What we love about the Action Camera market now is that it's hot in terms of offerings. From big brands to the more specialised ones, there are more and more choices at different price points and features. There's almost a high-definition camera for almost any budget, but of course high definition is getting into higher resolutions such as 4K which commands an even higher price.

Drift Innovations is one of the better known specialised brands in the action camera market. If reviewers make a comparative review of action camera offerings it's always these three brands they look into: GoPro, Contour, and Drift Innovations. In recent months, we saw product releases from GoPro with their Hero 4, and Contour which is again back in business with a rather underwhelming but affordable ROAM3. For Drift Innovations, they decided that they have to shrink their action camera even further.

Enter the Drift Stealth 2. Previously, the smallest action camera from Drift Innovations was the Drift Ghost. Drift Stealth 2 is half the size of Drift Ghost and also the lightest, being 40% lighter than the Ghost, in the Drift Innovations family. But for those who are expecting it be going head to head against GoPro's newest Hero4, it won't and it's more at the level of Contour ROAM3 this time. To explain further, it records at 1080p at 30fps and 720p at 60fps which is the same as ROAM3 and the entry-level GoPro Hero. Both are nowhere near GoPro Hero4 Black, Silver, and White editions in terms of resolution.

Apart from the resolution which we could have hoped to be at par with new offerings, there are features that would compensate with the frame rates and resolution. We specially like the Car DVR mode which Drift Innovations explains:

When activated this mode will automatically turn the camera on when power is supplied via the USB port. The camera then records footage in continuous loops, called Car DVR Intervals. It will continue recording loop after loop until it fills the memory card. Once full the oldest loops will be deleted as the newest ones are saved. Car DVR loop intervals can be 1min, 3min, 5min, 10min or 15min intervals.

The Car DVR mode allows you use the Drift Stealth 2 as a dash cam, eliminating the need for a separate dash cam when driving.

The signature feature of Drift Innovations in their action cameras, which is the LCD screen where you can clearly see the modes (hard to read with GoPro in my experience) is also present on the Drift Stealth 2. Also, now you can record longer as Drift Stealth 2 can go for a full 3-hour recording, which means you may just run out of card memory before the battery runs out.

To keep airsofters at ease, yes, it is weather resistant. Use it in mud, snow, dust, and rain, it will keep on going. Just make sure you keep the lenses clear to record what it sees.

If you're in the market for an easy to use action camera and not bothered by lack of 4K resolution capability and still happy at 1080p HD, then Drift Stealth 2 may just fit the bill. For airsoft players conscious about the weight of the gear they bring, the reduced weight and smaller size of Drift Stealth 2 makes it an attractive action camera to use in the airsoft field.