Drift HD vs GoPro HD Comparison Review

Comparing the GoPro HD and Drift HD is an awesome head to head battle between two of the best helmet cams around. While they both film in 1080p full HD video, that's about where the similarity ends.

  

The GoPro wins hands down on the waterproofing side as it can easily go go to 60meters underwater whereas the Drift HD is merely water resistant against rain showers.

One other thing they both do is take still photos, the GoPro in 5Mp stills and the Drift HD in 9Mp shots. Both have the ability to shoot photos continuously in a timelapse mode which pretty awesome for getting excellent in-action shots.

The benefits of the Drift range of cameras has always been the built in screen, wireless remote and rotating lens. The original Drift X170 couldn't really stand side by side with the likes of the GoPro HD but now that the 4th generation Drift HD is out it is more then fair to give them a good comparison review.

The advantages of the screen include easy aligning of the shot (so you know what you're filming) and being able to watch your videos on the go which is cool. Recently GoPro has released the LCD BacPac which of course allows for GoPro users to add a screen onto their 1080p GoPro cams but this will set you back an extra R995.

The new GoPro cameras have the ability to film in the upside down mode adding an extra dimension to your mounting ability so you can mount the camera in all kinds of places (older cameras can get this feature with a simple firmware upgrade. The comparing feature here is the Drift HD's rotating lens on the front which means you can mount the camera body in any orientation and simply twist the lens into an upright position so your picture will always be upright.

The wireless remote control on the Drift HD is a great feature for a lot of users. The benefits are pretty easy to figure out and, as it works up to 8meters from the camera, it's pretty sweet.

Mount wise, both the GoPro HD and Drift HD come with a range of mounts in the box to get you started. The adhesives provided work on 3m tape which seriously stick on properly.

Here's a graph showing a side by side comparison of the specs. (The Drift HD pricing is actually R3,750, not R,3999 as in the image below).

So, which one is the best of the comparison?

It depends on what you're using it for. People into land and water sports - the GoPro is for you. People into land and air sports who like the idea of the wireless remote and screen, go for the Drift HD.

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