Garmin Varia™ RCT715, Bicycle Radar with Camera and Tail Light, Continuous Recording, Vehicle Detection

This is an expensive and valuable safety device. I wasn't sure I wanted to spend the money, but I'm glad I did. It works exactly as advertised, pairing seamlessly with my Garmin 1030+. Picture and video quality are excellent. It is very easy to read license numbers of cars that pass. In an actual emergency, I am confident a full description of the vehicle including the license number would be readily available. The rear light is bright, so you don't need to double up. This unit has only two shortcomings. Both are the result of the high power consumption required to run a light and radar and video camera continuously. Because the unit has a big battery, it is heavy and has a relatively short battery life: about 8 hours in my experience. So I can't recommend it for people who count every gram or who would be put off by having to recharge daily. I recommend it highly for those who put safety first, those who would enjoy the rear facing videos and pictures you can take any time, and those who would like to know how fast was that car going when it passed me? I'll point out one feature that I think is excellent, that does not get enough attention in Garmin's own advertising for this device. When you trigger a manual video, the resulting 90 second video that is saved actually begins about 45 seconds before you pushed the trigger. That means you can record bad behavior AFTER it has already happened!

For the price, this camera and tail light has everything it’s meant for

Buen radar, pero en las grabaciones no es posible observar las placas

Easy to set up and operate Being a beach rd rider questioned the value of the radar. But handy to know when cars are passing Great bit of safety kit

Great Concept and functionality within Garmin ecosystem BUT 1. video not stabilized 2. poor quality video during daylight = unable to identify car number plates at 1080 recordings 3. my Garmin Edge 1040 latest firmware keeps dropping radar during ride 4. Wifi function via Varia app to view footage is completely useless, way to slow 1x star for that! 5. same with Wifi clip download function - do u really wanna wait 1min to download one 20-80MB files = NO 6. overall it does its job well but camera sensor is weak, requires an upgrade => hence this device is not worth its money with the exception why I bought it in the first place => automatic recording whilst a car approaches as well in combination with front Varia Vue Camera Light