I like my eTrex 20 but it hasn't been error free. Most of the time it provides good tracks. However at times it is off more than what I expect. (the tracks to and from the same location should be close. At times they differ more than 10m.) I have lost one long hike. It recorded just the last half, which could have been my fault. I mainly use it in the mountains hiking so the mountains and forest may be impacting the accuracy.<div>
<br></div><div>What I do like is the micro sd card slot. I can load the entire us osm garmin map on my sd card and set it to be the default background. Battery life seems good, but I always carry extra cells just in case I've left it on. I don't think there is an auto shutoff feature.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Screen is small but ok for using with osm. The tiny joy stick isn't much fun to use, especially entering way point notes. So I usually just abr. br for bridge, rr for rest rooms, etc. </div><div>
<br></div><div>Clifford</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Martin Koppenhoefer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dieterdreist@gmail.com" target="_blank">dieterdreist@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Has anyone compared the etrex20 to the gpsmap 60Csx regarding<br>
positional accuracy? Recently got strange problems on my 60Csx (can<br>
turn it on, but when turned off it won't switch on again unless I<br>
remove the batteries for a second, and I suspect it also continues to<br>
consume electricity while "turned off". Another issue which appeared<br>
at the same time: when I switch it on, "show on road" is always turned<br>
on which is not suitable for OSM track recording, and I think to<br>
recall that before this setting was "remembered" by the device).<br>
<br>
I fear it will break completely the next time so was looking for a new<br>
device and spotted the etrex 20. Would you recommend it for track<br>
recording?<br>
<br>
cheers,<br>
Martin<br>
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