Reddit reviews Stealth 2 Sports Action Camera by Drift | Action Shot Camera Includes Universal Clip for use as POV Camera or Helmet Camera
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An extreme dual functioning camera that records at full HD 1080p 30FPS and lasts up to 3 hours of recording time. This action shot camera that is 40% percent lighter and is half the size of a normal digital camera.A 137 degrees lens view provides the most accurate and the sharpest image capturing and this drift camera is perfectly suited as a dash camera, and as a sports action camera.Weather resistant, this little camera is engineered with the most bold and durable materials and will hold its own as an extreme camera mounted as a bike camera or as a helmet camera.Includes a full 12 month manufacturer's warranty. Drift Stealth 2 Sports Action Camera is enabled for Wi-Fi streamingThe 3hr battery life, rotatable lens and aerodynamic design make the Drift Stealth 2 a unique POV camera.
Here's what I wrote in another thread:
I ride with two Drift Stealth 2s and they're great - you can get them for about $85-100 apiece. They have 3-hour-ish battery life and on a 32 gig card can hold three days of my 20-mile-a-day commutes (they also have dashcam-like rollover so that you never have to worry about full memory, if you prefer that). They do 720p at 60fps or 1080p at 30fps, and while their picture isn't the equivalent of a GoPro, it's plenty good for legal purposes.
I highly recommend a helmet mount (vs. a bar mount) for your front-facing camera. You're much more likely to capture whatever shit's going on that way; a bar mount has a smoother picture but will miss anything happening to the side of your bicycle. One of the nice features of the Stealth 2 is that the camera lens rotates, so if you have to mount on your helmet at a funny angle you can turn the lens to compensate and still have a horizontal video.
For the rear mount, I used the sawed-off center beam of a seatpost-mounted back rack. There are cheaper seatpost-mounted back racks, but this particular model has a flat top, which makes it work well with the adhesive mount. I cut off everything but three-four inches from the beam, slapped the adhesive mount that comes with the Stealth 2 on there, and it's been going great even through weather for several months now.
If you have to choose between front and back for now, I'd definitely recommend investing in the front first.
Here's what they look like in daylight.
Here's what they look like during urban nighttime.
Here's what it looks like in rain.
Edit: It's notable that because the Stealth 2 uses a slide-in-slide-out mounting system, your mount-to-camera connection will loosen slightly over time from the friction of mounting and unmounting, which will cause vibration in the video after a while. I found that you can shim the inside of the mount with a strip of electrical tape, which tightens everything up nicely.
Why does it need to be hidden? Some drivers behave better when they see a camera on your helmet. I guess also for it to be hidden it would need to be pretty small and so not great quality.
If you just want something that doesn't look like a big grey box on your helmet look at the Drift Stealth 2, it's small and light enough that you wont even notice it on your helmet.
Drift Stealth 2 $100
Drift Stealth 2
I really like my Drift Stealth 2, I have it mounted to the right side of my helmet. (BT on left.)
I personally have a Hero3 I won five years ago in a video contest, Crosstour Action Camera I use for my rear on my commuter (when I remember to charge it). And for my race bike I have my Fly6(ce), but I will use it on my commuter if I forget to charge my other rear camera.
Here is a list of common ones:
Inexpensive (< $100)
Mid Range ($100-250)
High End ($250+)
I've looked into this because I'm not satisfied with the one I have. The Contour Roam 2 is fine, it does the job, but it has its flaws. It does not overwrite files when the card is full, so it is necessary to delete all files manually. Also, if you don't run Windows (or maybe Mac?) it's impossible to sync the time on it, so you can't ever know for sure when your videos were taken. Its image quality is decent but not superb.
The one I've had my eye one is the Drift Stealth 2. It's about the same price, has the same sorts of features, but importantly overwrites files.
The Contour Roams are very easy to use (simple slider switch), but it does get annoying having to delete files all the time. Having to plug the thing in to charge it and to deal with files means I'm messing with it like every two rides. I'd rather have something I can leave alone for the most part.
If you are fine with a boxier camera, the Xiaomi Yi is a great GoPro knockoff, very cheap (about $100 including a separate waterproof case), and great quality. Battery life isn't as good as the Contour, though. Also, the SJCam SJ4000 is often really cheap (like $40-60), but image quality is much lower.
I use the Drift Stealth 2
At $75 it does 1080p @30fps,720p @60fps, and even has wifi. I like it because it's durable, cheap, and pretty damn reliable. It's also pretty small, and won't take up much space on your helmet.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MCWWL0G?ref%5F=s9%5Fal%5Fbw%5Fg421%5Fi1&amp;redirect=true&amp;pldnSite=1 in case you haven't seen this yet
Drift Stealth 2 22 left at 69.99 USD... make that 21. Not too bad a price for a first camera.
The Drift Stealth 2 gets recommended here a lot.
As does the Contour Roam3 as well.
Unfortunately, I can't give you a recommendation as I'm still shopping for one myself...