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Garmin Edge 130 Plus
Vital Review

Small But Mighty: Garmin Edge 130 Plus (Product Review)

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Garmin needs no introduction when it comes to sports and lifestyle wearables and various activity tracking devices. In addition to more “classic” applications, they are now making tons of other stuff that takes advantage of their knowledge and experience, from attachable radars to alert you to the presence of cars while on the bike to auto landing devices for small airplanes. We don’t have any size of airplane at all here at Vital but some of us do use a bike computer to track our rides and workouts, so we were happy to take delivery of a sample of the new Edge 130 Plus device to look into how...
Posted by iceman2058 on 12/22/2020 12:35am
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Garmin VIRB XE Camera

The Metrics allow you to prove you were "Fifth Gear Pinned". (Product Review)

The Good

Capturing the metrics is a cool dynamic to add to an action sports camera. The anti-fog desiccant chip is smart, since the camera is always enclosed in a case. Simple on/off flip switch that's easy to use quickly while on the run. Setup with the App was straight forward and streamlined.

The Bad

After a few more rides, I'm looking for a way to export the Metrics only. I would like to capture it for timing, and then adjust for different usage in Final Cut. Using Virb Edit will be limiting when trying to create edits that are not just straight for camera. Battery life is also pretty bad when...

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I finally got a chance to get my hands on the Garmin VIRB XE. This camera looks different than what you’re used to seeing and has many more options than most action cameras on the market. “I was fifth geared pinned” has a whole new meaning now that you can bring up the video from your Garmin VIRB XE and prove it. What did I think about using it? Keep on reading! You don’t have to be a dirt bike rider to realize you have choices when it comes to buying an action sports camera to capture your adventures. Garmin realized this and brought their GPS’ to the table when developing their VIRB X and...
Posted by woodybepierced on 1/4/2016 12:24pm
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