The Varia Vue can seize 4K video for as much as six hours on a full cost, however battery life is decreased to as little as 1.25 hours with the headlight set to its brightest setting. Dropping the digital camera’s decision to 1080P at 30fps can increase recording instances to as much as 9 hours, or as much as 1.5 hours with the headlight at full brightness.
Electronic 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 digital camera paired to units like Garmin’s smartwatches, biking computer systems, and even its cell app, video is recorded with Global Positioning System pace and placement data.
To additional maximize battery life, the Vue could be related to Garmin’s camera-equipped radar taillight. Not solely does that unlock an extra 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 could be robotically uploaded to the web Garmin Vault for added safety. However, that function 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 obtainable in a flashing mode designed for daytime use. At full brightness, the Vue outputs 550 lumens, and could 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.
