Firmware




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Garmin Express

To keep your Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 device firmware and other software current, we recommend using the Garmin Express application.



GCD Updates

Recent firmware updates are sometimes available from Garmin using the URL http://download.garmin.com/software/VirbUltra30_xyz.gcd and substituting xyz with the desired three digit firmware version. For example, to download firmware version 4.80, replace xyz with 480.

GCD Update Procedure




RGN Firmware Install

Should you ever find yourself with a VIRB Ultra 30 that refuses to complete the boot process and all other options have failed to restore the unit to its former glory, a forced RGN Firmware Installation may be your next step.



GPS Version History

GPS Version== Firmware Version(s)
4.50.00
4.80





VIRB Ultra 30 (2417) Firmware Update History

Firmware
Version
Source
Release Notes

4.80 GCD Changes made from version 4.70 to 4.80:
  • Resolved miscellaneous issues.

4.70

GCD Changes made from version 4.60 to 4.70:
  • Added video timestamp feature. To add a timestamp to recorded videos, select Video > Timestamp > On. Video timestamp is not available in all video modes.
  • Resolved miscellaneous issues.

4.60

GCD Changes made from version 4.50 to 4.60:
  • Resolved miscellaneous issues.

4.50

GCD Changes made from version 4.30 to 4.50:
  • Added in-camera HDR photo mode. To take an HDR photo, select Photo Mode > Single, and then select Type > HDR.
  • Added support for voice control in multiple languages. Includes support for: American English, British English, French, German, Italian, Mandarin, Spanish, and Swedish.
  • Added pro setting to simulate a magenta filter for shallow water diving. Select the color mode 'Shallow Water.' The existing dive color mode has been renamed 'Deep Water.'
  • Added GPS location for every photo in a time-lapse.
  • Resolved miscellaneous issues.

4.30

GCD Changes made from version 4.20 to 4.30:
  • Resolved an issue affecting auto-orientation that caused some videos to be upside down if the record switch was used to turn on the device and the device was upside down.

4.20

GCD Changes made from version 3.10 to 4.20:
  • Added pro setting to enable RAW photo capture in addition to the JPEG photo (DNG format, standard single photo mode).
  • Added pro setting to simulate a red filter for blue water diving. Select Color Palette 'Dive'.
  • Added an option to start recording when external power is applied.
  • Added a continuous loop recording option to record indefinitely by overwriting the oldest video.
  • Added a microphone setting to record an external microphone to the left channel and the internal microphone to the right channel.
  • Resolved an issue where auto-orientation was sometimes calculated incorrectly when using the record switch to start recording when the device is off.

3.10

GCD Changes made from version 2.70 to 3.10:
  • Added image stabilization in 2.7k video modes.
  • Reduced the squeezing effect at the edges of the video when image stabilization is enabled.
  • Reduced motion blur in 30fps modes when image stabilization is enabled.
  • Added the ability to use stabilization with lens correction and/or low light boost at the same time.
  • Improved battery life in 4k30, 1080p60, and 1080p30 video modes.
  • Added feature to gray out settings which are unavailable in the current shooting mode, rather than hiding them entirely.
  • Added feature to automatically mark a video as a favorite if a photo is taken while recording.
  • Improved video file split behavior for exFAT-formatted cards; individual video files can now be larger than 4GB.
  • Improved Pro Settings user interface by making selection bar transparent.
  • Improved the Bluetooth user interface by showing a device connected/disconnected status in the device list.
  • Improved other minor aspects of the user interface.
  • Improved translations.
  • Resolved an issue where the auto-off feature could turn off the camera during Travelapse and photo time-lapse modes.
  • Resolved miscellaneous issues and improved stability.

2.70

GCD Changes made from version 2.60 to 2.70:
  • Improved Blueooth OBD-II device compatibility.
  • Resolved miscellaneous issues.

2.60

GCD Changes made from version 2.20 to 2.60:
  • Added touch feedback to lists and other UI elements.
  • Added support for Brazilian Portuguese.
  • Improved GPS performance (requires additional GPS Firmware update available via Garmin Express)
    Improved gallery performance.
  • Improved image quality.
  • Improved image stabilization.
  • Improved Wi-Fi stream reliability when paired with certain ANT+ devices.
  • Resolved other miscellaneous issues.

2.20

  Unpublished