GARMIN eTrex Vista

Features:

• Portable, robust, to be operated with one hand (buttons are located ergonomically on each side of the unit)
• Large, easy to read display with background illumination (160x288 pixels)
• Easy to use thanks to its click stick and user friendly, graphical interface
• Multilingual user interface in Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish (requires firmware version V3.60 or later)
• Integrated 12 channel GPS receiver with very sensitive built-in antenna
• Integrated world map (overview) with countries of all continents including major cities
• Integrated, detailed maps of Europe, Africa and the near East with countries, waters, towns, highways, major roads and city maps. Navigational information are available for the following countries: country list
• Integrated 24 MB memory to download additional, even more detailed maps with roads, crossings and addresses of restaurants, public buildings, points of interest etc. from a PC.
• Electronic compass to check heading while not moving¹ (can be turned off so safe power, accuracy ±5°, resolution ±1°)
• Barometrical altimeter for precise elevation recording², accuracy ±3 m (10 feet), resolution ±30 cm (1 foot)
• Powered by batteries (2x AA, last about 18 h) or by an external 12 V power source, e.g. from a car's cigarette lighter (power cord available as an option)
• Short time to first fix (TTFF³: approx. 15 seconds after a warm start, meaning there are valid coordinates of the satellites available, or approx. 45 seconds after a cold start, meaning there are no valid coordinates of the satellites available)
• Supports the following protocols for data exchange with PC: NMEA 0183 with 4800 Baud, GARMIN, GARMIN DGPS, Text, RTCM IN, RTCM/NMEA and RTCM/TEXT
• DGPS (Differential GPS) ready (GARMIN differential receiver available as an option)
• Supports more than 100 different datum (coordinate systems)
• Supports various display formats include the Swiss Grid
• Firmware stored in Flash-Memory, can be updated by the user
• Operating temperatures -15 .. 70°C (5° .. 158°F)
• Serial interface RS-232 (connection cable included)
• Dimensions: 112x51x30 mm (4.4x2x1.2 inches)
• Weight: 150 g (5.3 ounces, without batteries)
• Water resistant up to approx. 3 feet (1 meter) for about 30 minutes

• ¹) In order to check the heading with a GPS, a minimal movement with a speed of at least 5..8 km/h (3..5 mi/h) is required. Where no movement is not possible, a compass is needed.
• ²) Even though a GPS provides accurate elevation information, the value slightly varies continuously. A barometrical altimeter is therefore more accurate, especially when summarizing elevation changes.
• ³) TTFF: Time To First Fix, time until the first information about the current position is acquired.

Information for navigation:

• Stores up to 1000 waypoints with name (up to 10 characters), icon (choice of 75 symbols) and coordinates
• Stores up to 20 reversible routes with up to 125 waypoints each. Shows the current position in relation to these waypoints (direction and distance)
• World map with zoom function in the range of 800 km to 30 m (500 mi to 120 ft)
• Information on the map displayed in 5 levels of details
• Find waypoints, favorites, cities and exits
• Extended search function for points of interest, addresses and intersections, if there is a MapSource map available in memory. These maps require a Windows PC plus a connection cable and are available as options, see MapSource MetroGuide.
• Bearing (electronic compass)
• Current position (longitude, latitude, altitude)
• Altitude via air pressure (barometer)
• Current accuracy of the position information
• Current time
• Current bearing
• Current, average and maximum speed
• Trip duration and distance (Odometer)
• Records the travelled path (track), capacity 10'000 track points
• Stores 10 travelled routes (tracks) with up to 750 track points per track
• Time of sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset, current phase of the moon, constellation sun-earth-moon
• Calendar
• Supports metric and U.S. units
• Jumpmaster accessory (requires at least Firmware Version 2.50)