GOPRO HD WIDE REVIEW

I've been messing around with the new cam for the past few days, and I felt it was time to post up a review for any prospective helmet cam buyers out there.
I have owned the standard GoPro, the Wide, and now the Wide HD. I still own the wide, but I sold the standard cam. Once you go wide, you can't go standard- there is way too much room for error when it comes to aiming the standard lens cam, and you'll end up walking away disappointed when your video footage is aimed at the ground.
As for the HD, here are the major differences:
1) Full HD at both 30 and 60 fps.
2) rechargable battery
3) higher capacity SD card compatibility
4) slightly larger in size than the standard wide
5) full size USB and output jacks
6) two different rear covers for waterproof/ dry conditions
7) expansion output/inputs (more on that later)

I noticed a HUGE difference in the video quality and smoothness. Absolutely amazing. The camera's casing also has a softer feel to it, and the camera as a whole feels a lot more solid and well put together. There's really nothing bad to say about this camera. I have used the Oregon Scientific ATK series cams (which were terrible in quality), and I have also used nothing but Go Pro for years. I have yet to have one of them fail on me. I strap it on my mountain bike and my jet ski, and they take a beating for sure.
The only major issue the HD version has is with editing. Make sure you read my previous post on this topic.
As far as the other issues, I can forsee the rechargeable battery being a problem on prolonged rides. Granted, it is a nice feature to know you have a good 2.5 hours on a full charge-but once it dies in the field, you are done. I am going to miss the ability to toss in some fresh AAA's and continue recording the ride. I guess I have to be more selective about what I record.
GoPro has plans to release new firware updates to correct a couple issues: one, they are going to add the "upside down" recording mode- which will be a nice thing to have since sometimes it isn't optimal to have the cam facing right side up. Secondly, they are planning on adding a feature that allows the camera to charge and record at the same time- which I am disappointed it doesn't do right now. As soon as you plug it in, it goes straight to USB mode, and renders the keys useless. Grrr! Why didn't they get this right off the bat! The only reason you would need this would be if you are using the cam to record a lengthy time lapse- and chances are your SD card will run out of room before the battery dies, but damn! I wish the option was there. I plan on taking this camera on my June trip back west, so we shall see what kind of cool footage I can get on the trip. I plan on time lapsing a lot of the drive in certain areas, and I plan on recording a TON of footage from some of the trails. Especially since the last time I had the cam out there, it was the standard lens, and not the wide...most of my footage was of the dirt. I wasn't too happy with the results.
So in conclusion, here are the pros and cons:

PROS:
1) High quality video footage in WIDE angle format
2) rugged and dependable
3) high capacity SD compatibility
4) rechargeable battery (also can be a con!)

CONS:
1) rechargeable battery
2) no upside down mode
3) inability to chage cam while in use
4) a bit tougher to edit due to format- but once you get the software, a piece of cake.