Top POV Cameras for Sports Photography

Looking for a hands-free way to capture images of your sports activities? Try a POV (point of view) camera that can be mounted on your gear or worn on your helmet, an armband or a chest harness. These cameras have become very popular in the past few years, and this page has compiled three of the best POV cameras for sports photography to help you decide which one is right for you.

(Image of GoPro POV camera mounted on a helmet provided by amazon)

If you're looking for the most popular and best-rated POV camera, look no further than the GoPro Hero3 Black Edition. This versatile sports cam is currently the bestselling camera in Amazon's Hands-Free Action Camera category. It comes with a variety of mounts and straps so you can take it just about anywhere. It's waterproof to 197 feet, as well as shockproof, and can shoot both still images and professional HD video. It's also the only POV camera currently to offer professional quality 4K Cinema 15 fps video, so if you're looking for the highest POV video quality, this is the camera to own.

Contour calls its Contour+ sports cam is the "most connected POV camera ever." The camera is Bluetooth-enabled and is capable of live streaming via HDMI and an external transmitter. If the ability to stream your video live or to connect quickly and immediately share your adventures with others is a priority to you, the Controur+ can do the job. Below are some more specs on this action cam.

This little camera can shoot both 720p or 1080p HD video, and has an RF remote to easily operate the device while you're wearing it or it's mounted on your sports gear.

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