Contour Roam
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The battery is built in I believe. It is charged via USB. (Like an iPod)
Edit: Maybe you knew that already. Are you saying you can't open it to plug it in? (I don't own one, so I can't closely examine it to see where the plugs are found)
Edit: Maybe you knew that already. Are you saying you can't open it to plug it in? (I don't own one, so I can't closely examine it to see where the plugs are found)
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Edit: I'm probably just making things up, I don't even think there was a button. It's just that one lock as far as I can remember. It should just..... open? :face-icon-small-con
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How to get the door open on the Contour Roam
This really pisses me off. I don't read manuals. I break sh@t then ask a buddy how it works most of the time. I got my Roam and tried to get the back off. No go. Frustration. Anger building. So I read the entire manual. Nothing about opening the back of the camera except to identify the lock on the door. Not which position is locked though. Nice. Anger building. Find the Quick start guide. Step 1 is not open the camera, it's charge the camera. Still need to open it. Glock 19 is handy but I suppress the urge to shoot the lock off. Fiddle, fiddle, fiddle. Anger at Def Con 4. Glock option is looking like a go. Fiddle one more time and the door slides right up. Easy Peasy. So for the benefit of my fellow Snowesters. Step 1 is. Slide lock to off. That is the position that is black. Locked is a white dot. Then using thumb and trigger finger on the sides of the door right at 9 and 4 o clock just slide it up. If "up" is confusing look on side of camera. You can read "Contour" printed on the side when it's facing up. Door pops open and is spring loaded. It takes very little force done like this. This camera is not very water proof. Water proof enough but Contour recommends opening the door with the lense facing up(like you are filming your buddy jumping over your head on his new Freeride) so the snow and water doesn't pour in the back. Have fun.
This really pisses me off. I don't read manuals. I break sh@t then ask a buddy how it works most of the time. I got my Roam and tried to get the back off. No go. Frustration. Anger building. So I read the entire manual. Nothing about opening the back of the camera except to identify the lock on the door. Not which position is locked though. Nice. Anger building. Find the Quick start guide. Step 1 is not open the camera, it's charge the camera. Still need to open it. Glock 19 is handy but I suppress the urge to shoot the lock off. Fiddle, fiddle, fiddle. Anger at Def Con 4. Glock option is looking like a go. Fiddle one more time and the door slides right up. Easy Peasy. So for the benefit of my fellow Snowesters. Step 1 is. Slide lock to off. That is the position that is black. Locked is a white dot. Then using thumb and trigger finger on the sides of the door right at 9 and 4 o clock just slide it up. If "up" is confusing look on side of camera. You can read "Contour" printed on the side when it's facing up. Door pops open and is spring loaded. It takes very little force done like this. This camera is not very water proof. Water proof enough but Contour recommends opening the door with the lense facing up(like you are filming your buddy jumping over your head on his new Freeride) so the snow and water doesn't pour in the back. Have fun.
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One of my biggest gripes with Contour is they don't provide detailed instruction on many items. But I guess I'm the idiot, I just upgraded to their GPS model. Just sync'd it to my Iphone, hope to try it out tomorrow.
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The best manual for almost anything these days is youtube. I learn better watching and doing than reading anyway. But really, you don't tell people how to do the most basic thing like removing the cover, nice job Contour.
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Un lock push up and open...................
Thx Gpa Joe, we got it...
