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Garmin eTrex Vista HCx


$250.00 Released August, 2007

Product Shot 1 The Pros:Like Legend HCx but brings electronic compass en barometer. Electronic compass. Electronic barometer.

The Cons:Doesn't have geocaching paperless. Only 500 trackpoint on each saved track. Interrumps the track on the 500th trackpoint while transferring over MiniUSB.

The Garmin eTrex Vista HCx is a waterproof WAAS-equipped GPS receiver which is similar to the Vista Cx. Some of the features of this model include an electronic compass, barometric altimeter, automatic routing, and a MicroSD card slot which is located in the waterproof battery compartment.

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You can expand memory by inserting preprogrammed MapSource MicroSD cards containing street maps, terrain maps, and coastal/ocean maps. The Vista HCx also has USB support for transferring travel data to your computer.

Features

  • MicroSD card slot
  • USB port
  • Waterproof (IPX7)
  • Electronic Compass
  • Barometric Altimeter
  • Turn-by-turn directions
  • Outdoor GPS games
  • Sun and moon information
  • Area calculation

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Pros
  • 2

    Like Legend HCx but brings electronic compass en barometer

  • 2

    Electronic compass

  • 2

    Electronic barometer

  • 1

    WAAS/EGNOS

  • 1

    Very tough construction

  • 1

    Waterproof construction IPx7 (1m depth for 30min)

  • 1

    Directive patch antenna, high gain

  • 1

    Transflective and tough screen

  • 1

    Only MiniUSB connection

  • 1

    10,000 trackpoint on active track

  • 1

    Accepts a MicroSD card

  • 1

    Accepts maps (.IMG format) and it supports door-to-door and off-road navigation

  • 1

    Includes a basemap with cities

  • 1

    4-way and enter joystick

  • 0

    High-accuracy GPS

Cons
  • 2

    Doesn't have geocaching paperless

  • 1

    Only 500 trackpoint on each saved track

  • 1

    Interrumps the track on the 500th trackpoint while transferring over MiniUSB

  • 1

    Can't use saved tracks to MicroSD

  • 1

    Doesn't have Bluetooth

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