Garmin Oregon 700 Handheld GPS
July 15, 2017 - Comment
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
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What a disappointment! I purchased this GPS for my wife. And because I love my wife, I will not be passing this along to her as originally intended. The problem lies with a User Manual that would have been better-written by a 3rd Grader, edited by a 2nd Grader and OK’d for publication by a 1st Grader in addition to a corresponding, incredibly non-intuitive, menu system on the device itself. For these reasons, I cannot recommend this device to anyone without Psychic abilities (including my wife). Hopefully, Garmin…
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.
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…