Contour Action Camera

Designing a first-of-its-kind connected action camera platform🤘🏼

Client

Contour Cameras

Services

Product Design, UX

Industry

Consumer Hardware

Platforms

iOS, Android, Web, HW‹›FW

Client

Contour Cameras

Services

Product Design, UX

Industry

Consumer Hardware

Platforms

iOS, Android, Web, HW‹›FW

Client

Contour Cameras

Services

Product Design, UX

Industry

Consumer Hardware

Platforms

iOS, Android, Web, HW‹›FW

Before GoPro became the widely-known Kleenex™ of action cameras, there was Contour. As the leader of the product team, I had the privilege of being involved in every aspect of the product's and brand's development. I worked hands-on through everything from camera firmware to designing the user experience for the web and connected mobile apps on iOS and Android. The Contour camera not only won a Red Dot design award but was also one of the first wearable, connected, GPS-enabled action camera platforms.

(Product testing on powder days wasn't a bad perk either 🏂 ;-).

Connected native apps + video

The Contour Action Camera had no screen and only 3 buttons. While a host of resolutions, framerates, photo/timelapse modes, etc. were available, it took mounting the camera as a drive on a computer to change any of the settings. A non-starter for most novice and pro users in the field. Working with athletes and Contour customers, I led the design of the Contour iOS and Android apps for remote control, changing settings, GPS status, and one of the first connected real-time viewfinders for an action camera. This also required a massive update to the camera firmware. Working with newly hired in-house firmware engineers I mapped out camera functions, audio and LED feedback on-device and the complementary functions on the connected apps.