The Future Of Action Cameras Comes Into Focus With Garmin's VIRB Ultra 30

With voice control, sensors galore, and image stabilization, this aspiring GoPro competitor offers a tantalizing (if imperfect) model.

With voice control, sensors galore, and image stabilization, this aspiring GoPro competitor offers a tantalizing (if imperfect) model.

Action cameras are hard to use. GoPro's top-of-the-line Hero4 Black, for instance, has three buttons that you have to push in different sequences just to navigate the settings. The only indicator of where you are is a 0.8-inch monochrome screen, à la gadgets from the early 2000s. In fact, action cameras—typically ensconced in hard-to-reach spots like the top of your bike helmet—are inherently difficult to control. Try pressing the "record" button while barreling down a mountain trail, and the resulting video could be of you flying off your bike and into a tree.

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