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1. I've owned like 6 of the virb since 2017 and have never purchased any of them new. All have been a. A few were purchased from Rage_cams on ebay b. The rest are from various sellers on ebay. c. A few have been serviced by Garmin_parts on ebay, and they're great!!! They're based in Russia, so that may be a problem right now, 2. Here's what I've learned 3. They're very sturdy, and can take a beating but… a. Don't pull off the cover and battery unless you have to, and be careful when you do. Always pull the battery out from the bottom (farthest from the lens) and put back carefully "head first". b. The biggest problem of these unit's is the battery contact mechanism inside of the unit. There are two sets of contacts, one for charging and the other for use. If these contacts get ruined the unit must be serviced. c. Don't use the menu buttons unless you have to. i. Power on can be done by plugging into the computer with a usb cable and then disconnecting the cable immediately when the unit starts up. ii. If you have to press the menu button on the site, do so with a FLAT finger or thumb, never with a pointed finger nail, that will Ruin the button permanently. iii. The large record button can be switched on and the unit will turn on, and if you switch record off the unit will power off. 1) Unit power on = solid green light. 2) Unit Recording = Flashing Red light (Although one of my units is not red, it's green, must have blown a red diode, or some technical crap like that. It still works well. 4. Data mode a. Plugging into your computer will i. Allow the camera to become a mounted drive and you can copy / paste videos and edit. You can then delete the videos on the cameras. ii. Will charge the battery to capacity. 5. Editing software a. Garmin has a free virb editing software. b. Sony also has a free editing software that works well. 6. Other things to remember a. Don't waste menu clicks (and wearing out the very sensitive buttons) on setting the data and time. b. If the unit loses battery power (due to dead battery or battery removal) the unit will reset the folder structure and the video # increment back to "1". c. If you have a Garmin cyclometer, you can program the virbs to automatically start / stop (with two virbs per unit) when your cycling unit starts and stops. This is very convenient. Batteries last for a little more than an hour. The mounts are really hard to find. The mounts are really Read full review
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I'm a Cyclist. I need video and stills to document Rides and the scenery encountered. This is lightweight and with a clip handlebar mount I can take ii out of the mount to snap photos or video and reinstall it all on the fly. With 16MP I can crop and edit it to fit the scale. The drawback is in the bike mount and a carbon bike it picks up road noise. No problem I just edit music over the video. For $100 plus its a great tool. It is water proof advertised but do not expect it to take on a continuos downpour without potential problems. Its the same for your Garmin Bike computer,. At 25 plus MPH and rain it will drive that moisture deep into the units and could cause problems. Just unclip them and set them in your bike bag or pockets. Dry them with a hair dryer low or no heat.
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A bit awkward with the memory card under the battery. Takes a bit time to get used to hold it in right position freehand. The quick action of the big button on the side is a large plus, but when you switch it off, the click of the button can be heard in the last second of the movie file.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished
I like this better then the Go pros.. Easy to carry use, lots of features... used it under water for the mermaid filming... Nice wide angle lens for close ups ... weather proof .. easy to use even with gloves on ...
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished
Well - it is lightweight with great features. 7 hour video capacity with 64GB microSD, microSDHC, or microSDXC Class 10 memory card. Playback screen feature is great but a bit dim. Full 1080p resolution works fine. Conveniently shows up as an external drive on your PC for copying or deletion of files. Nice snapshot feature.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished
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