Anyone tried this new Garmin camera with data overlay?
11-02-2015, 05:18 PM
#1
Melting Slicks
Thread Starter
Anyone tried this new Garmin camera with data overlay?
Anyone? For $400 it doesn't look bad. It appears you can Bluetooth an OBD II dongle into it.
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/into...rod165499.html
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/garmin-v...view-3030.html
**EDIT**
I just called them, here's the skinny
You can get a real remote for $50, that you turn the camera on/off remotely and record on/off remotely, or you can use your phone.
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/shop...-12094-00.html
It also has an available Bluetooth dongle, so it WILL use engine data AND overlay it!! Along with heart rate and whatever else is in there.
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/shop...-12256-29.html
It doesn't have track maps, you have to mark start/finish. I talked to him about this, he is looking into it.
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/into...rod165499.html
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/garmin-v...view-3030.html
**EDIT**
I just called them, here's the skinny
You can get a real remote for $50, that you turn the camera on/off remotely and record on/off remotely, or you can use your phone.
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/shop...-12094-00.html
It also has an available Bluetooth dongle, so it WILL use engine data AND overlay it!! Along with heart rate and whatever else is in there.
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/shop...-12256-29.html
It doesn't have track maps, you have to mark start/finish. I talked to him about this, he is looking into it.
Last edited by FASTFATBOY; 11-02-2015 at 06:06 PM.
11-02-2015, 06:18 PM
#4
Drifting
It appears the gps refresh rate is 1 hz... pretty much worthless for car/track use. Phone gps is 1 hz as well as my sony action cam. Even some mildly spirited back road driving and it's out to lunch.
11-02-2015, 06:38 PM
#6
Melting Slicks
Thread Starter
Yep, you are correct, I am on the phone now to see if an external GPS can be added.
11-03-2015, 11:59 PM
#7
Drifting
Any update? Gps looks very smooth in the video above-- maybe its just doing some smoothing after the fact, who knows.
I currently use a Sony action cam (AS100V), TrackAddict phone app, with external obd and GPS BT dongle. The only drawback is I have to sync video to data manually-- Trackaddict has built in wifi start/stop support for Gopro and Garmin stuff apparently.
I currently use a Sony action cam (AS100V), TrackAddict phone app, with external obd and GPS BT dongle. The only drawback is I have to sync video to data manually-- Trackaddict has built in wifi start/stop support for Gopro and Garmin stuff apparently.
11-04-2015, 11:38 AM
#8
Drifting
looks like another interesting option although seems overpriced. Add their OBD device and it's over $500. I would assume it would work with the $20 chinese ELM327.
11-07-2015, 09:12 AM
#9
Racer
I purchased this one when they were hitting the market over a month ago. I purchased mainly hoping it would make a good lap timer but was disappointed. Would be good for HDPE or Autox newbie. I ended up buying a lap timer. http://www.thegpsstore.com/Garmin-VI...dle-P4601.aspx
The Good
-Video was great (as good as my Hero 3)
-Sound was really good
-I found it easier to use and confirm recording than GoPro
-Software easy to use
-Good job of defining the track map
-GPS movement was smooth
The Bad
-No track maps pre loaded with start/stop
-Would no recognize new lap every lap
-Speed data was close but would lag
-Software is very limited
-brake and G-force useless
-Takes a long time to combine overlay and video
The Good
-Video was great (as good as my Hero 3)
-Sound was really good
-I found it easier to use and confirm recording than GoPro
-Software easy to use
-Good job of defining the track map
-GPS movement was smooth
The Bad
-No track maps pre loaded with start/stop
-Would no recognize new lap every lap
-Speed data was close but would lag
-Software is very limited
-brake and G-force useless
-Takes a long time to combine overlay and video