I am looking for an extreme sports camera help?

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I am looking for a good extreme sports camera, im a snowboarder so I want it to work on my helmet or maybe on my board, I want it cheap, I want it to take pictures and videos, but I also want it to be sharp with the pictures and steady with the videos. Im not sure if it is possible to meet all my requirements...but! I did find this one GO pro camera for around $100.00 If you could tell me if it is a good one by looking at the information below that would be great..or if you have a better one in mind that would be great also :)


Resolution: 5 megapixel (2592x1944) photo, 512x384 video

Sensor: CMOS

Video Format: MJPEG, 30 fps, saved as .AVI file

Optics: glass lens, f/2.8 aperture, with ultra-wide 170º angle of view

Modes: video, standard photo, photo every 2 or 5 secs, 3x photo burst sequence, self timer, upside down photo/video flip

Exposure Control: auto

White Balance: auto

Self Timer: 10 seconds

Microphone: built-in with adjustable recording/input level

Audio Format: 8kHz, mono

Memory: 16 MB internal, expandable to 2GB with SD card (not included), expandable to 4GB with SDHC card (not included) via free firmware upgrade

Capacity: 56 minutes video (incl. audio) or 1,945 photos with optional 2GB SD card. 1hr 52min video (incl. audio) with optional 4GB SDHC card

Power: 2x AAA batteries (not included), lithium batteries highly recommended. 3hrs. video recording with lithium, 2hrs. with NiMH

TV Out (with RCA cable): NTSC or PAL

PC Connection: USB + RCA combo cable

PC Compatibility: Windows ME, 2000, XP, and Vista; Mac OS X 10.2 and later

Waterproof: rated to 100 feet/30 meters

Dimensions: 1.75" x 2.30" x 1.25"/4.45cm x 5.84cm x 3.18cm (H x W x D)

Weight: 4.9 oz/139 g

Answer
I think you should go with GoPro Digital HERO 3 Sports Wrist Camera

3 megapixel all-season digital sports camera
Shoots TV quality 640x480, 30fps video (use internal or optional SD memory)
16MB of internal memory and accepts up to a 2GB SD card
Pivots upright for on the fly photos or video
Waterproof up to 100 feet

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