special Hero expansion port. That's it. Go. Pro cameras, however, do come with a lot of stuff. There's LOTS of mounting hardware in each of the three available packages (there are Outdoor, Motorsports, and Surf editions). There are cables.

And the Go. Pro even comes with a waterproof housing. Yes, the housing is included in the basic package. So you get a 1. 08. HD video camera with plenty of accessories and an underwater housing good for 2. Below you can see what all comes with the Go. Pro Hero. 2 package. Operating the camera isn't as simple as using a conventional digicam.

That's because the Go. Pro doesn't have any controls other than the two unmarked buttons.

There are no icons, there's no zoom, no playback button, nothing of the sort. Changing settings, though, is much improved with the Hero. Heros. Almost everyone has the same initial reaction to Hero video. It's terrific. And still shots, too, are much better than you'd expected from this simple little box. The very wide angle lens makes for a fisheye view with a cool in- your- face action effect. How is the Hero. 2 different from the original Hero?

This is the question we're asked most often. On the outside, the Hero. For example, the Hero.

The ports and lens have changed as well. In the comparisons below, the Hero.

Considerably more important are the specs. Go. Pro likes to keep things simple, and so their claim is that the new Hero. That's all rather hard to quantify without additional data. So let's take a quick look at the respective specs. Go. Pro Hero. 2 vs.

Hero: Modes and Features. Mode/Model. Go. Pro Hero.

Go. Pro Hero. Video: 1. Video: 9. 60p/4. 8fpswide (1. Video: 9. 60p/3. 0fpswide (1. Video: 7. 20p/6. 0fpswide (1. Video: 7. 20p/3. 0fpswide (1. Video: WVGA/1. 20fpswide (1. Video: WVGA/6. 0fpswide (1.

Mode/Model. Go. Pro Hero. Go. Pro Hero. Stills: 1.

Stills: 8mpmedium (1. Stills: 5mpmedium (1. Spec/Model. Go. Pro Hero. Go. Pro Hero. Engine.

Ambarella A5. S. Engine core/speed. ARM1. 1/5. 28. MHz. Imager. 14mp Aptina MY9. F0. 02. 5mp Aptina MT9. P0. 06. I1. 2STC. Recording lights. Burst mode. 10 pics per second.

Now we're getting somewhere: The underlying Ambarella chipset of the Hero. Hero's older A2. S chip. That means that the Hero.

Hero just couldn't do. Like running 9. 60p video at a faster 4. WVGA at a blistering 1. The Hero. 2's imager itself is new as well. While the old one was a 5mp Aptina model, the new one supposedly offers full 1. That doesn't mean you get 1.

Hero. 2, though. Instead, you have your choice of 5, 8 and 1. That is a bit weird as you'd expect full 1. There is one undeniable advance, though: there's now a new "narrow" 9. Below is side- by- side video with the Hero. Hero on the right. The good news for owners of the original Hero is that at least in this small size, you really can't see much of a difference between the two.

The Hero. 2 does significantly better in low light, but it's really in the new video modes and when viewed on a big screen that the differences become noticeable. What has changed drastically is the onscreen menu. The cryptic codes of the Hero have given way to a vastly improved text/icon interface that is very easy to use. We compiled the Hero. PDF version). Our underwater experiences with the Go. Pro. Our initial experiences with the original Go.

Pro were mixed. We first took the Go. Pro on an 8- day expedition to the Islas Revillagigedos, a remote group of islands about 2. Cabo San Lucas on the Pacific coast of Mexico, and one of the most remote places you'll ever see. Our above- water video was excellent, but 2. That was a major bummer as we'd left other video gear behind to give the Go. Pro a shot, and it let us down because someone didn't think the housing optics through. The picture below is representative for what we got.

It looks halfway decent shrunk to this small size, but the full- size version is totally blurry and out of focus. As was all underwater video. Given our majestic subjects, and how rarely you see them, that was quite frustrating.