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Action Cam Trials: VIRB Ultra Crushes It

If its every pilots sacred duty to upload aviation videos to YouTube to offset a criminal surplus of cat coverage, Garmin and GoPro are ready to deal. Just as we go to press this month, both companies have introduced new action cameras suitable for in-cockpit shooting and outside shots of aircraft in flight. The good news? Usability is up and prices are down and the accessory market is soon to go into frenzied overdrive on the off chance that you cant find just the right gadget for the shot you want.

Paul Bertorelli
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If it’s every pilot’s sacred duty to upload aviation videos to YouTube to offset a criminal surplus of cat coverage, Garmin and GoPro are ready to deal. Just as we go to press this month, both companies have introduced new action cameras suitable for in-cockpit shooting and outside shots of aircraft in flight. The good news? Usability is up and prices are down and the accessory market is soon to go into frenzied overdrive on the off chance that you can’t find just the right gadget for the shot you want.

For this article, we’re reviewing four cameras: the new GoPro Hero 5, Garmin’s just-released VIRB Ultra 30, plus the previous VIRB XE and the 360fly, a specialty wide-view camera that’s getting traction in the action cam market and being sold by Sporty’s.

Paul Bertorelli

Paul Bertorelli is Aviation Consumer’s Editor at Large. In addition to his valued contributions to Aviation Consumer, his in-depth video productions on sister publication AVweb cover a wide variety of topics that greatly contribute to safety, operation and aircraft ownership. When Paul isn’t writing or filming, he’s out flying his J3 Cub.