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Garmin VIRB Action Camera Features Built-in GPS and Accelerometer

January 16, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Garmin VIRB

There were a few themes to CES 2014 and action cams was surely one of them. You couldn’t walk down an exhibit hall without seeing a few different booths containing someone’s new action cams. Everybody wants a piece of the GoPro pie.

Garmin VIRB-2

The Garmin VIRB action camera has been around for a while now, but I saw it for the first time at CES 2014. Spec-wise, there’s not a whole lot that sets it apart. It features 1080/30p and 720/60p video capture, which is pretty bland in the latest generation of action cameras.

Garmin VIRB-3

The GPS feature, however, allows you to do cool things like automatically record in Skiing Mode when you are going downhill, but stops recording while you are chilling at the bottom of your run or waiting in the lift line. Additionally, it has an always-on 1.4″ chroma display that uses very little battery but allows you to frame your shot and navigate menu items. The camera itself is waterproof down to 1 meter; however, a dive housing for up to 50m is also available.

Garmin VIRB-5

The Garmin VIRB Elite action camera retails for $399 and can be found here on Amazon.com.

Filed Under: Action Cam, Video Production Tagged With: action cam, CES 2014, garmin, Garmin VIRB

 

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