With the release of theVIRB X and XE action cams last year , Garmin ultimately give consumers a reason to choose its action River Cam over a GoPro . But while it had built - in sensors letting user appraise just how extreme their stunts were , it top out at adisappointing 1080p . The newVIRB Ultra 30 , however , boost that recordable resolution to 4 K , and it introduce voice controls .
Instead of having to flub with tiny button while you ’re sweaty , lousy , or wearing glove , the VIRB Ultra 30 lets users start and stop video recording , take photograph , or mark important consequence , using their voice . It allows you to easy operate the television camera while it ’s cautiously mounted somewhere , but like using Siri or other vocalization - set off assistants on your smartphone , you have to begin every command with an awkward “ OK Garmin ” to get it to listen — which will , of course , end up in all your videos .
The gain in resolution to capture 4 K television at 30 frame per mo place the VIRB Ultra 30on par with GoPro ’s adept television camera , so it ’s expire to be the legal action cam ’s other feature that Garmin hopes will sway consumer .
Using build up - in sensing element that include a barometer , an accelerometer , a compass , a gyro , and GPS , the VIRB Ultra 30 can cover recorded telecasting with performance data point including speed , pace , altitude , G - force , attend clock time , leap height , distance , form , elevation , pitch , bun , track , bearing , and GPS coordinate , to name a few . If the utmost video you just shot does n’t impress your champion , this G - Metrix information will provide empiric evidence as to how awful you really are .
Available now for $ 500 , the same price as theGoPro Hero 4 Black , the VIRB Ultra 30 also boast build - in Wi - fi and Bluetooth for connecting to a devoid app on iOS and Android devices , facilitating live streaming and distant surgical operation .
The VIRB Ultra 30 can also wirelessly connect to other external sensors , if , for example , you want your heart rate to be include in the on - screenland information overlay . It bluster a colour touch screen which makes navigating endless preferences a little easier , and Garmin even throw in a waterproofed caparison to keep the tv camera completely ironical to a depth of over 130 base . If you ’re less concerned about dropping the GoPro brand name to your friends , Garmin ’s made a solid grammatical case to spend half a grand with them instead .
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