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Description
This rearview radar with camera and tail light continuously records your ride. Plus, it detects vehicles approaching from behind and displays on your compatible Garmin device.
- The built-in camera continuously records and automatically saves footage if it detects an incident
- Reliable rearview radar lets you ride like you know whats coming
- Control the camera right from your Garmin device, and access footage via the Varia smartphone app
- This compact device is easy to mount and fits most bikes
- Flex camera and tail light settings to maximize battery life
- Get up to 6 hours of battery life with radar, tail light in day flash and camera recording
- Includes Varia RCT715, Mounting kit (includes shims), Charging cable, and Manuals
- Light modes: solid, peloton, night flash, day flash
- Lumens: 20 solid, 8 peloton, 29 night flash, 65 day flash
- Camera modes: Continuous, Off, Radar-Activated
- Camera settings: 1080p/720p, with 30 FPS
- Battery life: 4 hours solid or night flash, 5 hours peloton, 6 hours day flash (all with 1080p recording)
- ANT+®: yes (radar, bike lights)
- BLE: yes (radar, camera control)
- Wi-Fi®: yes (local network only)
- Water rating: IPX7
- Viewing angle: 220°
- 16 GB SD card included
- Onboard accelerometer to automatically lock footage on incident detection
- Camera control of Garmin Edge® and select wearables
- Varia App provides convenient radar display, camera control and video transfer
- Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.7 x 1.3" (106.5 x 42.0 x 31.9 mm)
- Weight: 5.2 oz (147.0 g)
Product Reviews
Review Snapshot
by PowerReviews
Reviewed by 2 customers
Great Product but………
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I have used the Varia system for years and decided to upgrade to the RCT 715. Only issue i had and had to return the unit to Garmin that they promptly acted on was memory card upgrade.
Radar works exceptionally well
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The Varia lets you know when cars approach from behind. It's particularly good when you're going quickly enough that wind noise prevents you from easily hearing them, and when cars are coming the other direction, as the engine noise from cars on one side can mask the cars coming from the other side. It works extremely well, getting confused only when making sharp turns from one road to another, or when riding parallel with a highway, as happens a couple places on my regulars routes. I am colorblind and had initial concerns that the UI for the Varia, which relies on part on an iconic roadway that switches from green to red to indicate danger, might be lost on me. This was no problem; even without seeing the color I could easily follow the signals about whether or not there were cars coming. The camera worked in my initial testing but I've ignore it since then. I imagine it's doing what I've asked of it — recording images of cars as they approach and pass me from behind.