Garmin GPSMAP 60

The Garmin GPSMap 60 is rugged and waterproof.

Price: $304.50

 

Why not layby?

From bushwalking to blue highways - the Gamin GPSMAP 60 is your trusted guide to the great outdoors. The Garmin GPSMAP 60 along with the Garmin GPS 60 are packed with several of the features found in the 60 series colour units, but sport an affordable, high-resolution, monochrome display for outdoor enthusiasts on a budget.

The rugged, waterproof Garmin GPSMAP 60 is the perfect, low-cost, navigator for wherever your spirit of adventure takes you:

  • Large, sunlight-readable, four-level grayscale display with bright LED backlight makes it easy to find your way - day or night

  • 28 hours of battery life for more hours of outdoor enjoyment

  • Both serial and USB connections for fast and versatile download transfer

  • Built-in basemap with automatic routing capabilities to guide you, turn-by-turn, with tone prompts to your destination

  • 24 MB of internal memory for lots of storage of optional MapSource marine, topo and city street mapping downloads

 

Like the other products in the 60 series, this trusty handheld is compact and lightweight, with a user-friendly interface. Special geocaching and geolocation gaming modes provide entertainment, as well as trailblazing navigation capability. The unit also includes an alarm clock, sunrise/sunset and moon phase tables, optimal hunting and fishing times - plus much more.

 

 
 Features of the Garmin GPSMAP 60
 
  • Sunlight-readable, four-level grayscale transflective FSTN display (3.8 W x 5.6 H cm; 6.6 cm diagonally)(160 x 240 pixels)
  • Faster processor, with auto routing, turn-by-turn directions, and audio alerts along city streets or trails when using MapSource® City Navigator Australia software (optional software)
  • 24 MB of internal memory for storing map detail
  • Permanent user data storage; no memory battery required
  • Each day's best hunting and fishing times - along with sunrise/sunset times - on the integrated Outdoor Calendar
  • Special geocaching navigation mode
  • Geolocation games, such as Virtual Maze, Nibbons, GekoTM Smak, and Memory Race
  • Fast map transfer, with support for both USB and serial port interfaces; navigation instructions can be shared with repeaters, plotters, and autopilots using NMEA protocols through the dedicated serial port
  • Detailed basemap with general map data, including highways, major roads, river, lakes, and borders
  • Dedicated "mark","page","enter","quit","menu","find" and "zoom out/in" buttons; four-position rocker pad
  • 6.1 x 15.5 x 3.3 cm (W x H x D) unit dimensions
  • Weighs 153 grams (without batteries), 213 grams (with batteries)
  • Built-in quad-helix antenna for better satellite reception
  • 28 hours of battery life under typical-use conditions (uses two "AA" batteries)
  • Multi-platform navigation for easy navigation in a car or boat, or on foot
  • Accepts data from MapSource products (City Navigator for driving and Pacific BlueChart® for saltwater applications)
  • Waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards (can be submerged in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes)
  • 50 reversible routes, 10,000 track points with tracBack® technology (navigate to any track point on the displayed map), and 500 waypoints with additional graphical icons for location identification
  • Proximity alerts for anchor drag, arrival, off-course, proximity waypoint; built-in alarm clock
  • User-configurable track-line shade, waypoint projection, display colour scheme, large-numbers option, audio tones, and pages (turn on/off main pages or change the sequence in which they appear)
  • Trip computer provides odometer, stopped time, moving average, overall average, total time, max speed, and more

           

Physical & Performance:

Unit dimensions, WxHxD: 2.4" x 6.1" x 1.3" (6.1 x 15.5 x 3.3 cm)
Display size, WxH: 1.5" x 2.2" (3.8 x 5.6 cm)
Display resolution, WxH: 160 x 240 pixels
Display type: 4 level gray LCD
Weight: 7.0 oz (198 g) with batteries
Battery: 2 AA batteries (not included)
Battery life: Up to 28 hours
Waterproof: yes (IPX7)
Floats: no
High-sensitivity receiver: no
Interface: serial and USB
RoHS version available: yes

Maps & Memory:

Basemap: yes
Preloaded maps: no
Ability to add maps: yes
Built-in memory: 24 MB
Accepts data cards: no
Waypoints/favorites/locations: 500
Routes: 50
Track log: 10,000 points, 20 saved tracks

Features:

Automatic routing (turn by turn routing on roads): yes
Electronic compass: no
Touchscreen: no
Barometric altimeter: no
Geocaching-friendly: yes
Outdoor GPS games: yes
Hunt/fish calendar: yes
Sun and moon information: yes
Tide tables: no
Area calculation: yes
Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest): no
Unit-to-unit transfer (shares data wirelessly with similar units): no
Picture viewer: no

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 23 November, 2007.
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