GoPro and Drift Bundle Deals

Looking for a discounted GoPro deal or a Drift HD bundle at a cheap price? Then check out the special deals section on Action Cameras where you'll find a bunch of great deals at good prices.

More bundles will be added for both the Go Pro 2 and Drift HD at great prices so keep an eye on this page!

Dave Petersen Reviews the Drift HD on SuperSport's 2 Wheels

Dave Petersen's Drift HD review on Super Sports Two Wheels Motorbike show.

Action Cameras Skydiving Xmas Party 2011

Why spend your company Xmas party at a restaurant when you can spend it falling through the sky at terminal velocity!?!?! Well, that's how the Action Cameras Team want to celebrate an awesome year :)

Check out this awesome video of our 2011 Xmas party all shot on the Drift helmet cams and hand cam rigs. A big thanks goes out to the gents from Rustenburg Skydiving Club for getting us to the ground in one piece and for the awesome video edit.

Mens Health lists the GoPro2 & Drift HD in the 100 Best Man Products!

Mens Health (December Issue) is now out and features their Tested, Tallied, Ridden, Red-Lined, and Ranked 100 Best New Products for Men!

Alongside products like the iPad 2 and the latest Oakleys, you'll find two of the hottest products in South Africa... The Drift HD and the GoPro 2 action cameras! Awesome!

 

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Comparison of Go Pro 2 vs Drift HD vs Contour

With all these new HD helmet cams being released in quick succession it can be difficult to figure out which one you want. You may have know three weeks ago but now there are so many new ones which look awesome - so which one do you go for?

GoPro has just launched the GoPro HD Hero2 which is a super fast and high quality upgrade of the normal Go Pro HD. Drift Innovation just launched the Drift HD cam which delivers awesome video and still includes the screen, remote and rotating lens which is terrific. Contour's not missed a beat and have also recently launched their Contour+ Plus which pushes them up into the professional camera levels.

How do you compare one against the other? The Go Pro 2 has the waterproofing and loads of awesome accessories but the Drift HD comes with the screen and remote which makes using it super easy. Comparing the GoPro 2 and the Contour Plus is tricky because the GoPro Hero2 offers more user functionality but the Contour+ has all kinds of extras which make it suitable for the professional market. Again comparing the Contour and Drift means you need to compare functionality against user friendliness. It's not an easy choice.

Luckily Action Cameras has taken a lot of the confusion out of this comparison by putting these top HD action cameras together in a side-by-side comparison review. Check out this page to see the review....

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Differences Between the Drift HD170 and the Drift HD170 Stealth

Drift Innovation launched a newer version of the HD170 camera called the HD170 Stealth. While the HD170 has been taken off the market a lot of users are asking what the difference between the cameras is.

Apart from the obvious colour change from the orange and black HD170 to the newer all-black design of the Stealth, there weren't actually too many differences. One of the differences which did attract a lot of attention was that the Stealth gave the users the ability to film in 50 or 60 frames per second whereas the older HD170 only shot in a max fps of 30 frames per second. This is pretty useful for production companies looking for sharper quality images and for normal users wanting to capture their videos in a way which would allow for slowing the video down into slo-mo.

The colour change was mostly brought about by Drift taking on board their customers feedback, people were asking for the camera in black - and they got it. This is one of the great things with the guys at Drift Innovations HQ, they really do listen to what people are looking for and then do their best to cater for everyone.

A really great example of Drift executing feedback from customers is the Drift HD, the model one up from the Stealth. Check this post on our blog to read all about the Drift HD.

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Cape BMW Club Track Day - 4 Sept 2011

Killarney Race Track hosted this weekends duel sport BMWs track day where the off road boys got a chance to open up their throttles on the raceway! Here's an awesome point-of-view video shot from the helmet of John Carr who is the BMW instructor from Donford BMW, Cape Town.

Shot with the Drift HD

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MTB in Majik Forest, Cape Town

"The Wes" from Rather Be Riding took the new Drift HD for a test run on the single tracks of Cape Town's Majik Forest. Catch his video below for a nice wipe out!

Drift HD Action Camera | Cape Town | South Africa

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Action Cameras live on SABC 3's Expresso Show

Action Cameras were invited for a live interview on the SABC 3 Expresso Morning Show. This aired on Monday the 8th of August, if you missed out then check it out below. We also announce how you can win a Drift HD and the GoPro HD. Nice!

Visit Action Cameras for more info on these cameras and more...

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Mountainbiking with the Drift HD at the MTN Bike Park in Bryanston

The Drift HD had some great testing at the MTN Bike Park in Bryanston this weekend as we hit the track first thing on Sunday morning. As the MTB trail had more and more riders into the day we had more and more bikers asking us about the Drift HD helmet camera as they were all super keen to check out the video quality and to see the trails we had been riding. 

Even though we don't ride as hard as some of the guys hitting single track at speed, we still managed to get some awesome shots from the Drift HD mounted on our helmets. 

MTN MTB Bike Park

Point of view from the helmet cam

  

Awesomely designed MTB trail

Tricky MTB hills 

Busy editing some cool videos from the track too, will post these soon :) 

For all the helmet cameras designed for mountain biking, check out this page for MTB cameras. 

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Drift HD - Newest HD Helmet Cam available in SA

Smaller and Smarter: New Drift HD Point of View Camera

JULY 26, 2011 BY DRIFT INNOVATION

Point of view cameras are one of today’s hottest commodities in countless markets and demographics. The growth trend has invigorated camera technology advancements, recorded the most extreme events in history and firmly established bragging rights in action sports communities. Drift, an innovative point view camera manufacturer, is proud to announce the global launch of the new Drift HD point of view camera.

The new compact, durable, easy-to-use Drift HD camera elevates the point of view camera market to a higher level with the most feature-rich, multi-functional helmet camera available to date.

Drift’s signature features such as the integrated LCD screen, wireless remote control, 300-degree rotating lens, 170-degree field of view, multiple mounting options, water resistant casing and professional-grade 1080p/30fps and 720p/60fps high-definition video settings will be integrated into the new DriftHD. Additionally, the Drift HD will include:

• More compact housing, 10cm and 124 grams; 25% smaller than its predecessor
• Replaceable lens
• 9 MP photos
• Second rear cover to protect the camera when using an external mic or a USB charger
• Micro HDMI connector for HD TV playback
• LED recording indicator
• New goggle strap in addition to the curved and flat adhesive mounts, paired with a universal clip for multiple mounting options

The Drift HD will be available to buy on August 31, 2011. RRP R3,990.

“We are very fortunate for the trusted and solid platform of customers who have provided Drift with support, enthusiasm and effective product feedback,” said John Rounds, Drift’s global sales and marketing director. “They have allowed us to invest in the best technologies available, in order to propel the Drift brand to the next level.”