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With the state-of-the-art 3D elevation perspective and preloaded topographic map data of the U.S., the rugged Oregon 400t provides all the tools you need for severe climbing, hiking or hunting. This high-sensitivity GPS receiver is preloaded with topographic maps, and features a high-resolution, color 3-inch touchscreen that reacts as you tap or drag through menus and options. With it is high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver and HotFix satellite prediction, Oregon 400t locates your position speedily and incisively and maintains it is GPS emplacement even in heavy cover and deep canyons. It's also equipped with a barometric altimeter and electronic compass, and it's compatible with Garmin's heart-rate monitors and speed/cadence sensors. The Garmin Oregon 400t. The preloaded U.S. topographic maps, 3D map view and a built-in global basemap with shaded relief give you all the tools for severe climbing or hiking. Map detail includes national, state and local parks and forests, along with terrain contours, elevation information, trails, rivers, lakes and points of interest. In case you're marveling how steep that hill actually is, the Oregon's 3D map view helps you visualize your surroundings--giving you a better perspective of the elevation. The Oregon 400t lets you custommake five profiles--automotive, marine, recreation, fitness or geocaching--making the most beneficial features for each action the easiest to access through quick shortcuts. The tough, 3-inch color touchscreen display is easy to read even in direct sunlight, and the Oregon's easy-to-use interface means you'll spend more time enjoying the outdoors and less time searching for information. It likewise plays well with others, permitting for wireless interchange of tracks, waypoints and geocaches amidst other Oregon units and Garmin Colorado models. This unit has a built-in electronic compass that provides bearing data even while you're standing still, and it is barometric altimeter tracks changes in pressure to pinpoint your precise altitude. You may even use the altimeter to plot barometric pressure over time, which may aid you keep an eye on altering weather conditions. Conveniently plug in optional preloaded microSD memory cards for all your outdoor activenesses on land or water. The card slot is located inside the waterproof battery compartment, so you don't have to worry with regards to getting it wet. Just insert an optional Garmin MapSource card with elaborated street maps, and the Oregon provides turn-by-turn directions to your destination. And with optional BlueChart g2 Vision maps, you'll get everything you need for a outstanding day on the water including depth contours, navaids and harbors. Garmin's HotFix capability mechanically calculates and stores satellite locations, primarily reducing satellite acquisition time so that you may turn the unit on and get going. Geocaching is even more comfortable with the Oregon, which quickly downloads online info for each cache, such as location, terrain, difficulty, hints and description, so that you don't have to tote printouts with you. Garmin Oregon 400t screenshots. Features and Specifications Preloaded topographic maps Built-in 3D DEM (Digital Elevation Model) basemap 3D elevation view Wireless interchange of user routes, tracks, waypoints, geocaches and images MicroSD card slot for optional mapping and selective information storage Track log: 10,000 points, 20 saved tracks Electronic compass, barometric altimeter, temperature sensor Display: 3-inch color touchscreen with 240 x 400-pixel solution Batteries: Two high-capacity or lithium-ion AA batteries for up to 16 hours of use Unit dimensions: 4.5 x 2.3 x 1.4 inches Weight: 6.8 ounces with batteries What's in the Box Oregon 400t, carabiner clip, USB cable, owner's manual, printed quick-start guide.

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260 of 264 people found the following review helpful.
Garmin Oregon 400t
By John
This is a lengthy review, but at $462 and after seeing some of the "user induced" complaints, I believe a good review is essential.

I also own a Garmin Etrex Vista and by far, the Oregon 400t is the most versatile, customizable, and flexible handheld GPS I have seen. I had the probability to compare the Oregon and the Colorado side-by-side at an REI store and found the ease of use and touch pad of the Oregon too much to pass up. The touch pad makes it exceedingly user friendly. In addition, the order of the selections on each of the 4 main pages may be arranged in any order desired and in a number of dissimilar profiles such as recreational, geocaching, and automotive for extreme flexibility. There are so a great deal of dissimilar ways to display selective information to the user that the selections seem endless. The Oregon is to GPS receivers what the iPhone and the Blackberry are to smartphones. A good review from 2008 may be found at: http://gpsinformation.info/penrod/oregon/oregon.html. I was sold after seeing how to deal with the daylight watching issues people talk when it comes to and what the other 95% positive things that have been said by professional reviewers in regards to the Garmin 400t.

Like most things sold these days, the manual could be the quick guide so don't suppose each little detail to be explained. It would be nice if manuals said and explained everything. I'd like to know why I'd want to make one choice over another (like the divergence amongst the Garmin Spanner and serial interfaces) since those two appear to be the same with the Spanner choice asking if you want to go to Mass Storage rather than mechanically doing so,for example. Links in this review primarily fill in gaps in the manual and you'll be happier utilizing those resources!

The gain to the 400t over the 300 is the internal memory. As found at: http://garminoregon.wikispaces.com/Product+Information#toc7, the 400 has 4GB of memory (the Topo2008 takes up 2.7GB) leaving a lot of free memory to save waypoints, tracks, pics for personal and geocaching use, and further and added maps. The 300 has 850 MB left and as any person using a handheld GPS knows, maps take up HUGE amounts of memory - you may never have enough.

Choices on the setup button offer choices for the scheme and display that may extend battery life (such as choosing a backlight timeout amount of time and battery save option if desired). Under setup>display, there is even a screen capture choice that saves a file you may print out or email whatsoever is displayed on the screen - cool!

As with digital cameras, mp3 players, printers, etc., you need a great deal of sort of software program on your computer, such as a Garmin Mapsource product, and then you may (contrary to a Feb 14th review) download waypoints, tracks, and routes (I uploaded 42 waypoints, 2 routes, and 16 tracks applied by E Trex Vista to the Oregon so you perfectly may upload and download data!!!).

Batteries - unless one reviewer chosen the "stays on" option for backlighting, bad batteries are the only thing that may explain actually poor battery life. Per the "garminoregon.wikispaces.com" web site, I'm using version 2.85beta and together with Powerex 2700mAh batteries, have gotten around 20 hours of battery life (battery type needs to be specified in scheme settings). It was a Garmin rep. I spoke with at a local REI that told me a university field tested high capacity NIMH batteries and that is the way to go for the Oregon. Condition batteries original and consider the Maha MH-C9000 charger which conditions the batteries - they have veritably impressed me over former Energizer and Sanyo AA NIMH batteries I've tried. In comparison, with the same 30 second backlight amount of time and Energizer batteries, I saw only one full day - near the ranked 16 hour time worth before the repeated low batt. warnings. This is in real use geocaching two days for most of the day, hooking the Oregon to a laptop and reviewing/downloading waypoints and tracks, and over 3 hours a third day downloading 648 MB of Roads & Recreation maps to the Kingston 4 GB micro SDHC card (also from Amazon.com) I added. I purchased the 4 GB card to also, one day, load City Navigator NT onto it. You need a high capacity reader or you have to transfer selective information by way of the USB cable connected to the Oregon other than as supposed or expected - above 2GB is considered high capacity I found out.

I followed tips and suggestions on http://garminoregon.wikispaces.com/message/list/home which is one of the most utile web websites out there with exceedingly utile and helpful data wholly for the Oregon. It may principally simplify the learning curve with something that may do as much as the Oregon can.

Read when it comes to the software updates and stay as current as reasonable, backup the info from the Oregon on a hard drive, register the GPS with Garmin and you'll veritably be grateful for the investment as much as it is possible.

As with any comparatively new item, bug fixes in the firmware will commence to resolve functionality issues as is the case and already in progress. Utilize the resources of "garminoregon.wikispaces.com" and the value of the Garmin Oregon 400t will be clear.

95 of 101 persons found the following review helpful.
The best yet
By James Benenson
I've owned in regards to 6 GPSr's since my basi loaf-sized Lowrance Eagle. Almost all of them have been Magellans, but since my XP PC fatally crashed and Magellan doesn't offer a driver for Vista Home Premium (why not? I suppose that since the Triton series is so bad they're giving up) I went in front and purchased an Oregon 400t. It is by far the best GPS that I have ever used! The size is good, the graphics magnificent, and the operation is intuitive (if you're intimate with GPS operation). (I can't speak in regards to a learning curve -- sorry.) The touchscreen is responsive, fun to use, and much less error-prone than buttons. The maps are clean and easy to read. Pan and zoom is very easy, and dissimilar features appear at suitable scales.

The PC interface is error-free, and the firmware upgrade routine is a no-brainer. The GPSr and micro-SD card both show up as drives, so you may do anything that you want with them. (There is a warning not to delete the maps.)

Cons: the minor roads are blue (contrary to cartographic convention), but it's easy to adjust to seeing them. Hard to read in sunlight? It's a ludicrous point raised by pampered people.

Summary: The Oregon 400t sets the new standard; it is way in front of the former generation of GPSRs. It's rather expensive, but you get what you remunerate for.

136 of 155 persons found the following review helpful.
Beware!
By Deucemaster
This is a in truth nice unit but if you buy it with the base map pre-loaded (400t) you'll be sorry. The pre-loaded maps may NOT be manipulated. In other words, you CAN NOT plug this unit into your computer and add waypoints, tracks, plan hikes, etc. etc. Garmin tech aid response: "Oh well. You may always buy the software." I would NEVER commend buying this model--buy the for less model without the pre-loaded maps and then buy the maps seperately.

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