Product Name:

Garmin eTrex Venture
Manufacturer: Garmin
Group Name: GPS
Weight: 5.5 Ounce(s)
Cost (MSRP): $149.00 CDN
Hitcount: 2604
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Description

The eTrex Venture offers a worldwide database of cities and increased internal memory. It is also one of the eTrex units that are designed to provide precise GPS positioning using correction data obtained from the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). This product will provide position accuracy to less than three meters when receiving WAAS corrections.

The memory capacity of one megabyte allows the eTrex Venture to accept downloaded information from Garmin's MapSource® Points of Interest CD-ROM. The CD enables users to download locations such as restaurants, hotels, shopping, and entertainment. Once the information is loaded into the unit, you can make a selection and telephone and address information for a particular point of interest will appear on the screen. The CD also includes marine data such as lights, buoys, wrecks and obstructions. The eTrex Venture comes housed in a stylish, translucent green case.

Features

Stores 500 waypoints with symbol

• Routes: 20 routes with up to 50 waypoints each

• Tracks: Automatic track log saves up to 10 tracks to retrace your path

• Memory: 1MB internal memory for downloading points of interest

• Calendar: Built-in calendar with best fishing and hunting time recommendations

• Waterproofness: Meet rigid IEC 529 IPX7 waterproofness standard (submersible for 30 minutes at a depth of 1 meter)

The Venture can provide position accuracy to less than 3 metres when receiving WAAS corrections.

Serial cable (newer ones have USB) for PC connection.

Can translate between different datums.

Photographs

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Title: Garmin eTRex Venture
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Written by: TheShadow Created Time:3/23/2007 8:47:37 PM
Strengths: Lightweight, portable, affordable
Weaknesses: Loses signal under cover, weak battery connections
Conclusions: This unit is one of the "higher-end" economy models.

It is PC compatible, which means you can off-load your routes, tracks and waypoints with little effort after each outing, and upload them again when needed.

Although it has a tendency to lose signal under relatively little cover, it is quite accurate once it has a lock.

Track-back is a nice feature, provided that you can maintain good signal strength.
Review Based on: 4 Year(s)
Title: Garmin eTrex Venture GPS
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Written by: Hike.BC Created Time:7/29/2007 12:38:14 PM
Strengths: durable
Weaknesses: too many, ill write them in conclusion
Conclusions: - takes a long time to get a signal

- doesnt work in a vehicle

- You better be in the prairies if you want to use it, any cover and it turns into a nice skipping stone

- way too much money in my opinion

- bring lots of batteries, it needs lots of juice(on backpacking trips)

- I have owned it about 2 years, and never been happy

Perhaps its just me, im bad with that computer electronic kinda stuff. If I were lost in the woods though I would go by what my gut told me before I turned this thing on. Get a compass and map for about a $100 less and never have to worry about batteries, satelites, or having a tree overhead; where is the zero rating?
Review Based on: 2 Year(s)