I've decided that I will remove low light time-lapse performance as my requirement. Reason being that I can't find comparisons as this is not the main purpose of the camera, and I can (do) take those kind of photos with my DSLR anyway.
Therefore, I am only interested in something well suited for snowboarding, and the option of pairing it with a remote I can strap on my wrist is a must.
I was going for the Ghost-S but.. (see below).
After more digging, I have narrowed down to three options:
Drift Ghost HD (non-S): I can import it from the US for about $225 delivered. Everything I need out of the box, though the tech is older and if something goes wrong, it'll be a pain to send back.
GoPro Hero4 Silver + Remote: The biggest issue is the price. $480 is a lot for what I want to do.. People keep mentioning about the Teletubbies issue, can't it be mounted on the side too?
Sony AS30VR (include remote): In Japan, can be picked up for under $195. Of course, once I add the necessary mount it is about the same as the Drift Ghost HD. It is a newer camera though, and I would hope that support/returns would be less troublesome. I am leaning towards this option right now.
Any comments before I press the buy button?
Any reason the Drift Ghost HD or Ghost-S isn't included?
Its a GREAT camera. [...]
Have you used either/both? On paper, I really like the Ghost series. They definitely do what I want (not that much), for much less than what GoPro would cost. I read their Android app is really awful, but for my purpose a remote is more useful and adding $80 for a remote for a Hero4 Silver cost more than I would ideally like to spend.
What put me off the Ghost-S is this:
http://www.snowboardingforum.com/ph...edia/138073-drift-ghost-s-major-problems.html
Since the issue was raised, the firmware has not been updated leading me to think that the issue might still be there.