Mod a Contour Roam to 60Fps

The Contour Roam is a great camera for capturing your action shots, but you may want to modify it in order to increase the frame rate. This article will teach you how to do just that, to change the frame rate from 30 to 60 frames per second. It will also teach you how to downgrade back to 30 Fps.

You can also upgrade your firmware from Contour ROAM1 into ROAM2, to get the 60 fps option and many other upgrades.

Steps

  1. In your Roam there is a file called FW_RTC.txt on the SD card. If you open it in notepad you can mod it to make the camera shoot 60fps.
  2. The config file normally looks like this:
    • UPDATE:N
    • UPDATE_FW:N
    • RES:C
    • BR:H
    • MIC:35
    • SILENT:0
  3. You need to change it to look like this:
    • UPDATE:Y
    • UPDATE_FW:Y
    • RES:D
    • BR:H
    • MIC:35
    • SILENT:0

How To Downgrade

  1. If you would like to downgrade your FW to 1.01 here are the steps.
    • Download this file [http://slickdeals.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=955612&d=1326604634
    • After downloading extract to your desktop
    • Copy the ContourROAM.bin to the root of your contour
    • You need to change it to look like this:
    • UPDATE:Y
    • UPDATE_FW:Y
    • Disconnect your contour and press the status button
    • when the update is successful check by opening the FW_RTC.txt and check if it says 1.01_Japan
    • Open the file FW_RTC.txt located on your microSD Storage Card. The file may be hidden. Open the file with a Text Editor application.
    • change ‘UPDATE:N’ to ‘UPDATE:Y’
    • change ‘1RES:C’ to ‘1RES:D’
    • Then save the FW_RTC.txt file.
    • Properly dismount the camera from your computer. Once dismounted, unplug the camera from your computer.
    • Press the Status Button, the 720@60 video setting will be applied. When you next record, your video resolution will be 720@60

How To Upgrade ROAM1 into ROAM2

  1. If you would like to Upgrade your FW to 2.16, which is the one the Contour ROAM2 uses (it includes 60fps recording and many more upgrades), here are the steps.
    • Go to the contour homepage and download the current Contour2 Firmware V2.16
    • Download Firmware V2.16 -> you get the file "ContourRoam2.bin"
    • Rename the file to "ContourRoam.bin"
    • Plug the ContourROAM1 camera into your computer using a USB cable. Check to see that the Record slider is not in the forward (or ON) position. Once connected, the Battery LED on the ContourROAM1 will turn red and the camera will appear as an external USB device on your computer.
    • On your computer, navigate to the camera which is mounted as an external storage device.
    • Copy the ContourROAM.bin file that you downloaded and renamed in Step 2 to the camera's microSD card. Do not put it in any subfolders on the camera's microSD card.
    • On the microSD card of the camera will be a file called FW_RTC.txt. The file may be hidden and you may need to enable the ability to view hidden files in your computer's settings. Open the FW_RTC.txt file with a text editor application.
    • Near the top of the file is a line of text that reads `UPDATE_FW:N'. Change the `N' to a `Y' so it appears as `UPDATE_FW:Y' and save the file. This will instruct your camera to update the firmware when it next starts up.
    • Unplug the camera from your computer.
    • Press and release the Status Button. The camera will beep and the Memory and Battery LEDs will flash while the update is in progress. When the update is completed the camera will beep again and turn off.
    • If the camera keeps beeping after pressing the Status Button, just format the SD Card once again, holding the format button with a clip for 15 seconds.
    • That's it, now you have all Roam2 functions on your Roam1 including 720p with 60 FPS.
    • If you want, open the StoryTeller App on your PC and check if a Contour Roam2 will be recognized under "Devices".

For more information check this [1] and this [2].

Tips

  • This mod only works if you are running firmware version 1.01. If your camera shipped with 1.02 or you took the "upgrade" firmware and are now running 1.06 then this will not work because Contour blocked this in the "upgrade" but the downgrade will brake this "upgrade" allowing you to have 60 FPS.
  • You can also up the volume and turn the laser and chimes on and off, just use the appropriate letter from the instructions at the bottom of the text file

Warnings

  • This might break your camera apparently according to Contour. Also this voids your warranty. Some people have said that they are using the mod with no problems.
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