Greetings!
OK some of you know me... Hi ya Some of you don't. I'm a long time moto vlogger who has used and championed the Drift brand for many a year. And to tell the truth I still love the brand.
BUT
If you own a Drift Ghost 4K and like most owners are having trouble with the charging, connecting to the computer or the external mic cutting in and out read the following.
The USB port is a hybrid Mini USB not a real Mini USB (A or B). The shroud for starters is the incorrect shape so will not grip the cables correctly resulting in a poor connection. Even the cables supplied and the official external mic adapter has the correct standard but isn't fully compatible with the Ghost 4k, as the port isn't a standard mini USB.
Now if using an external mic this will get worse very quickly as just general use will weaken the already weak connection.
If just using the USB for charging and transferring it will slowly degrade until PC connection or charging is no longer possible.
Now this is a known issue and Drift have known about it since the Ghost 4K was issued but they still pumped them out with the incorrect USB standard and didn't supply the correct cable or adapters for the camera within the retail box.
I'm trying to get mine refunded as it is a fault at the manufacture level (to be kind) and the unit should not have been shipped as such.
Now to be fair I am not saying the design and function of the Ghost 4K is rubbish, it isn't it is one of the best 4K cameras out there for the action market and it has a very clever design BUT it has a major flaw.
What I want to know is if you own one have you had any issues...
Charging (common leaving it charging but fails to do so)
Connecting to PC/Mac just goes to charge mode and refuses to connect is common.
External mic cutting in or out or lots of crackle.
Cheers and thanks for reading.
T71
OK some of you know me... Hi ya Some of you don't. I'm a long time moto vlogger who has used and championed the Drift brand for many a year. And to tell the truth I still love the brand.
BUT
If you own a Drift Ghost 4K and like most owners are having trouble with the charging, connecting to the computer or the external mic cutting in and out read the following.
The USB port is a hybrid Mini USB not a real Mini USB (A or B). The shroud for starters is the incorrect shape so will not grip the cables correctly resulting in a poor connection. Even the cables supplied and the official external mic adapter has the correct standard but isn't fully compatible with the Ghost 4k, as the port isn't a standard mini USB.
Now if using an external mic this will get worse very quickly as just general use will weaken the already weak connection.
If just using the USB for charging and transferring it will slowly degrade until PC connection or charging is no longer possible.
Now this is a known issue and Drift have known about it since the Ghost 4K was issued but they still pumped them out with the incorrect USB standard and didn't supply the correct cable or adapters for the camera within the retail box.
I'm trying to get mine refunded as it is a fault at the manufacture level (to be kind) and the unit should not have been shipped as such.
Now to be fair I am not saying the design and function of the Ghost 4K is rubbish, it isn't it is one of the best 4K cameras out there for the action market and it has a very clever design BUT it has a major flaw.
What I want to know is if you own one have you had any issues...
Charging (common leaving it charging but fails to do so)
Connecting to PC/Mac just goes to charge mode and refuses to connect is common.
External mic cutting in or out or lots of crackle.
Cheers and thanks for reading.
T71