There's a new top-end action camera from Garmin, and it has 4K video at 30 frames per second. What's more, the Garmin ViRB Ultra 30 has a touch screen, voice control ("Remember that!"), a faster GPS chip and live broadcasting.
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We spotted the Garmin ViRB Ultra 30 at the Eurobike 2016 show just hours before it was announced, and have since been testing it for a solid month. We reckon it’s a great action camera, but not without one or two niggles.
Garmin ViRB Ultra 30: design
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Let’s start with its appearance. The Garmin Virb Ultra 30 eschews the super-rugged design aesthetic of its predecessor the Virb XE, going instead for a protective, waterproof case that’s rated to a depth of 40m.
There’s no avoiding the comparison – on its own, it looks a lot like the GoPro Hero 4 Black. The layout is similar, and the dimensions are almost identical. Its weight identical to the Hero 4 Black at 88g. Given that the Hero 4 is one of the most successful action cameras ever, that’s not a bad starting point.
You’ll definitely want to keep the Garmin ViRB Ultra 30 in its waterproof case at all times when riding, particularly as the case is where you’ll mount it onto your handlebars or chest. The case is excellent, though, so that’s no bad thing – it has a nice mechanical switch for pressing record, which actuates on the camera via magnets, meaning fewer moving parts on the camera, and less chance of anything breaking.
Garmin ViRB Ultra 30: user interface
Garmin ViRB Ultra 30: specs and features
Garmin ViRB Ultra 30: battery life
Garmin ViRB Ultra 30: price and availability
Garmin ViRB Ultra 30: summary
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