Drift Ghost XL

The media could not be loaded. Lots of options in this little camera. Photos and videos are very good quality even in low light conditions. Using the App allows you to set most of the common settings from your phone as well as the ability to VIEW what the camera is seeing on your cell phone (important).I got the wrist remote (Bluetooth remote) as well and it works perfectly on the 'Ghost XL Pro' model camera. I can mount this little camera on my helmet, handlebars for the ebike, or windshield in my range rover and use the remote wristband to capture cool moments and content easily.The Image stabilization works pretty well and smooths things out a lot (tried it both on and off).Now with all that said. The included pinhole mic is not very good, However; I had a very cheap lapel mic ($10.00) and with the mic Gain turned to 3, it records audio very nicely. I also often will use a nice wireless mic so I do not have to drag a cord around. The wireless mics receiver is small enough to attach to the side of the drift camera with some velcro and really does not add much weight to the overall package.Many have complained about the external microphone not working well. I suggest they try PLUGGING IT IN! Really, you will need a TRS adapter for the mic to work properly. Review the video I include herein to see what that is exactly...The included Manual goes over most things and is pretty clear on them, however; the manual does NOT cover WAY TOO MANY of the more interesting settings. Getting this camera to connect to your cell phone is a bit clunkier than need be but if you know HOW to use your cell phone, it is not a problem...I will likely be uploading more footage of some interesting things using this little camera soon....OH BTW: It would be great IF the company could find a way to allow the user to include some lens filters like an NV filter, UV filter, etc...

This is super frustrating, because all the potential for this to be a good driver cam is there... but the way they made the interface means that it can't. It might be that marketing tried to make this camera all things to all people, but made it useless to any purpose I can think of. I look at a driver cam like a parachute- every time you use it and don't need it doesn't matter, but the one time you need it, it had better have worked, so it must work every single time.I've been trying to get this camera to work for over a month, and as such it's beyond the return window. Don't make the mistake I did... the UI is so counter-intuitive that by the time you unsnarl the functions from the minimal instructions they provide, you'll be past the return date also.First of all, it doesn't charge reliably. For some reason, sometimes the firmware won't allow it to charge from the USB-C plug- it keeps power cycling and turning the camera on, draining the battery and powering down, and there's no easy way to get it out of this mode. If they had chosen hard switches instead of transient push buttons, you could leave it in a mode and know it's going to be in that mode when it powers up. I worked with their support on this- and to be fair, they were responsive... but they didn't have any additional information. When I started swapping cables and chargers, that lined up with the random 'sometimes' and it took a charge, so I couldn't say I completely understood the problem and maybe it was the cable they provided. It wasn't. After charging it on a new cable and trying again, it appeared fine until the battery was drained and then it started doing the power cycling again. Is it broken, would a return help? I still don't know. What I do know is I'm not getting the driving footage coverage I thought I was buying.Secondly, I can't get it to mount on the USB-C to my computer to check for video... so I don't know if I have a camera taking footage or a brick with blinking lights stuck to the side of my head. I'm going to go hunt for a separate card reader later today to see if it's actually recording anything, but again... the return window is shut and I still have no idea if it's a fancy brick or an actual camera. I did connect to it using my phone when I first got it so I know it's capable of creating images, but as of yet I haven't retrieved any videos.The mounting hardware they sent is excellent- the curved mounting clip stuck right on my helmet and the adjustment features they have for leveling the camera by rotating the lens is first-rate. The package size is also great, the release latch is great... they nailed all the mechanicals. But whoever set up the controls and then claimed it's a driver cam has never actually used a driver cam before or they would have used hard switches instead of these transient pushbuttons that offer no guarantee of state after you push them. The screen color change is great feedback, and the flashing state light during recording is great, but once it starts power cycling all bets are off, and when you're driving you can only see the front of it when you look in a mirror; you have no idea what it's doing.So in short, it's a terrible user experience and if I can't figure out the steps that they didn't put in the manual, it doesn't matter how great the options are, it's just a brick with flashing lights on it that does random things when you plug it in. And that's not a parachute.

This camera is freeeken loaded with features. Multiple resolution options and frame rates, 4k and 4kUHD, stabilization, still frames, a bunch of other stuff I haven't even figured out yet. I can live stream to my nginx RTMP server when I connect it to my phone's hot spot using then custom stream URL feature, or I can stream to YouTube. I'm blown away by how cool this camera is. And it can double as a really good cab/dash cam when I'm not using it for cycling. I ordered a couple different mounts and it's so quick and easy to swap it between them with the clip that you can adjust on the camera for different angles. I have another well known brand action camera and this one is hands down better.

Update after few months: still cannot connect my iPhone 15. Old Android phone and iPad works well. When connected wireless the speed to download a record is very slow. When downloading long videos camera displays an error and only the way to download it is to insert sd card to PC.SD card cover fell off. Microphone mount cracked. One day the camera just stops recognize sd card, I formatted it on PC and it started recording again.Overall, all these issues create a feeling of an outdated low quality product.—————-I don’t like gopro form factor. My previous camera was Contour and Ghost is noticeably smaller. Picture quality is good, microphones are good, in the box I had external mic works great as well. The camera gets very hot while recording. Hope it will work summer time.

I use this camera specifically for safety purposes and It works great!! Our rides are generally 3-5 hours and I leave the camera recording the entire time with no issues. The only complaint is that the stabilization isn't very effective and makes the footage slightly blurry and jittery but in 4k without stabilization, I think the video is perfect!!

makes great video's when you can get it to work. i had many problems had to return mine. buy from amazon only. where you are able to return and get your money back.amazon is great.