Gopro or Drift

[Eagle]

Go with the Drift HD. Can't beat it.

 

[tmo1620]

The only bad thing I find with my drift HD 170 is the battery life, I have to carry three batteries to get through a whole day of sledding in the mtns. Cold weather seems to kill the battery super fast. However in the summer it lasts easily 5x longer. Used mine lots last summer quading and works pretty good. Definitely gotta get the water proof case though for summer. The camera looked like it was 5 years old after one quad ride out here without it lol

 

[tex78]

Yes the batterys get cold ect sucks.

But that's every brand.


I find if I leave mine in my pocket for the trail up , one battery just about lasts the hole day.

Makes a big difference not having all that cold air doing mach chicken , wooping up the trail

sent from my HTC

 

[teeroy]

The only bad thing I find with my drift HD 170 is the battery life, I have to carry three batteries to get through a whole day of sledding in the mtns. Cold weather seems to kill the battery super fast. However in the summer it lasts easily 5x longer. Used mine lots last summer quading and works pretty good. Definitely gotta get the water proof case though for summer. The camera looked like it was 5 years old after one quad ride out here without it lol

are you using the extra capacity batteries? makes a huge difference, I had the same problem with mine in the cold. they are cheap too, only 25 bucks each from Launch Helmetcams and almost double the capacity. you just have to pop the spacer out for the larger battery.

 

[sumx54]

What kind of charger comes with the ghost? Do I need to buy an optional car charger? And what size of SD card should I be getting? Is there any "must have" assesories a guy should get for it? Thanks for the input fellas, I'm picking one up shortly (like in 15 minutes ) lol

 

[teeroy]

What kind of charger comes with the ghost? Do I need to buy an optional car charger? And what size of SD card should I be getting? Is there any "must have" assesories a guy should get for it? Thanks for the input fellas, I'm picking one up shortly (like in 15 minutes ) lol

I have a couple 16gig micro SD cards, make sure you get a class 10 card. I see on the Launch site they now have 32 gig class 10 cards, used to only be able to get 16g in a class 10, they are the only ones that will allow HD video to be recorded. as for a car charger, just grab one of those 12v cig lighter deals with a USB port on it. my old Motorola 12v phone charger will charge my ghost too. get a handlebar mount kit, and a spare battery if they have them. when I pre ordered the ghost it came with an extra battery, I pack it in my pocket but the battery life is surprisingly good on the ghost.

 

[shawn.t]

I have a couple 16gig micro SD cards, make sure you get a class 10 card. I see on the Launch site they now have 32 gig class 10 cards, used to only be able to get 16g in a class 10, they are the only ones that will allow HD video to be recorded. as for a car charger, just grab one of those 12v cig lighter deals with a USB port on it. my old Motorola 12v phone charger will charge my ghost too. get a handlebar mount kit, and a spare battery if they have them. when I pre ordered the ghost it came with an extra battery, I pack it in my pocket but the battery life is surprisingly good on the ghost.

They make 64g class 10s now for about $60, more than enough for a few days of riding

 

[tmo1620]

when I inquired about the long life battery I was told it did not work for the hd170, that it did not fit, so I bought two extra batteries and that gets me through the whole day. some days only two batteries are needed but most its three batteries. Ill check to see if I can make a long life one work

are you using the extra capacity batteries? makes a huge difference, I had the same problem with mine in the cold. they are cheap too, only 25 bucks each from Launch Helmetcams and almost double the capacity. you just have to pop the spacer out for the larger battery.

 

[tmo1620]

Buddy has a gopro3.... I think, and he gets a whole day no problem out of his battery. My first one is usually dead by 10am ish on a cold day. Im gonna try packing it up top in my pocket, never really thought of that......duh

Yes the batterys get cold ect sucks.

But that's every brand.


I find if I leave mine in my pocket for the trail up , one battery just about lasts the hole day.

Makes a big difference not having all that cold air doing mach chicken , wooping up the trail

sent from my HTC

 

[tmo1620]

Pick up some braided fishing line like spiderwire or something and rig it up so that if the cam falls off the helmet it will just dangle and you wont lose it

What kind of charger comes with the ghost? Do I need to buy an optional car charger? And what size of SD card should I be getting? Is there any "must have" assesories a guy should get for it? Thanks for the input fellas, I'm picking one up shortly (like in 15 minutes ) lol

 

[teeroy]

when I inquired about the long life battery I was told it did not work for the hd170, that it did not fit, so I bought two extra batteries and that gets me through the whole day. some days only two batteries are needed but most its three batteries. Ill check to see if I can make a long life one work

works with the HD 170 (the old orange one) or the HD 170 Stealth (the flat black one). will not work with the smaller Drift HD or the ghost

 

[lilduke]

Just a question,, cause Ive never used one.

When you say you need 3 batteries for a day of riding, how much footage
are you taking? Are you filming the entire day? ie 8hours of riding?

If I wanted to say film an hour or 2 at most on a Gropro Black
would 1 battery be eneogh?

 

[tmo1620]

In the middle of winter I can get about 2-3 hours of footage on three batteries, spring I get 2-3 hours on two maybe one and a half. And in the summer I get all day on one battery

Just a question,, cause Ive never used one.

When you say you need 3 batteries for a day of riding, how much footage
are you taking? Are you filming the entire day? ie 8hours of riding?

If I wanted to say film an hour or 2 at most on a Gropro Black
would 1 battery be eneogh?

 

[shawn.t]

Just a question,, cause Ive never used one.

When you say you need 3 batteries for a day of riding, how much footage
are you taking? Are you filming the entire day? ie 8hours of riding?

If I wanted to say film an hour or 2 at most on a Gropro Black
would 1 battery be eneogh?

i usually get around 3-4 hours of recording in 1080p @30fps on my black edition. I also picked up 6 off brand batteries with a wall charger for $35 on ebay, and they actually last a little longer than the gopro batteries

 

[sumx54]

So I picked up a drift ghost last Saturday, set it all up and went racing on Sunday. About 30 minutes in...BAM! I smoked it off a tree and killed it dead. Wouldn't even turn back on. Other than a scratch across the face, the unit stayed intact and didn't even break the mount. I took it in to my dealer on Monday and they were good enough to give me a new one.
Now that I have a bunch of video, what's the best program to edit it with?? I'm an apple user. Thanks.

 

[teeroy]

So I picked up a drift ghost last Saturday, set it all up and went racing on Sunday. About 30 minutes in...BAM! I smoked it off a tree and killed it dead. Wouldn't even turn back on. Other than a scratch across the face, the unit stayed intact and didn't even break the mount. I took it in to my dealer on Monday and they were good enough to give me a new one.
Now that I have a bunch of video, what's the best program to edit it with?? I'm an apple user. Thanks.

doesn't apple have some sort of video editing program built in? I hear a lot of people say it's awesome. sucks about the cam, but kudos to your dealer! that's pretty kick ass service right there

 

[fnDan]

iMovie works pretty good. You need a half decent amount of RAM if you start playing with a lot of effects and need to render. I can ride a day on one battery in the winter. With the remote, I'm pretty picky about when and what I'm recording. The remote and the screen are the biggest reason I went with Drift. I've got too much footage of riding behind everyone and ass shots. The Drift lets you shoot 720p and 60 fps. Great for slow motion shots.

 

[sumx54]

So I picked up a drift ghost last Saturday, set it all up and went racing on Sunday. About 30 minutes in...BAM! I smoked it off a tree and killed it dead. Wouldn't even turn back on. Other than a scratch across the face, the unit stayed intact and didn't even break the mount. I took it in to my dealer on Monday and they were good enough to give me a new one.
Now that I have a bunch of video, what's the best program to edit it with?? I'm an apple user. Thanks.

I had to drop my ghost off at the dealers today, for the second time. It's fogging up on the lens and the playback screen. Starting to wonder what kind of junk I bought.

 

[tex78]

Huh.

Mines never fogged up once winter or summer.

sent from my I phone azz kicking HTC

 

[ferniesnow]

For what it's worth, I use a Contour Roam. For the editing part, I use iMovie; it can work wonders once you get the hang of it. Cropping, highlighting color, sound, adding still frames, all the introduction stuff, whatever. Pretty amazing if you ask me.