Gps Systems Reviews

• Bright, full color TFT display, auto routing, and long, 20 hour battery life
• Powerful navigation chip for supreme accuracy
• Includes barometric altimeter and electronic compass
• MicroSD memory slot, will include 64 MB memory card
• Preloaded with an Americas autoroute basemap

You will not miss a thing when you take this rugged, lightweight, easy to use handheld out hiking, biking, boating or geocaching. Pack more detail into your adventure with the eTrex Vista Cx. The eTrex Vista Cx is filled with the same liked features found in the eTrex Vista C, as well as barometric altimeter, electronic compass, sunlight readable color and advanced GPS routing potential all in a waterproof design. Also, it comes with a blank 64 MB microSD card for storage of optional map detail. Download maps straight to the card or buy microSD cards preloaded with MapSourceTopo and inland lake maps, BlueChart marine cartography, and City Navigator street maps. Support for English, Spanish, Portugese, and French languages. Auto path generation, off route recalculation, turn by turn directions with alert tones, and icon driven menus for finding points of interest when joint with Garmin’s optional MapSource CDs navigate you carefully to your destination Longer battery life for more hours of outdoor enjoyment Mini USB port for fast, convenient download of map data from Garmin’s complete library of optional MapSource CDs using a PC Geocache prepared just, geocaching is a high tech variant of treasure hunting. Geocachers seek out hidden treasures using GPS coordinates posted on the Internet by those hiding the cache BlueChart matched MapSource BlueChart serves up the best offshore cartography around and works in seamless integration with a large range of Garmin merchandise WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System enabled WAAS consists of roughly 25 ground reference stations located across the United States that monitor GPS satellite data. Assures correct readings

With the Vista Cx, Garmin updated a much loved device with expandable memory on microSD card so you may be able to load optional map data for your hiking, hunting and other outdoor excursions. Add to that a bright, full color TFT display, auto routing, and long, 20 hour battery life, and you have got a great friend for your next outdoor or boating adventure. Plus, the Vista CX adds a barometric altimeter and an electronic compass.

The major menu feature icons. View bigger.

Crisp, color display for easy map looking at. View bigger.

Altimeter display gives elevation info. View bigger.

The Vista Cx features a bright color display, electronic compass and a barometric altimeter and more.

You may be able to use the Vista Cx’s memory card slot with preprogrammed microSD cards from Garmin sold separately that supply topographic maps, city streets, and nautical charts. In fact, the unit is matched with most Garmin MapSource merchandise as well as BlueChart, City Navigator, U.S. Topo 24K, and U.S. Topo and Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots. The unit comes preloaded with an Americas autoroute basemap that gives auto routing potential as well as highways, exits and tide data. You may be able to get turn by turn directions when you are driving and an integrated trip computer gives odometer, stopped time, moving average, in general average, total time, max speed and more.

The Vista Cx’s barometric altimeter system features auto pressure trend recording while giving current elevation, ascent/descent rate, minimum/maximum elevation, total ascent and descent, and average and maximum ascent and descent rate. In the meantime, the unit’s electronic compass lets you to get correct headings while standing still.

Like on all eTrex units, the main controls are located on the side of the unit, so you may be able to operate it with one hand. An groundbreaking rocker switch on its face makes inputting data easy, and with it you may be able to scroll through menus or pan the map page. Fast USB connectivity makes loading charts and maps fast and easy, while navigation information may be shared with repeaters, plotters, and autopilots using NMEA protocols through the dedicated serial port. Also, the case is water resistant to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards can be submerged in one meter of water for 30 minutes.

Another key feature of the Vista Cx is the 10,000 point auto track log, 20 saved tracks 500 points each let you retrace your path in both directions. In the meantime, there is a big numbers choice for easy looking at, also as a dual position display mode. Lastly, the unit will include fitted celestial tables for best time to fish and hunt, plus sun and moon calculations.

If you like the features of the Vista Cx, but do not need an electronic compass and a barometric altimeter, check out the Garmin eTrex Legend Cx

What’s in the Box
Vista Cx unit, 64 MB microSD card, USB interface cable, bike mount clip, MapSource Trip and Waypoint Manager CD, lanyard, owner’s manual, and quick start guide

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