Drift Stealth vs. Compact

[MrTinman]

Hello everyone,

I've been looking into getting a new (or shall I say first) helmet camera for some time now. Lately I found some pretty good deals on the Drift Stealth - we're talking about 200 EUR incl. camera, mic & rubber boot - and that made me wonder: Is the smaller Compact version worth the extra price, i.e. 150 EUR or 120 GBP?
From what I can see, you're paying 75% extra for a bit more convenience with the end-cap and being able to use any 3.5mm-jack microphone plus having a smaller and lighter case... Am I missing a revolutionary feature that would justify that price or is that it?

Would you recommend paying that 'little bit' extra or stick with the - what seems to me - more sensible option?

Thanks for your help!

-- MrTinman

 

[AZZ3R]

150eur, difference is not justified.

The Drift mic works well with the Drift, the reason why they gave you the opportunity to add a 3.5mm jack to it is so you pay extra for the cam & don't have to pay for their mic & boot.

Not worth it, weight isn't an issue so don't worry, buy the stealth & treat yourself to a new pair of gloves.

 

[MrTinman]

150eur, difference is not justified.

The Drift mic works well with the Drift, the reason why they gave you the opportunity to add a 3.5mm jack to it is so you pay extra for the cam & don't have to pay for their mic & boot.

Not worth it, weight isn't an issue so don't worry, buy the stealth & treat yourself to a new pair of gloves.

Thanks for the quick answer! Possibly going to use the saved bucks to get - well at least part of - a dedicated camera helmet, though I couldn't bear putting a sticky-thing on mine.

 

[kryten]

The Drift HD has a replaceable lens. Bust the lens on your Drift Stealth and then tell me it wasn't worth a little extra to get the HD. I remember some guy had one and busted it and bitched in one of his videos about how they wouldn't fix it.

 

[AZZ3R]

Thats why when you look after things you don't have to fix them.

There pretty heavy duty cameras & if you where to drop it lens down by the time it hit the ground it would have fliped. the heavist side is the battery side so thatwould land first < but again thats a different topic.

There not worth the extra 150, because you can just buy another stealth if needs be?