Garmin eTrex Vista Cx Waterproof Hiking GPS by Garmin
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Digital camera reviews of Garmin eTrex Vista Cx Waterproof Hiking GPS
Digital camera Review: Fun fun fun!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my first GPS, and I'm quite happy with it so far. It is quite accurate and very portable. It maintains a good signal, even in the woods. I have yet to purchase any maps for it, but it's been great while cruising around town and looking for a few geocaches. It is complex enough that I won't get bored with it anytime soon - there's lots of room to learn with this unit. The instructions are complicated, but maybe it's just me. There's so many features in this unit that the user manual is probably complex by default. I look forward to seeing all the different things the Vista Cx can do!Digital camera Review: Garmin E-Trex Vista Cx
Summary: 5 Stars
I LOVE MY GARMIN. I just recently traveled to Missouri in search of property and the E-Trex performed great. I was able to travel from property to property with no problem at all. It would have been IMPOSSIBLE without the my Vista Cx. It performed well under deep canopy cover and took us out of some pretty rough looking dirt roads. It was money well spent. I purchased the power adapter and car kit from E-bay and i was ready to go.Digital camera Review: Garmin ETrex Vista Cx
Summary: 3 Stars
The unit arrived from Amazon in a timely fashion. The documentation included with it is rather cryptic but once you figure it out the Vista Cx is fun to use. Note - it has limited functionality unless you purchase the City Navigator map set and/or the Topo map set. (It will not calculate driving routes unless you have the City Navigator map set installed.) It does do a good job of tracking where you have been and allowing you to enter waypoints. I felt much more comfortable hiking with it as I felt I could always get back to my starting point with it!
The unit worked fine for three weeks and then it "died." It would not power up - even if connected to power via the supplied USB cable. I contacted Garmin and arranged for the unit to be returned to them for replacement. One of their tech support reps was very helpful - the other was not. I explained to them that I wanted to expedite the replacement shipment as I had a camping/hiking trip scheduled in a week and wanted to have the Vista along with me. I provide them with a credit card number so that they could ship out a replacement in a timely fashion. It took 12 days to get the replacement! When asked, Garmin said - "didn't anyone tell you that the unit was on back order?" Evidently not ...
I am pleased with the Garmin product and hope that this is an isolated incident with this particular model. Note that the Vista HCx will probably be replacing the Cx (same features but includes a newer, more responsive chip set).
Digital camera Review: Garmin eTrex Vista
Summary: 5 Stars
Purchased this item for my son who will be using it to go biking. Had time over the holidays to watch him put it to use and he is very pleased with it.Digital camera Review: Garmin eTrex Vista CX
Summary: 3 Stars
This is the 4th Garmin GPS I bought - GPS 2, GPS 5, Nuvi 660 and now the Vista CX. I bought the Vista CX to replace my GPS 5 primarily for mapping my local parks via mountain biking so I could plan trips, track mileages and also to get into geocaching. The first couple of times I used it in an outer pocket of my Camelbak while riding around through the woods in late October - after most of the leaves had fallen from the trees - and it lost coverage several times ending in incomplete track logs. I then tried it clipped outside with similar results. I found it not much better than the GPS 5 for tracking. However, the display and battery life are excellent and the menus are easy to navigate through. I wound up returning the Vista CX for the 60CXs which I absolutely love. The big difference is the SiRF III chipset. I can now pick up 3 or 4 satellites inside my house and have mapped over 130 miles of trails so far. I would definitely recommend the 60CXs over the Vista CX, price notwithstanding.