Drift health - charging ideas?

[mw3230]

I've recently bought a Drift Stealth 2 and am pleased with it although the 3 hour battery life and inability to exchange batteries is a definite and recognised shortcoming. The option to charge the camera whilst riding seems feasible except for the fact that the 'rear door' will need to be left off in order that the usb cable can be connected - ok in the dry but obviously not when wet or damp.

Has anyone come up with a solution to this? I'm thinking of trying to fabricate a waterproof cover perhaps using some cable ties and a length of bicycle inner tube ...

I didn't want to spend the money on a more expensive camera with a removable battery

 

[Wapping]

Why bodge?

The Drift Stealth 2 is a great entry-level action camera with fantastic battery life

Battery life is very good at in excess of three hours – and it really is – so you will be able to bore everyone, including your wife and dog, into a catatonic stupor with just one day’s filming.

If you need more than three hours, buy a second battery. Even a third, perhaps?

 

[Deleted account 181015003]

If you need more than three hours, buy a second battery. Even a third, perhaps?

The battery is not removable unfortunately on this model

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[Blackal]

It sounds like you will need to make your own seal?

Hunt around for rectangular plastic box which could sleeve the rear, then work on a cable seal into that?

It won't be fantastically pretty, though.


Or - check the dimensions against older drifts, of which one - had a "shower-proof" boot which went over the rear/open door - to allow a USB cable to charge on the move.

Al

 

[Wapping]

The battery is not removable unfortunately on this model

Fair do's. My bad.

The model does not appear to be particularly waterproof either, requiring a separate case. I doubt if taking the back off would help in that department.

Me? I think I'd try to make life easier by selling the camera and then hunting out a secondhand charging camera (or at least one with a removable battery) and not run the risk of screwing the Stealth up. For the comparatively few pounds difference and the lack of faffing about, it would seem easiest.

 

[Deleted account 181015003]

Fair do's. My bad.

The model does not appear to be particularly waterproof either, requiring a separate case. I doubt if taking the back off would help in that department.

Me? I think I'd try to make life easier by selling the camera and then hunting out a secondhand charging camera (or at least one with a remove able battery) and not run the risk of screwing the Stealth up. For the comparatively few pounds difference and the lack of faffing about, it would seem easiest.

Or just dont use it in the rain the footage wont look very good with water all over the lens anyway.

 

[Joe narvey]

I have a VIRB mounted upside down behind my screen ( software flips it before anyone comments). When I run it on USB for battery life the rubber seal would be exposed, but I used a smal plastic box that printers use to send out new business cards to cover it. Just off one end and a tab of Velcro keeps it in place.

I can send you one if you don't have access to one ?

 

[tadhgocuilleain]

This is what I did with my Go-Pro case to charge the camera off the bike:

The purpose of the big gland stuck to the side is that I can loosen the "nut" and unplug the cable from the camera to allow me to remove the camera from the case. I used Sugru to stick the gland on. It's waterproof and durable.

I just had a quick look at the Drift Stealth 2. It seems the USB port is on the base of the camera and the camera goes base-first into the waterproof case, which means you could permanently fix the USB cable in place. The cable would unplug from the camera as you pull the camera out of the case (and obviously should just plug in when you put the camera in).

Charging the camera off the bike allows me to make my video less boring, rather than having hours of un-cut video. I also have the GoPro remote mounted on the handlebars and charging from the bike. The camera is on permanently (which wouldn't be possible running off batteries). If I see anything interesting, I just hit the record button on the remote. Instead of having hours of video to cut, I have loads of short clips.

 

[mw3230]

Good suggestions, thank you