GoPro HERO2 Wrist Housing

I took this down to the Grand Cayman. Beforehand I replaced the lens with the mako speargun lens that was $20 (otherwise, your underwater shots will be out of focus). At first I thought this wouldn't do well at all because there was only a rubber ring to hold the housing at the proper angle, but then I started playing with the extra straps that were on there, looped the extra strap through the right place in the housing (they must have designed it this way and figured people would figure it out, because that strap is useless otherwise) and it was fully secured without any give.Not sure why reviewers give this such a poor rating. I took this housing down past 100 ft for 30 minutes and got some AMAZING vid. I do wish I would have picked up a filter to put behind the mako lens.

All right. I hear all of you about the sling thing.But wrap the strap around your hand so it sits in your palm and BINGO! You've got a great video position for filming all around you or getting yourself in the shot too! I've used it floating down a ripping current into the Gulf of Mexico, swimming in the pool, skiing, sledding..... You can even pretty much use your hand as if it wasn't there. Picking up the kids from the open water at the bottom of the sledding hill or grabbing them before they float by you out to sea to Texas.I'll just keep finding more places to get great shots! I recommend it highly.... but don't expect to wear it on your wrist.

If you have a gopro get one of these. Who wants to be the tool wearing a camera on their head or chest, not this guy. The mount is sturdy and does not limit activity at all. It does not come with directions and you really don't need them. Just be certain to retain the Velcro strap that comes in the package as it is used to hold the housing more secure to the wrist strap.Be certain to order the correct housing as they are not all the same, gopro hd heros do not fit the newer housings and go pro 3's will not fit this housing. That is the only downside, gopro needed more money so they changed the shape of the camera requiring you to get different housings for each camera.

I bought this to use while snorkeling and diving in Hawaii. Shipped quickly and landed on my doorstep just before we were about to leave. There are NO instructions included with this and it says to go to their website for complete instructions which I did. I surfed all around their site with no luck. Ended up finding someone else's YouTube video on how to secure the housing properly and improve the stability and then "Ahhhhh!" it all became clear (so THAT'S what that random black strap is for) so minus one star for including mysterious velcro straps and not telling you how to use them.Waterproof: Check!Secure: Check!Easy to operate under water: Check!Turtle proof: Check! Great footage of sea turtle inspecting the camera!Underwater focus: Uhhhhhh...okay so pretty terrible as is but better once you buy an aftermarket flat port. I hear a new underwater housing will soon be coming from GoPro.All-in-all, it did what I needed it to do which is leave me relatively hands free underwater (despite the focus issue) while keeping my camera securely strapped to me...and safe from overly curious turtles.

I purchased this accessory to go Scuba Diving with.Firstly, the quality of this wrist housing is what you could expect from something from GoPro. However the retainer ring/hook to keep the housing secured to your wrist is quite sketchy and it does come undone frequently. (I even held the rubber ring back as far as the velcro would allow to keep it taunt, and it would still pop off.) This accessory doesn't allow you to use any other mounts. You can either use it flipped up, or held down by the hook and that is it.I was pretty disappointed that you cannot customize the direction the camera is facing, because you basically have to keep your arm bent and held to your chest as if it was in a sling to get a front-facing shot. While scuba diving this isn't entirely difficult because you can use your other arm to steer while your fins are propelling you obviously.At $40 this is probably the worst accessory offered by GoPro and it's functions are limited. I have since purchased the much cheaper, and more customizable head strap. Also, the chest harness might be another option for those considering this.If I had to pull some positives for this, and since I do own it and need to figure out ways to make it useful. It does conveniently keep your GoPro within reach, and can be flipped up to take pictures. Also, if you don't mind looking like you're wearing a sling then you can take some video as well.As mentioned I purchased this to do some scuba diving with, and this is a video from my Scuba Certification Class I took last year. [...] This is with the Original HD Hero, no additional lighting, and could use an underwater lens. The video is decent but that's all related to the camera and not the wrist housing. As mentioned I'm not satisfied with the functionality of the wrist mount itself and think there are better alternatives.

You can see the actual footage on my youtube channel JerryRigEverything. In hind site i should have held my wrist a little more stable. It was pretty shaky. But it was very very nice not to have to hold the camera during the race.It was easy to tell if the camera was on or not, way easier than if i had a the camera strapped to my head. It held tight, and I my wrist wasn't chaffed at all, even with all the mud and water from the race.