Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx Handheld GPS Navigator by Garmin
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Digital camera reviews of Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx Handheld GPS Navigator
Digital camera Review: A great hiking companion
Summary: 5 Stars
The product worked flawlessly on my hikes into the mountains of Washington state and it gave me great data and worked well with the Garmin topo maps. Excellent reception from the satellites. I agonized on the idea of giving up features available on the newest Magellen product (voice recording/camera) but those features are not worth the wait and cost at this time. It has a shortcoming of not being able to save tracks to the SIM card which is especially glaring when the meager memory fills and it starts to overwrite the data. Its basic road feature that gave me a little more confidence when I drove unfamiliar roads but I wish it was able to transfer data from road map software. Overall I'm pretty happy with the purchase and product.Digital camera Review: A little better than eTrex Vista HCx
Summary: 4 Stars
I recently had my Vista HCx stolen and needed a replacement. The 60 CSx seems to be the same, although I did notice that the new unit roamed while standing still, while the Vista didn't seem to do that. Maybe it's because i can see the screen that I'm noticing it now. Anyway, the screen is much easier to see but it doesn't get a bright as the Vista. It's like it has the same amount of available light on both units only the light is spread over a larger distance therefore not as bright on the 60CSx. I'm happy with the unit just like i was with the Vista HCx.Digital camera Review: A real upgrade from my Magellan Meridien
Summary: 5 Stars
When my color Meridien died, I went looking for a replacement. the 60CSx was the clear winner. It is easy to use, the display is very clear and it picks up and locks onto sats much faster than my Meridien did. it also feels much heavier and more durable than my meridien. It was also easy to use and learn, and should be especially for anything who has used a GPS before. Screens are customizable and it is a pleasure to use. If I could give this 10 stars, I would.Digital camera Review: A small wonder in your hands
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this GPS with a sole purpose:to avoid speed limit fines.
I work in Macae city and have a house in Rio. I use to drive about 220 Km (140 miles) each way every weekend. There are 18 radar detectors with cameras in which you have to reduce from 80 to 50 km / hour. I got 8 fines in the past 12 months and a loss around USD 2000.
There are limited offer of Mapsource to my area. I created tracks which navigate with the GPS and marked as waypoints all the locations where there is a radar. The proximity alert feature tells me I am near these radars. I also marked radars locations downtown Rio.
I found the GPS sensitivity exceptional. It can keep track even seated inside a bus. The visor has good visibility, battery consumption is low and it is small enough to keep in my briefcase.
I also bought an external antenna which is positioned on the top of my car dashboard, under the windshield. I can keep the unit inside the car.
It is my first GPS and I am happy I purchased it.
The device was delivered to a friend's address in Houston on time before he travelled to Macaé on vacations.
Digital camera Review: A very fine piece of equipment!
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased my Garmin GPSmap 60CSx in June 2006 from Amazon, because they had the best price available ($100 less than any place else I could find). I also purchased and installed Garmin MapSource USA Topo software on my 60CSx. I recently returned from a 10 day canoe trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, which is in northern Minnesota adjacent to the US-Canada border. I paddled and portaged over 100 miles, and used my Garmin GPSmap 60CSx throughout the trip. It performed flawlessly! Some particulars:
- I used the tracking feature to keep an exact record of where I went. I set the sampling frequency to "least often" so as to not fill up the unit's internal memory with track data. This unit begins overwriting the existing track data once memory is full, so I wanted to avoid this. Despite sample frequency being set to "least often" the unit still kept an incredibly detailed record of my track. What's more, at the end of the trip I had only used 45% on the unit's internal memory!
- I purchased a 1GB microSD card for my unit, so that I could load as many topo maps as possible. Interestingly, I found that Garmin's MapSource Topo software limits the number of maps you can load onto the unit's removable memory. As a result, I was up against the map limit number long before I was up against the 1 GB limit. I understand that Garmin may be working on a fix to correct this limitation. I'm sure this was no problem for Garmin until the recent arrival of 1 GB cards.
- My GPSmap 60CSx was water resistant as advertised. Mine got wet regularly as we paddled, and on a few days when it rained. I kept right on using it, with no ill effects at all.
- Advertised battery life is 20 hours on 2 AA batteries. I purchase a set of 8 Energizer 2500mA NiMH rechargable batteries for less than $10 at Wal Mart. I ensured that all 8 were fully charged before I left, so I had 2 fresh batteries in the unit and 6 spares. I returned home with one set of spare batteries completely unused! I found that a set of batteries lasted 3-4 days on the water, using the unit 8-10 hours each day. I guess Garmin's 20 hour battery life estimate assumes standard AA batteries. (Note: If you use rechargable NiMH batteries - and you should - be sure to go into the settings menu of your unit and set it for NiMH, because the factory default is Alkaline.)
- I recommend you purchase a Garmin carrying case to protect the screen from scratches while using it in a wilderness area.
- I found the SIRF chip in this unit to be very sensitive. It readily tracked several satellites - even under dense forest cover. When we were portaging I put my 60CSx inside a zipped up daypack, and it still maintained a solid track. Very impressive!
In summary, I found this unit to live up to all of Garmin's advertised capabilities, and in some cases (i.e., battery life) even exceed their advertised performance. I am very pleased with this purchase, and I highly recommend the 60CSx for hiking, camping, biking, canoeing, or boating.