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Colour screen hand-held GPS Comparison from Johnny Appleseed GPS


  The comparison chart below is designed to give the prospective purchaser some ideas of differences in handheld colour GPS. I have shown some software or firmware variations, that are significant to some buyers.

There are hardware differences, so please look up the specification page on individual models.

The following software functions or displays are on ALL Garmin hand-held models.

  • Distance and direction from current location to any other point in memory
  • Link waypoints together to form a route, to guide you from point to point automatically.
  • Backlighting (some at more than one level)

 The following software functions or displays are on ALL models on this page.

  • Number of satellites available, number of satellites received.
  • An accuracy of the position solution (probably relative)
  • Odometer, sunrise, sunset, mathematical elevation, geographic position.
  • Speed, Average speed, Maximum speed
  • NMEA output through the serial port (DGPS input is available on other models).
  • Australian mapping grids selection (AMG and MGA)
  • Datum selection (3 Australian)
  • Navigation and guidance by bearing and distance to go
  • Magnetic, true or grid Bearings, simulated compass page.
  • Current time and date, battery meter, external power indicator.
  • Automatic breadcrumb trail, or track logging, with backtrack (ability to retrace the track, forward or reverse).

Click on the thumbnail picture to go to the product description. These pictures are not to scale, so please do not assume the size is meaningful. The following information is given with the utmost sincerity. However, no responsibility can be taken for errors.

 

 eTrex Venture HC and Summit HC
 eTrex LegendCX and HCx

 eTrex VistaCX and HCx

 GPSMAP 60Cx

  GPSMAP 60CSx

  GPSMAP 76Cx

  GPSMAP 76CSX

 Military Bearings (as well as standard 360 degrees)

             

 Military Grid (as well as Australian and other world grids)

             

 Electronic compass with sight and go

 Summit HC only            

 Number of Waypoints

 500  500  1000  1000  1000  1000  1000

Track log size, points (number of saved track files)

 10,000 (20)  10,000 (20)  10,000 (20)  10,000 (20)  10,000 (20)  10,000 (20)  10,000 (20)

Manipulate recording method for track log so it can track longer

  auto resolution, or by time or distance   auto resolution, or by time or distance    auto resolution, or by time or distance  auto resolution, or by time or distance  auto resolution, or by time or distance  auto resolution, or by time or distance  auto resolution, or by time or distance

  Number of routes (points in each)

 50 (250) + auto-routing  50 (250) + auto-routing  50 (250) + auto-routing   50 (250) + auto-routing   50 (250) + auto-routing   50 (250) + auto-routing   50 (250) + auto-routing

 Sunrise/Sunset at current location and current date

             

 Sunrise/Sunset at any location and any date

             

  Moon phases at any location and date

             

 

  eTrex LegendCx and HCx

  eTrex LegendCx and HCx

  eTrex VistaCx and HCX

 GPSMAP 60Cx

 GPSMAP 60CSx

  GPSMAP 76Cx

 GPSMAP 76CSX

  Loadable memory size

24MB internal memory Micro SD card slot + waypoints, routes and tracks Micro SD card slot + waypoints, routes and tracks Micro SD card slot + waypoints, routes and tracks  Micro SD card slot + waypoints, routes and tracks  Micro SD card slot + waypoints, routes and tracks  Micro SD card slot + waypoints, routes and tracks

 Type of loadable memory, using Garmin Mapsource CD

Metroguide road and street detail - City Select/City Navigator auto-route calculation - Blue Chart marine detail. Metroguide road and street detail - City Select/City Navigator auto-route calculation - Blue Chart marine detail. Metroguide road and street detail - City Select/City Navigator auto-route calculation - Blue Chart marine detail. Metroguide road and street detail - City Select/City Navigator auto-route calculation - Blue Chart marine detail.  Metroguide road and street detail - City Select/City Navigator auto-route calculation - Blue Chart marine detail. Metroguide road and street detail - City Select/City Navigator auto-route calculation - Blue Chart marine detail. Metroguide road and street detail - City Select/City Navigator auto-route calculation - Blue Chart marine detail.

  Fish/Hunt calculator

             

 Area Calculation using track

             

 Store Area Calculation and track, # of files

       10  10  10  10

 Distance Measurement between remote points

  function on map page   function on map page    function on map page   function on map page   function on map page   function on map page   function on map page

  Altitude calculated from electronic barometer?

GPS altitude only on Venture HC, (Summit HC has barometric altitude- 3m accuracy)  GPS altitude only   (3m accuracy)  GPS altitude only   (3m accuracy)  GPS altitude only   (3m accuracy)

  Displays accuracy

             

  DGPS compatible (accepts RTCM corrections)

             

 

  eTrex LegendCx and HCx

  eTrex LegendCx and HCx

  eTrex VistaCx and HCx

 GPSMAP 60Cx

 GPSMAP 60CSx

  GPSMAP 76Cx

 GPSMAP 76CxS

 Normally in stock ?

   
 
     

  Course deviation indication, or cross track error readout , or off-course readout.

  also in map graphics- course line judged by scale   also in map graphics- course line judged by scale   also in map graphics- course line judged by scale   also in map graphics- course line judged by scale   also in map graphics- course line judged by scale   also in map graphics- course line judged by scale   also in map graphics- course line judged by scale

   Pan or scroll function on map page

             

    Loaded memory supplied by Garmin (can be overwritten)

  International marine navigation aids   International marine navigation aids   International marine navigation aids

International marine navigation aids

  International marine navigation aids

  International marine navigation aids   International marine navigation aids

  Base memory supplied by Garmin (cannot be overwritten)

   Western Pacific, incl Australia and NZ roads etc and marine nav aids    Western Pacific, incl Australia and NZ roads etc and marine nav aids    Western Pacific, incl Australia and NZ roads etc and marine nav aids

   Western Pacific, incl Australia and NZ roads etc and marine nav aids

   Western Pacific, incl Australia and NZ roads etc and marine nav aids

    Western Pacific, incl Australia and NZ roads etc and marine nav aids

  Western Pacific, incl Australia and NZ roads etc and marine nav aids

Choice of pages displayed and sequence.
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Alarms - anchor drag, off course

  Comprehensive trip computer page with user defined fields

   also up to 6 fields on navigation pages    also up to 6 fields on navigation pages    also up to 6 fields on navigation pages  also up to 6 fields on navigation pages  also up to 6 fields on navigation pages

  also up to 6 fields on navigation pages

  also up to 6 fields on navigation pages

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