Garmin Feature Comparison

Are you looking at various Garmin GPS Receivers, but can't see the wood from the tree's in terms of which one has the better features ? Check out the comparison table below which should show you which GPS Receiver has which features and to help make your decision a little easier.

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Garmin

eTrex

Garmin

eTrex Summit

Garmin

eTrex Legend

Garmin

eTrex Venture

Garmin

eTrex Vista

Garmin

eTrex Camo

Garmin

GPSMap76

Garmin

GPSMap76S
                 
Basemap n/a n/a 8mb Cities / Highways n/a 24mb Cities / Highways n/a 8mb Cities / Highways 24mb Cities / Highways
Number of Screens n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Position Update 1 sec 1 sec 1 sec 1 sec 1 sec 1 sec 1 sec 1 sec
TTFF Cold 5 mins 5 mins 5 mins 5 mins 5 mins 5 mins 5 mins 5 mins
TTFF Warm 45 secs 45 secs 45 secs 45 secs 45 secs 45 secs 45 secs 45 secs
TTFF Hot 15 secs 15 secs 15 secs 15 secs 15 secs 15 secs 15 secs 15 secs
Max Velocity n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Weight 5.3 oz 5.3 oz 5.3 oz 5.3 oz 5.3 oz 5.3 oz 7.7 oz 7.7 oz
Display Size 2.1in x 1.1in 2.1in x 1.1in 2.1in x 1.1in 2.1in x 1.1in 2.1in x 1.1in 2.1in x 1.1in 2.2in x 1.6in 2.2in x 1.6in
Display Resolution 128 x 64 128 x 64 288 x 160 288 x 160 288 x 160 128 x 64 240 x 180 240 x 180
Colour Display ? Grayscale Grayscale Grayscale Grayscale Grayscale Grayscale Grayscale Grayscale
Backlit Display Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Antenna Patch Patch Patch Patch Patch Patch Quad Helix Quad Helix
Horizontal Accuracy 15 m 15 m 15 m 15 m 15 m 15 m 15 m 15 m
Horizontal Accuracy WAAS / EGNOS n/a n/a 3-5 m 3-5 m 3-5 m n/a 3-5 m 3-5 m
Battery Type AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA
Battery Life (hours) 22 22 18 20 12 22 16 10
Additional Maps n/a n/a n/a n/a MapSource n/a MapSource MapSource
Waterproof Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Min Operating Temp -15C / 5F -15C / 5F -15C / 5F -15C / 5F -15C / 5F -15C / 5F -15C / 5F -15C / 5F
Max Operating Temp 70C / 158F 70C / 158F 70C / 158F 70C / 158F 70C / 158F 70C / 158F 70C / 158F 70C / 158F
Max Operating Alt n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Waypoints 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500
Routes 1 20 20 20 20 1 50 50
Trackpoints 1536 3000 2048 2048 3000 2000 2048 5000
Datums n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
DGPS/WAAS/EGNOS No No Yes Yes Yes n/a Yes Yes
Electronic Compass n/a Yes n/a n/a Yes n/a n/a Yes
Barometric Altimeter n/a Yes n/a n/a Yes n/a n/a Yes
Hunting/Fishing Calc n/a n/a Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Celestial Information n/a n/a Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Interface 9 pin Serial 9 pin Serial 9 pin Serial 9 pin Serial 9 pin Serial 9 pin Serial 9 pin Serial 9 pin Serial