jedibiker Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Hey, anyone here use the drift 4k? Im curious how the battery lasts, the one ive got coming says it has 1500mAh in built, with 450mAh module included so assume thats an extra battery, I see you can buy an extra 1500 too.. to be honest they listings dont make sense so hoping someone here bought one and knows a little more.. it will arrive Monday but will order extras if need it.. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Westerly Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 On 21/05/2021 at 13:52, jedibiker said: Hey, anyone here use the drift 4k? Im curious how the battery lasts, the one ive got coming says it has 1500mAh in built, with 450mAh module included so assume thats an extra battery, I see you can buy an extra 1500 too.. to be honest they listings dont make sense so hoping someone here bought one and knows a little more.. it will arrive Monday but will order extras if need it.. cheers I had the 4K and bought the external battery pack. It lasted a full day's riding. Warning the 4K is NOT waterproof. I got caught out in heavy rain and it died. Replaced it with the XL which is waterproof and has a 9 hour battery life. Is cheaper too but doesn't have 4K screen resolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedibiker Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 1 hour ago, S-Westerly said: I had the 4K and bought the external battery pack. It lasted a full day's riding. Warning the 4K is NOT waterproof. I got caught out in heavy rain and it died. Replaced it with the XL which is waterproof and has a 9 hour battery life. Is cheaper too but doesn't have 4K screen resolution. I was looking at the XL for the reason of battery life but struggled to find good quality sample videos. its not bad though, better as dash cam based on what I saw. But it could depend how people upload too. glad the extra battery is worth it. I saw its not waterproof which is mad considering its the top range camera lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Westerly Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, jedibiker said: I was looking at the XL for the reason of battery life but struggled to find good quality sample videos. its not bad though, better as dash cam based on what I saw. But it could depend how people upload too. glad the extra battery is worth it. I saw its not waterproof which is mad considering its the top range camera lol. Exactly and it's why I was pissed off with Drift. Tried a Gopro and ended up going back to Drift but with the XL which does what I want. I find 1080 video is good enough. I'm not you tubing and not boring the arse of folks showing my efforts on a large format TV. It's good enough on my laptop. Edited May 22, 2021 by S-Westerly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedibiker Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, S-Westerly said: Exactly and it's why I was pissed off with Drift. Tried a Gopro and ended up going back to Drift but with the XL which does what I want. I find 1080 video is good enough. I'm not you tubing and not boring the arse of folks showing my efforts on a large format TV. It's good enough on my laptop. lol good point. I will be boring people will nc500 footage next year but instead of videos of people putting gloves on will try and be interesting. I also dont want the ugly waterproof box thing, unless have too in Scotland (although id not see the point sharing a rainy video) Edited May 23, 2021 by jedibiker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxie49 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 I have the Drift 4k, I get about 2 to 2.5hrs battery life continuous recording . Picture quality is superb, sound quality however, if mounted to your helmet, bike, or anywhere that wind will interfere with recording, is crap. I countered this by purchasing an external mike and putting it inside my pocket or somewhere away from wind interference. Make sure the firmware is checked and updated, I had an issue with my camera turning itself off, it was due to outdated firmware. And as has already been mention it isn't waterproof 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedibiker Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 4 hours ago, manxie49 said: I have the Drift 4k, I get about 2 to 2.5hrs battery life continuous recording . Picture quality is superb, sound quality however, if mounted to your helmet, bike, or anywhere that wind will interfere with recording, is crap. I countered this by purchasing an external mike and putting it inside my pocket or somewhere away from wind interference. Make sure the firmware is checked and updated, I had an issue with my camera turning itself off, it was due to outdated firmware. And as has already been mention it isn't waterproof is that standard battery too? mine is coming with an external mic by the looks of it, but have one anyway. cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxie49 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 35 minutes ago, jedibiker said: is that standard battery too? mine is coming with an external mic by the looks of it, but have one anyway. cheers. Yes standard battery, it was the original that came with the camera, a couple of years old now. Gets a lot of use, I would also say, apart from not being waterproof, the camera is pretty robust, I've dropped and bashed it loads of times and the recorded footage is still high quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedibiker Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 Just now, manxie49 said: Yes standard battery, it was the original that came with the camera, a couple of years old now. Gets a lot of use, I would also say, apart from not being waterproof, the camera is pretty robust, I've dropped and bashed it loads of times and the recorded footage is still high quality. Mine comes tomorrow so look forward to testing it. says in the bumf it comes with 1500mah and 450 but doubt they will be sending extra battery, bigger one is £23 so not bad upgrade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedibiker Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 no idea what the 4k+ is compared to the 4k. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedibiker Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 On 23/05/2021 at 16:51, manxie49 said: Yes standard battery, it was the original that came with the camera, a couple of years old now. Gets a lot of use, I would also say, apart from not being waterproof, the camera is pretty robust, I've dropped and bashed it loads of times and the recorded footage is still high quality. Do you know if this rewrites the sd card when full or stops? i dont want that but saw a video mention it but cant find it in settings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 3 hours ago, jedibiker said: Do you know if this rewrites the sd card when full or stops? i dont want that but saw a video mention it but cant find it in settings Settings are car DVR where it just records over itself continually or you can set it to record a set time on pressing button which is a tad fiddly, you can get a remote bt wrist activator which you can wear or mount, so you can have it on all the time and it records pre set time when you need to. Upside no continual record of your riding, downside you may be in a hedge unable to press it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedibiker Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 11 hours ago, Bender said: Settings are car DVR where it just records over itself continually or you can set it to record a set time on pressing button which is a tad fiddly, you can get a remote bt wrist activator which you can wear or mount, so you can have it on all the time and it records pre set time when you need to. Upside no continual record of your riding, downside you may be in a hedge unable to press it the 4k doesnt work by remote but does by the app which is on the phone. I was just worried if i start it then set off and for some reason fills the card it will wipe it, but like you said i think its in car mode. only came with a curved mount and i need flat so faffing to get one now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 32 minutes ago, jedibiker said: the 4k doesnt work by remote but does by the app which is on the phone. I was just worried if i start it then set off and for some reason fills the card it will wipe it, but like you said i think its in car mode. only came with a curved mount and i need flat so faffing to get one now. Drift say it does https://www.grooves-inc.co.uk/drift-drift-ghost-remote-drift-hardware-electronic-pZZa1-2099857146.html?language=en¤cy=GBP&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwLKFBhDPARIsAPzPi-KEnF8-xvmWX8Ar3mPK6lfMyU4cPJ4dGzCdtXjmjWXj0bw7gvb0SpgaAjlrEALw_wcB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedibiker Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 13 minutes ago, Bender said: Drift say it does https://www.grooves-inc.co.uk/drift-drift-ghost-remote-drift-hardware-electronic-pZZa1-2099857146.html?language=en¤cy=GBP&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwLKFBhDPARIsAPzPi-KEnF8-xvmWX8Ar3mPK6lfMyU4cPJ4dGzCdtXjmjWXj0bw7gvb0SpgaAjlrEALw_wcB ah weird i asked someone they said no, ive got the 4k+ though and im yet to find what the difference is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedibiker Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 @Bender makes no sense how the newest camera does so little lol.. the app is decent however id need phone for satnav at time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxie49 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 On 24/05/2021 at 17:56, jedibiker said: Do you know if this rewrites the sd card when full or stops? i dont want that but saw a video mention it but cant find it in settings It rewrites the SD card but you can change that in the camera settings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedibiker Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 7 hours ago, manxie49 said: It rewrites the SD card but you can change that in the camera settings trying to find that. but struggling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedibiker Posted May 29, 2021 Author Share Posted May 29, 2021 the sound is terrible isnt it.. wind noise just crazy, no wonder they send a mic.. 2hrs battery as standard, 2.7k 60fps used 20gb card space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Yes on board mics are dire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedibiker Posted May 29, 2021 Author Share Posted May 29, 2021 10 minutes ago, Bender said: Yes on board mics are dire was the rear mic as well which is meant to reduce noise, was set to sensitive so also not best idea. didnt know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Don't think it makes any difference what you do other than plug in external and locate out of wind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxie49 Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 5 hours ago, jedibiker said: was the rear mic as well which is meant to reduce noise, was set to sensitive so also not best idea. didnt know Mine was exactly the same, Mike improves things though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedibiker Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share Posted May 30, 2021 used it today to video bikes will doing photoshoots, had it plugged into a battery bank and it ran all day.. was on a tripod too so curious how smooth the vids will look at 4k.. wasnt windy so mic should have picked bikes up just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedibiker Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 Turns out the footage is so bad when im on my bike and not my mrs fazer. my suspension must be bouncier than i though as every bump is seen in the footage. yet on the fazer it glides.. wanted to do suspension anyway so now ive an excuse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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