Gopro 2 for still images

[Buffman]

Is it easy to take photos (stills) with a gopro 2?

Im guessing the quality will be better than most smartphones and the small cheap camera I've got? (11mp stills on this versus a 10mp camera... I know mp aren't everything)

I'll also be using it irregularly for whitewater kayaking and snowboarding (a snowboard holiday next year hopefully)

All in I can get one for 100 quid off a friend I'm basically just wanting you guys to justify the purchase to you .

Anything else I should know about the gopro 2?

 

[Buffman]

Hmm thanks for the opinions guys! For what it's worth camera wise I tend to use my phone or borrow family cameras (cheap fixed lens or very small cheap digital camera, unfortunately no fancy Dslr) so as long as ease of use with taking pictures is OK then I think for 100quid I'm getting a good deal.

Any more comments on use? I'm going to have a play with it tomorrow

(obviously the main issue is you can't look back through your photos as it doesn't have a screen on it)

Has anyone tried using an Sd card over 32 gig on it? Think I'll use the micro Sd cards in my phone /tablet with an adapter... (main draw of gopro 3 is that it has micro Sd rather than Sd..)

 

[Buffman]

Thanks for the help guys got today! It's got 2 batteries already also and everything I need bar some curved helmet mounts. Also thanks I was wondering how it managed to change from a wide view...

As for photography I won't use it frequently mainly for playing about!

Also its kayaking I do not rafting! (need to buy some curved helmet mounts to get it on helmet, if you use chest strap it's a terrible POV)

Will be using it tomorrow hopefully in a snowboarding dome (inside fake snow). Will maybe get a few stills up from the video (unfortunately I won't be doing anything impressive!)