Drift Innovation - Ghost XL Pro

I use a Drift Ghost XL Pro, camera quality is good, battery life is close to 4 hours at 4k30fps. Battery is built in, which can be a drawback, although it can be charged whilst filming, if you don't mind a dangling wire, and losing water resistance (usb C is behind a closed clip normally). The microphone sucks. If you want to record sound, you definitely need an external mic and recording. The lens can be rotated, so it can be mounted at almost any angle. This helps me, because I can mount it on the side of my helmet (modular, on top is not an option), and also on the top of my bicycle and snowboard helmets. It's quite reasonably priced, the app interface is middling but works, build quality is good and the camera is lightweight.

I mount a Drift Ghost XL Pro on the right side of my helmet.

Ik heb een Drift Ghost XL camera. Met externe microfoon achter een wang kussen in m’n helm. 9 uur batterijduur. De videokwaliteit is niet zoals een goeie GoPro, maar 1080p voor honderd euro (aliexpress) is dikke prima.

I tried a cheapo job from Amazon - there's a dozen brands that are identical and mine isn't available now. For about 30 bob it wasn't the worst, worked enough to show what's going on. Upgraded to a Drift Ghost XL after that though which honestly worked really well - I liked the waterproof charging cable and "dashcam" feature that automatically turned it on and set to recording once I plugged it either into the Bike's USB power or a power bank. This was 150 quid at the time, think it's the same value now. Recently though I upgraded to a DJI Osmo Action 5 and honestly feels like a satisfying improvement - battery life is enough to net me a few hours of 4K 60FPS footage and I can definitely see clearer with the nicely stabilised image. Can be charged while in use but I hear this can apparently affect the battery if you keep doing it while the battery isn't low? No idea. You can bag a set of 3 more batteries as well as a charger for about 45quid which is decent value! I got it on sale with an extra battery for about 380.

I use a Ghost Drift XL solely as a dashcam. Has a dedicated dashcam setting, and waterproof power connector so doesn't rely on battery.