Garmin Oregon 700 Handheld GPS
Oregon 700 is a rugged, versatile GPS and GLONASS handheld that puts more of the great outdoors at your fingertips, thanks to a redesigned antenna for better satellite reception in those challenging, out-of-the-way places. Other benefits include Active weather support with Animated Radar overlays Plus expanded wireless connectivity (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Ant+), automatic geocache downloads, a worldwide shaded basemap, 3-axis compass with barometric altimeter, a dual-orientation 3-inch touchscreen and much more. Use the expanded wireless capabilities to download software, receive smart notifications, upload adventures to our Garmin connect online community and even share LiveTrack location data or geocache discoveries, unit-to-unit, with other Compatible devices.
Product Features
- Touchscreen – 3-inch sunlight-readable touchscreen display with Dual orientation (landscape or portrait view)
- Abc sensors – 3-axis tilt-compensated electronic Compass with accelerometer and Barometric altimeter sensors
- Ruggedized for the outdoors – ergonomic, rugged design that Stands strong against dust, dirt and humidity -and it is water-rated to Ipx7
- Activity profiles – simplified multi activity menu interface – including climb, hike, hunt, bike, geocache, fish and more
- Connect iq – connect iq compatible to customize the Device with data fields, widgets, and apps; find what you like or build your own
I wish I had my old eTrex30 back [Updated 10 July 2017] At the moment, I cannot recommend the Garmin Oregon 700. I will admit that I have only tested it on one recent excursion, and that I am still working my way through its many configuration menus, but my main disappointment has to do with marking waypoints. If future software updates address my issues, I will update this review.I purchased this Oregon 700 to replace an eTrex30 stolen from me. I figured that I would use my misfortune to improve my GPS situation. After using the Oregon…
Disappointing My Oregon 700 has proven to be a great disappointment. Iâve had Garmin products in the past that I really liked, and I was looking forward to some of the new features on the Oregon 700. At least one of the new featuresâbluetooth connectivity with iPhones and Android phonesâis not working well at all on my Oregon 700. Another older featureâthe Auto-Pause function in track recordingâis also not working. Finally, the Oregon 700 seems to âhandâ when removed from my computer, necessitating…
A lot to learn but very functional This is great. Learning how to use it presents a small challenge but much of it is intuitive. I use it 95 percent for hiking and for that it works just fine. I did have the experience of it culling when I first used it. After I exported the info to the computer and phone I had to remove a battery and replace it in order to clear it. However that was seemingly solved by using NIMH rechargeable batterys.The first time I used it I placed it on stop for the drive home and it tracked all…