Magellan eXplorist 200 Water Resistant Hiking GPS by Magellan
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Digital camera reviews of Magellan eXplorist 200 Water Resistant Hiking GPS
Digital camera Review: Hard to use, gets lost in trees and has a short battery life
Summary: 3 Stars
I've been using this unit for bike training, and I have to admit that I'm not impressed. The user interface is cumbersome, and the displays cannot be customized. For instance, I'd like to see a map, speed and trip distance on the same screen. No dice with this unit. You have to click NAV, then scroll through three screens then hit enter to see the trip odometer. Not easy to do while you're riding. All of the other features are just as cumbersome to use.
Lately I've been measuring it against a $40 cycle computer. The cyele computer wins hands down. The Explorist takes up to 10 minutes to acquire a position, and doesn't accurately report speed until it does. Out in the open, it works just fine, but once a few leaves (very few) get in the way, it gets totally lost, and can measure neither speed nor position. It just freezes on the last known position. One time I stopped under some trees and it registered my speed as 17.3 MPH for nearly two minutes while the bike was completely motionless.
Battery life is another problem. It takes 2 AA batteries, and they last about three hours when the unit is on. They last only for about 2 days if the unit is turned off the entire time!
Digital camera Review: It does the job.
Summary: 5 Stars
I use the GPS unit for when I go out geocaching and it works great. The map detail is so much better compared to the 100 version, and I haven't noticed anything really lacking when compared to the 300 version. I've used it at my school to teach an after school geocaching program, and so far it has survived multiple encounters with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders.Digital camera Review: Magellan Explorist 200
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my first GPS. I've had fun playing with it, and it does a great job of tracking. I bought it to find coordinates on USPS Topo maps, which it does perfectly. It also has built-in mapping of major highways and landmarks, such as lakes. It will show you exactly where you are on the highways and other areas. I couldn't be more satisfied.Digital camera Review: Magellan Explorist 200
Summary: 3 Stars
Nice things about the explorist is it's cheap, ruggedly simple, good screen resolution, nice hand fit, good satellite fix and much better than Garmin's old chips'fitted gps. Great for outdoor adventure.
Downside is, low resolution track logging. Can't beat Garmin's Etrex features.
Digital camera Review: Magellan GPS
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this for my husband, he loves it. We travel alot and this GPS gives you any and all the info. needed to get where you need to go. Haven't had any problems with it, still trying out all the convient features.