The Varia Vue can seize 4K video for as much as six hours on a full cost, however battery life is diminished to as little as 1.25 hours with the headlight set to its brightest setting. Dropping the digicam’s decision to 1080P at 30fps can increase recording occasions to as much as 9 hours, or as much as 1.5 hours with the headlight at full brightness.
Digital picture stabilization helps to scale back shakiness in footage captured on tough terrain, whereas steady recording permits the occasions main as much as an incident (detected by the Vue’s accelerometer) to be saved alongside the aftermath. With the digicam paired to gadgets like Garmin’s smartwatches, biking computer systems, and even its cell app, video is recorded with GPS velocity and site data.
To additional maximize battery life, the Vue might be related to Garmin’s camera-equipped radar taillight. Not solely does that unlock a further recording mode the place the Vue solely begins to seize footage when a automobile approaches from behind, it additionally permits incidents to be captured from two totally different angles.
Footage is recorded regionally to an SD card, however when related to Wi-Fi, movies might be mechanically uploaded to the net Garmin Vault for added safety. Nonetheless, that characteristic requires both a $9.99 month-to-month subscription or a $99.99 annual one.
Garmin says the Vue’s headlight has a most brightness of 600 lumens, however that’s solely out there in a flashing mode designed for daytime use. At full brightness, the Vue outputs 550 lumens, and might be dimmed to as little as 140 lumens. The headlight can be designed with a cutoff beam that angles the illumination down onto the street so it doesn’t shine within the eyes of oncoming drivers.