Garmin StreetPilot c320 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator by Garmin
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Digital camera reviews of Garmin StreetPilot c320 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
Digital camera Review: Excellent Choice
Summary: 5 Stars
A touchscreen is a must have. Took about 5-10 minutes to register and load the maps. I was able to fit California, Nevada, and Arizona on the included 128MB SD card. After loading the maps, the displayed showed where I was located. Pretty amazing since I was sitting on my living room couch. Takes less than 10 seconds to acquire the satellite, 3 seconds to calculate the route. Miss your turn and it will recalculate in about 3 seconds. Voice directions are great. Menus are great. As soon as I tried it, I took all my paper maps and threw them in the garbage. The only option missing on this unit is text to speech so that instead of just saying "Turn Left", it will say "Turn Left on Main Street". This feature is really not needed though because the timing of the voice commands are very reliable and you can easily see the street name on the screen display. Text to speech units are considerably more expensive. The size is great, screen is big enough to see, yet unit is small enough to easily fit in your glovebox and does obstruct your view of the road. California does not allow suction cups mounted to the windshield. Don't order the dash mount until you try it first. I used the windshield mount and just wedged the suction cup part between where the window meets dash. That held the unit securely and placed it right on top of the dash. Worked fine, no need to spend extra money on the dash mount. I emailed Garmin tech support before the purchase and they responded within one day. They stated the internal battery is covered under the 1 year warranty. The internal battery is not user-replaceable, you have to send it in when it needs to be changed. They couldn't say how long it would last. I guess probably 5 years. That is the only negative on the unit, not sure how other units/manufacturers compare in that respect. For $268, this is clearly the best value for non-professional use. It is AWESOME!!!Digital camera Review: Excellent GPS
Summary: 5 Stars
Highly recommend it! Have owned it for more than a year... works perfectly. Its very user friendly and provides accurate directions. We bought a 1GB memory card and uploaded all the US and Canadian maps into the GPS. Its a great buy.Digital camera Review: Excellent Product
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this unit, based mainly on price, to try out GPS navigation in my car. It performs so well, I can't imagine why I would need anything better, at least until I get a new vehicle with a factory installed unit. The c320 doesn't announce the name of the roadways but I find I don't need that. The audio instructions are clear and give me plenty of time to react. I have the unit mounted on my right side in my Sienna's "drink holder". It functions well in that position and I can operate the display to set it up (while stationary)and view it while driving if I have to (not recommended for safety reasons). I first mounted it on the window and that worked fine and allowed for continuous viewing but I was concerned that the hot Arizona summer sun would bake the unit.Digital camera Review: Excellent Product
Summary: 4 Stars
Love this navigation system, it has all the features that I need and more. Great built and extremely easy to use. Highly recommend the sd card, gives you the flexibility of loading as much or as little as you want. The 128 MB that came with it has been enough for me at the moment. I live in NJ and traveled to Boston this week, took it with me, excellent gadget to have. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars it's that it sometimes looses the satelite signal in cities with tall buildings and sometimes it may take some time to aquire the satelites. It doesn't bother me too much.Digital camera Review: Excellent Product
Summary: 5 Stars
We have found this product sooo very useful and would highly recommend it. We have used it locally and on vacation. It traveling by car all the more pleasant.