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: Glad I bought it!
Summary: 5 Stars
Just got back from a road trip and bicycle trip using the Vista CX with the City Navigator maps for navigation in the car and to record the bicycle trip. This is my first GPS and I'm still learning the features. I can't imagine how I traveled without it.Digital camera Review: Good GPSr, expensive maps
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this GPSr as I intended to use it on my mountain bike.
It's really good for the usage I needed.
For bikers, I recommend the optional Bicycle Mount Bracket.
Every day you can find some nice features you didn't know...
I think it's definitely worth its price.
Unfortunately in Italy there are no topographic maps available... but I knew it!
What I didn't know (and this MUST be clear to any purchaser) is that YOU HAVE TO BUY BlueChart maps (for the sea) and streetmaps if you need, and they are really expensive.
You can find maps on the network, but they need an unlock code that is bound to the GPSr serial number, so there is no way to use them.
For sure that's fine, but if you just need to try it at the sea one day you can't spend hundreds of dollars for the maps...
Digital camera Review: Good Product!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Garmin eTrex Vista Cx is quite an item! I am not a technical type who has checked out the item in detail, but so far am impressed. I did check out the product fairly thoroughly before buying (internet, other gps owners, a local store) - I recommend the color screen - images are much easier to see, worth the extra price. I use mine mainly for hiking - was fun to watch it show the path I had taken (used it while doing a round of golf!) and it works well. Reception was also better than I had expected - worked well in the car and near windows in the house. It takes about a minute to locate satellites and get started after being turned off - sometimes a bit longer (50 seconds up to about 1 1/2 minutes under an open sky). I use rechargeable batteries - get fairly good life from them - haven't timed them to see exactly how long they last. Would recommend ones with replaceable AA batteries over ones that need to be recharged . . . not much fun to have batteries go dead and no outlet to charge up available. I keep an extra set or two with the Garmin, just in case needed.
Overall, it is a great little item that does lots more than I have figured out how to use!
Digital camera Review: Good product
Summary: 4 Stars
After using it for a couple of weeks now (it took me about 3 days to figure it all out), it seems to work fine. We bought it for hiking and when riding our bikes. There was only one time that it lost signal when outdoors and that was under some power lines in a state forest. It worked great outdoors for what we bought it for, but I wouldn't recommend it for using in a car or truck just for navigating. We have used it for that and it works ok, but the Garmin nuvi navigators work much better for that. We have the nuvi 360 for the truck and it's unbelievable, but that's not what this review is about. I would buy the Vista CX again out of all the other brands out there. As far as I know so far, it works fine for all your outdoor adventures even though it's a bit costly in my opinion. You might as well plan on buying a map program like Garmin's City Navigator though if you want any detail in where your going. I guess if your only going to use it on trails, and want to be able to backtrack, it wouldn't matter.Digital camera Review: Great Buy
Summary: 5 Stars
Purchased the product as a Christmas gift for my husband. This GPS is his first one and he has loved it. He has had no problems using it and takes it with him everywhere. He is also teaching the Scout troop how to use it.