I’ve used the quality of the lens cover part of the case was incredibly On every one of the cheapo clones I’ve used over the years theįootage quality takes a massive dip once you put the camera inside the Something Garmin deliberately designed in admittedly, but a good Over even appears to be resistant to light ‘marmiting’. Some Marmite on toast while writing this part of the review and the lens I have no idea what the cover over the lens is coated withīut it appears to be entirely resistant to fingerprinting. I’ve dropped this thing on it’s lens, on a gravel path, and it’s still How many times I’ve already dropped this camera it hasn’t been marked at Solid and responsive, the rubberised body feels robust and considering It’s sufficient to note that the buttons are I could waffle on forever about how good the Virb feels in my hands,īut we’d both get bored.
This means you can submerse the cam a metre underwater for up to thirty minutes without doing any harm. The Garmin Virb Elite is rated waterproof to the IPX7 standard. The crappy waterproof cases you mount them in, rather than the actual In my experience cheap cams come to grief more through the failings of The Garmin VirbĮlite doesn’t need to be put in a case in order to make it waterproof. (genuine or otherwise), it’s worth pointing out that straight out of theīox the Virb has a huge advantage over other cameras. While we’re talking about comparing the Virb Elite to GoPro cameras
It might be a little on the heavy side but the heft it Cheap video cameras feel cheap the Virb Eliteįeels expensive. I’veĭestroyed so many cheap sports cameras that I’ve started to consider I’ve owned (and killed) lots of cheap GoPro clonesĪnd the Virb Elite feels a hell of a lot better than any of them. I tried to find out the reason for the shift of shape butĬouldn’t reach a conclusion. The new Virb camerasįollow same box of matches body style of the GoPro range of videoĬameras. The Virb Elite is long and fat, like a cigar. The Virb Elite is the last of the Garmin cameras to be build in the Of the video below and decide for yourself which camera shoots the best I’m going to show you what is ultimately the most important aspect ofĪny video camera – the quality of the footage. I’m not going to bore you with an exhaustive list of the technicalĭifferences between my older Virb model and the newest model. So by buying a very slightly older model I got a brand new cam Virb Ultra), it’s also less than half the original list price for thisĬamera. This is not only much cheaper than the latest Garmin Virb model (the I paid around £110 for my Garmin Virb Elite. Massive marketplace like Ebay or Amazon you’ll find plenty of sellers flogging brand new, older model, cycling products. There are some products I wouldn’t be too keen to buy Fancy cycling gear that is unaffordable becomes affordable Whereas buying an older version can massively reduce the pain felt in Going to pay a premium just because you’re buying the latest model. If you buy the latest model of anything you’re Least current models, like the great Source Fuse hydration pack.īut buying brand new comes with a problem that a lot of people find aīig issue. Most of the products we review here at VeloBalls are brand new, or at Although you probably didn’t ask did you? The Garmin Virb Elite is not the ‘current’ or most up to date model
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