A common advice for using point-of-view (POV) video cameras is to experiment with a variety of camera placements and angles. After all, the main advantage of the POV cams is their ability to be installed where the conventional cameras cannot fit and/or survive (helmets used in various sports, surfboards, motorbikes, etc.)
Actually, my plan for the new Contour + camera is to use it on my motorcycle. The first experiment, however, was to let my 7-months-old daughter lay her hands on the camera. This was the maximum amount of extreme action that could be readily arranged in our living room. The result is this 1-minute clip.
Perhaps, documenting my daughters adventures will be the main use for the Contour + ? It is interesting how various projects often develop into something quite different from the original idea. For example, my wife recently pointed out, that our interest in travel and portrait photography stemmed from the interfacing an SLR camera with a telescope for astrophotography – something that we both wanted to do but never actually did.
P.S. The image above was not taken by the Contour +. I used a Canon 5D Mark II with a 100 mm macro lens.