Actually, I quite enjoyed testing the first generation Virb cams even without WiFi-connected display and control, and the totally redesigned X and XE models are easier to use standalone. I’m about to dig deep into the MFD/Virb integration, but note that you can still use a Virb X/XE fairly well as a fixed boat cam without a compatible Garmin MFD thanks to the excellent Virb phone and tablet apps. Of course, you can still take the Virb any time you decide to jump off a cllff, but I contend that it makes one heck of a versatile and affordable boat cam no matter the “action” level. I think that the really big Garmin wireless deal is how well the second generation Virb X and XE “action camera” design can integrate with the latest Garmin marine displays, even though it surely doesn’t look like a fixed boat cam, and it is still mainly marketed toward crazed young men wearing helmets. Below is my hands-on experience boating with the Virb XE before I learned about the Ultra this afternoon, and then a bit on how the Ultra seems to compare. And the Ultra looks like it will make an even more spectacular boat camera! So the other gear will wait until entry #2. Garmin is blazing several worthy wireless trails…īut wait, stop the presses! I had nearly finished an entry about how the Virb XE, gWind Wireless 2, and Quatix 3 watch have all integrated wonderfully with the Garmin nav system on Gizmo when to my surprise Garmin announced the new Virb Ultra 30. It took mere minutes to get a masthead view at my helm, and while mounting the gWind sensor required tools, it too is completely wireless.
GARMIN VIRB EDIT EXTRA WINDOW FREE
But I simply climbed up Gizmo’s mast, mounted a Virb XE with an adhesive base, and aligned it using the free Garmin Helm app on my phone to see the Virb video screen running on the flybridge GPSmap 7612.
GARMIN VIRB EDIT EXTRA WINDOW PLUS
Normally, for instance, it would take two people to align a fixed boat camera, plus running power and video cables. The multiple layers of Garmin wireless communications going on above may seem crazy, but they all work well and have endless practical and/or fun applications around a boat.
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