“The resolution of the camera is great. The image stability is fine for road usage. The sensitivity of the mic is also not problem. However, the Gen 3 would be perfect if it had more battery capacity - I am only using the recording facility and the run time is about 3 hours. Most of my rides are more than 3 hours. Otherwise no problem.”
“Small in size, gives brilliant footage. Number plates at 40mph clear as daylight. Charges in no time. Can't go out without it. Front one next. Best one at the moment.”
“Excellent unit. Hoped battery life would be a bit better. Can't read card directly onto PC as per 12 camera, but not a show stopper. Great light on rear.”
“Being a solo cyclist I rely on my Fly6 in the event of an incident. The new model has a better battery life and the 64GB card allows a full ride to be captured.”
“This is a great small and light weight light/camera. Video quality is enough to see small details such as license plates. the light is bright enough to alert any cars around. I typically only use this as a rear light in the dark days of winter. The only thing I think that could be improved upon is battery life. When doing those long rides (60-100 miles) I find myself charging at a stop. Although I will say it charges really fast.”
“I bought this purely for the camera as I have a very good Exposure Blaze light on the back of my bike. The camera is excellent, which is the really important thing. Ideally, I would have got a camera only but there's really very little else like it on the market. The unit itself feels very solid and well made. I looked at the Velcro attachment strap with some suspicion but, actually, it seems to do a pretty good job.
So, why only four stars? Because, so far, the battery life has fallen woefully short of the promise. Cycliq claims 5 hours with camera only or up to 4 hours with the light as well. My first charge I got only 3½ hours, camera only. I'm hoping that it will improve slightly after the first few uses but I honestly can't see it getting anywhere near the promised 5 hours. Also, in common with the Fly 12 front camera, the battery seems to drop more rapidly once it reaches 50%, so I now tend to charge them once they are down to half.
The other slight moan is that I don't think the software is that good. I find it tends to hang at the 'generating low-resolution preview' stage and the Strava overlays are good but rather limited. I had a Garmin camera previously and I still miss the excellent Virb software.”
