[OSM-newbies] Garmin eTrex 20/30 - is altimeter important for recording GPS data for mapping?

[Cartinus]

On 02/01/2013 03:52 AM, Steve Bennett wrote:
> Personally I have the Oregon 550 and frequently use both the altimeter
> and compass (not for mapping though). Both can be disabled if you
> really want to save battery life, but even with both on, you typically
> get 10 hours from a set of rechargeables.

You can't disable them on the GPSmap 60CSx and you can only disable the
compass on the Oregon 450. The Etrex is a far simpler model, so ...

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Cartinus