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2.6" Sunlight-readable 65K Colour Screen
6.6cm outdoor screen that works superbly in the sun.
The GPSMAP 78 has a 2.6 inch 65K colour TFT display, which looks good, even in direct sunlight. It also has a shaded relief worldwide basemap, 1.7GB internal memory and microSD slot for adding detailed mapping. Supports BirdsEye Satellite Imagery, Garmin Custom Maps, as well as detailed street, topo or marine mapping.
This GPS stores 2000 waypoints, 200 routes, and has a 10,000 point active track log, with 200 saved tracks. The GPSMAP 78 also features audible alarms for anchor drag, approach and arrival, off-course, proximity waypoint, shallow water and deep water. There's also a dedicated "Man Overboard" button for quick and easy access in case of an incident.
The GPSMAP 78 also includes Garmin's TracBack Feature, which allows you to retrace your path back to where you started. You can also calculates areas. This is useful for farming and other rural and marine applications. Area measurement is simple and fast. Just walk, drive or ride around the perimeter to be measured, press a button, and there you have it. A really productive feature for farmers, botanists, agronomists, graziers, oyster and fish culture, salt-works... etc etc. For farming, agriculture, agronomy, aquaculture and related endeavours, the GPSMAP 78 measures distances and directions between points, and area measurements.
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Waterproof & Even Floats!
Waterproof to IPX7
The GPSMAP 78 is waterproof and will even float, so there's no worries of losing your GPS when out on the water. It also has moulded rubber grips so you can keep a tight grip on it when in rough conditions.
The GPSMAP 78 is designed for use around water - perfect for boaters and watersports enthusiasts.
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All day battery. All day navigation.
Takes 2 readily available AA batteries. Up to 20 hours.
The GPSMAP 78 can run for up to 20 hours using Garmin's innovative battery saving technology, on two AA batteries.
No battery packs or internal proprietary batteries to worry about.
This GPS is also USB and NMEA 0183 compatible.
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Geocache ready
Load the GPX cache file. Head out.
The GPSMAP 78 is also geocaching friendly, supporting geocaching GPX files for downloading geocaches and details straight to your unit.
It stores and displays cache information such as location, terrain, difficulty, hints and description, so that you don't have to take printouts with you.
Johnny Appleseed GPS can show you how to get your favourite Geocache sites loaded up onto your GPSMAP 78.
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Physical and Technical
| Dimensions (W x H x D): | 6.6 x 15.2 x 3.0 cm (2.6" x 6.0" x 1.2") |
| Display Size (W x H): | 4.1 x 5.6 cm (1.6" x 2.2") |
| Display Resolution (W x H): | 160 x 240 pixels |
| Display Type: | Transflective 65-K colour TFT |
| Weight: | 218.3 g (7.7 oz) with batteries |
| Battery: | 2 x AA batteries (not included) (NiMH or Lithium recommended) |
| Battery Life: | 20 hours |
| Waterproof: | Yes (IPX7) |
| Floats: | Yes |
| High-sensitivity Receiver: | Yes |
| Interface: | USB and NMEA 0183 compatible (with additional serial port) |
Maps and Memory
| Basemap: | Yes |
| Preloaded Maps: | No |
| Ability to Add Maps: | Yes |
| Built-in Memory: | 1.7 GB |
| Accepts Data Cards: | microSD card (not included) |
| Waypoints: | 2000 |
| Routes: | 200 |
| Track Log: | 10,000 points, 200 saved tracks |
Features
| Automatic Routing (turn by turn routing on roads): | Yes (with optional mapping for detailed roads) |
| Electronic Compass: | No |
| Touchscreen: | No |
| Barometric Altimeter: | No |
| Camera: | No |
| Geocaching-friendly: | Yes (paperless) |
| Custom Maps Compatible: | Yes |
| Photo Navigation (navigate to geotagged photos): | Yes |
| Outdoor GPS Games: | No |
| Hunt/fish Calendar: | Yes |
| Sun & Moon Information: | Yes |
| Area Calculation: | Yes |
| Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest): | Yes |
| Unit-to-unit Transfer (shares data wirelessly with similar units): | No |
| Picture Viewer: | No |
| Garmin Connect™ Compatible (online community where you analyse, categorise & share data): | Yes |
Specifications are provided as a guide only, and are subject to change without notice.
Package Includes:
- Garmin GPSMAP 78
- Wrist strap
- USB Cable
- Quick start manual
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