Testing out the HD170 Stealth
02-18-2012, 10:29 PM
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Testing out the HD170 Stealth This is an awesome camera that you don't hear too much about since the GoPro is so popular. It competes with the GoPro in every way and is/was cheaper. I actually prefer it because of the remote controlled record/stop wristband. Sound is a little rough because the camera was mounted on the side where my cutout is, let me know what you think!
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02-18-2012, 10:56 PM
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Camera is 1080p capable. Do a little research next time, genius. 
I reduced quality for a quick upload.
I am a fan of the GoPro as well, just showing people that there are other options out there for less, the camera has won many comparison tests between it, the GoPro, and Contour. I know the GoPro fan boys will hate though.
Uploading 1080p now, wish I would have reduced the sound sensitivity but that was literally my first time using the camera, don't judge it based off of my ignorance!
I reduced quality for a quick upload.I am a fan of the GoPro as well, just showing people that there are other options out there for less, the camera has won many comparison tests between it, the GoPro, and Contour. I know the GoPro fan boys will hate though.
Uploading 1080p now, wish I would have reduced the sound sensitivity but that was literally my first time using the camera, don't judge it based off of my ignorance!
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02-19-2012, 06:33 AM
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doesnt look anywhere near gopro quality,niceride though,
ok smart guy if your going to make a vid showing off your camera dont you think you would want to upload the best quality it has lol,upload a low quality version and say its just as good as a go pro,lol take a vid in 1080p and we will let ya know how good it is
I reduced quality for a quick upload.
02-19-2012, 08:04 PM
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lolol ^^ exactly what bob said.
sorry i didnt go searching through the depths of google to find out if your camera can go 1080p or not. i think 300 bucks for a HD camera that obviously has a good name and company behind it is well worth the money.
and can you drop this HD170 from 3000ft and have it survive?
sorry i didnt go searching through the depths of google to find out if your camera can go 1080p or not. i think 300 bucks for a HD camera that obviously has a good name and company behind it is well worth the money.
and can you drop this HD170 from 3000ft and have it survive?
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02-19-2012, 10:43 PM
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lol not exactly the same as being dropped from a height, seems as if the buggy hit whatever the camera was sitting on...
either way, its not half bad i guess... id just keep my trust in GoPro, and all the addons for the camera are fun to waste money on! like an lcd screen for 100 bucks so you can finally tell what the flying **** youre taking a picture of!
either way, its not half bad i guess... id just keep my trust in GoPro, and all the addons for the camera are fun to waste money on! like an lcd screen for 100 bucks so you can finally tell what the flying **** youre taking a picture of!
02-19-2012, 11:30 PM
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Another reason I like the HD170, has a built in screen that you can view while recording and play back on. It may seem like it, but I'm not trying to sell this camera brand to anyone and say it is better than the GoPro, just letting people know that there are options out there because I seriously think most people have only heard of the GoPro.
I showed it to a friend of mine today who is a GoPro owner and he had never even heard of the HD170, he said it looks to be built much better and talks like he is going to get one to go along with his GoPro.
02-19-2012, 11:34 PM
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Either way it's obvious the camera took a hard shot and didn't skip a beat. And as for dropping, constant velocity is only going to allow the camera to drop at a set speed, doesn't matter if it's dropped from 30 feet or 3,000 feet, assuming there is not a weather(wind) difference. Someone correct me if I'm wrong on that, it's been a few years since 8th grade science.
02-20-2012, 12:36 AM
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Here is the one from late this afternoon, 720p. It was right before dark(started getting dark all at once) so idk if I should have used night mode. Lighting is pretty accurate though.
Thumbnail is upside down, lol video isn't.
[youtube]CpHqZqsN0Nk[/youtube]
02-20-2012, 09:30 AM
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All of them do without an external mic. With my volume to the max for testing, I'd expect it to.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czz93wyhwyg
Check this out and tell me which quality looks realistic. I guess you're a fan of the overexposed look, we all have our own opinion! Actually, no need in even wasting time on the video, thumbnail says it all. Video is before the Drifts night mode firmware update.
[youtube]W5v36v2zpqQ[/youtube]
It looks like a POS, really? Haters gonna hate.
02-20-2012, 11:29 AM
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well, contour is just ****. shakey, bad picture, and i dont even know if the sound is any good.
the drift didnt do very well at night time, who cares if its a "realistic" night setting or whatever, gopro - you can see at night time, drift - you cant.
gopro is always steady, always good picture, and this overexposure stuff doesnt bother me, give the picture more colour and life if you ask me... its winter here, i have 2 gopros, a old one and the new gopro 2, i am going to be making 1000000000 vids this year from the street races and all, and im going to buy a good editing system too... me and my buddies all drive fairly fast cars, and some of them have bikes as well as i..
you can never go wrong with a gopro, so for the extra.. what, 100 bucks over the drift? i say itd be worth it.
the drift didnt do very well at night time, who cares if its a "realistic" night setting or whatever, gopro - you can see at night time, drift - you cant.
gopro is always steady, always good picture, and this overexposure stuff doesnt bother me, give the picture more colour and life if you ask me... its winter here, i have 2 gopros, a old one and the new gopro 2, i am going to be making 1000000000 vids this year from the street races and all, and im going to buy a good editing system too... me and my buddies all drive fairly fast cars, and some of them have bikes as well as i..
you can never go wrong with a gopro, so for the extra.. what, 100 bucks over the drift? i say itd be worth it.
02-20-2012, 12:26 PM
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well, contour is just ****. shakey, bad picture, and i dont even know if the sound is any good.
the drift didnt do very well at night time, who cares if its a "realistic" night setting or whatever, gopro - you can see at night time, drift - you cant.
gopro is always steady, always good picture, and this overexposure stuff doesnt bother me, give the picture more colour and life if you ask me... its winter here, i have 2 gopros, a old one and the new gopro 2, i am going to be making 1000000000 vids this year from the street races and all, and im going to buy a good editing system too... me and my buddies all drive fairly fast cars, and some of them have bikes as well as i..
you can never go wrong with a gopro, so for the extra.. what, 100 bucks over the drift? i say itd be worth it.
the drift didnt do very well at night time, who cares if its a "realistic" night setting or whatever, gopro - you can see at night time, drift - you cant.
gopro is always steady, always good picture, and this overexposure stuff doesnt bother me, give the picture more colour and life if you ask me... its winter here, i have 2 gopros, a old one and the new gopro 2, i am going to be making 1000000000 vids this year from the street races and all, and im going to buy a good editing system too... me and my buddies all drive fairly fast cars, and some of them have bikes as well as i..
you can never go wrong with a gopro, so for the extra.. what, 100 bucks over the drift? i say itd be worth it.
My night test sucked, quality was reduced for a quick upload and that street is DARK. Youtube kept randomly deleting the 1080p version after upload. I'll ride around our small city one night and or hit up the track and see how it does.
Here is pretty cool/crazy night test, again before the firmware update that increased night performance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtGwHwi5Cnk
02-20-2012, 09:13 PM
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well this is a vid I made, sound is pretty decent at speeds of 150mph, and of course picture quality is great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lREKBopZrn8
and this is another vid, again, just touching 120mph on the straight, but it shows how steady the picture is and how good the sound is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uct4ACvV-ZE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lREKBopZrn8
and this is another vid, again, just touching 120mph on the straight, but it shows how steady the picture is and how good the sound is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uct4ACvV-ZE
02-20-2012, 10:17 PM
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Tan are you stupid?? The The stealth 170 hd does not compete with the original GOPRO and they cost about the same. 2. The one they are showing on the video is a Drift hd wich is better than the 170 and it run about $370.. The GOPRO hero 2 cost right around 300 and kills them both, you cant beat the quality.u got what u payed for
02-20-2012, 10:33 PM
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Tan are you stupid?? The The stealth 170 hd does not compete with the original GOPRO and they cost about the same. 2. The one they are showing on the video is a Drift hd wich is better than the 170 and it run about $370.. The GOPRO hero 2 cost right around 300 and kills them both, you cant beat the quality.u got what u payed for
