Garmin Oregon 550T Handheld GPS System
January 5, 2010
Oregon 550T is another flagship launch of Garmin. Even though equipped with various features, this basic handheld GPS system stays simple enough for the beginners to master. To talk on its design, it is robust and rugged to meet the climatic challenges. This satellite navigator measures 5.8cm wide, 11.4cm high, 3.5cm thick and weighs 192.7grams. The rubberised casing of the device protects it from the damages due to rough handling. Also, it is waterproof and durable.
Garmin Oregon 550T GPS Unit has a 3 inches display of resolution 240 X 400 pixels. The controls of this satellite navigation unit is via this touch screen display, which seems to be highly responsive. The menu system is simple and easy to use. Besides, the display is sunlight readable and you may not have to take much strain in reading it under sun.
Garmin Oregon 550T GPS Nav comes equipped with a 3.2 mega pixels camera, with an auto focus facility and a 4X digital zoom. It geotags each photo with the location of where it was taken, allowing you to return to that spot in future. The pictures could be taken both in landscape mode as well as portrait mode and there is a space of 850MB for the storage. Those who require more storage space can choose a microSD memory card expansion. You can even connect Oregon 550T to PC via USB and transfer or share your photographs.
Garmin Oregon 550T Waterproof GPS has an integrated 3 axis tilt-compensated electronic compass. This shows your direction, without holding it level. The barometric altimeter pinpoints the altitude and tracks the changes in pressure, making it suitable for those adventurous trips like trekking. The GPS receiver of this GPS Nav is WAAS-enabled and has a high sensitivity. It locates your position faster and precisely, irrespective of the landscape you stand.
This Garmin sat nav comes pre-loaded with the European topographic map. The map details are simple to comprehend and it comes with the outlines of terrains at every 100m interval. Moreover, information on rivers, lakes and street-levels of 29 countries across Europe could be spotted from its GPS map. You can even visualize your surroundings in 3D view. Map addition is much easier in this handheld GPS. An optional pre-loaded microSD card could be plugged in to suit your activities.
Furthermore, there is something interesting for geocache lovers. You can quickly download information from geocaching website to this GPS system. A maximum of 5000 caches could be downloaded this way. These downloaded information could be shared wirelessly with other Oregon or Colorado users. Finally, Garmin 550T is compatible with heart rate monitors and speed cadence sensors, so that user can use this GPS unit while running or cycling, to track your speed, distance, altitude or location.
Overall, Oregon 550T handheld GPS is similar to Garmin 400 handheld GPS in many ways, but comes with better and more advanced features. This could be a considerable choice, even budget wise.
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