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Travelapse recording on the Garmin DriveAssist 51
The Travelapse feature on the Garmin DriveAssist 51 captures a short fast-motion overview video of your entire trip. The feature varies the capture rate based on speed to provide the best playback experience. The device continues to record regular dash cam footage while recording a Travelapse video.
You can record a Travelapse with the prompt that appears whenever you start a longer route or a saved trip, or you can start and stop a Travelapse recording manually.
To use the automatic Travelapse prompt:
- Start a route that is two hours or longer
- Touch the Press to Record with Travelapse message that appears at the top of the map screen
The camera map tool will appear, and the device will start recording a Travelapse video.
To manually start or stop Travelapse recording:
Select an option:
- From the map:
- Touch the tools icon
- Touch Camera
- Touch Start Travelapse or Stop Travelapse
- Touch the tools icon
- Touch Dash Cam
- Touch Travelapse
to start and stop the recording- A Travelapse is currently being recorded when the icon is red
If Travelapse is still recording when the device suspends or shuts down, it will prompt to continue recording when the device starts up again. In this situation the device will prompt “Continue recording this Travelapse session?” with the following options:
- Yes to continue recording to the same video file
- No to stop recording Travelapse
To view your Travelapse videos:
- On the main screen, touch Apps
- Touch Gallery
- Touch Yes
- Select your Travelapse video (will be marked with the Travelapse icon)
- Touch the play button
The selected Travelapse will play.
If you would like to view and share your device's Travelapse videos externally, this can be done through the free Garmin VIRB app on your smartphone. For information on using the VIRB app to view and share videos, see Related Content.