Jenner48 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I was just windering if the Magellan eXplorist 310 has a compass in it and if so how well does it work. Quote Link to comment
+mpilchfamily Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 (edited) Yes and No. Yes it has a compass page that points you in the direction of the cache/waypoint and gives distance to said point. But no its not an electronic compass that knows which way you are facing. You have to walk for a bit in one direction before the unit can tell which way you are heading adn point you in the right direction. A majority of affordable GPSr are like this. An electronic compass will add about $80 to the price of the unit. Edited December 21, 2011 by mpilchfamily Quote Link to comment
Jenner48 Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 Yes and No. Yes it has a compass page that points you in the direction of the cache/waypoint and gives distance to said point. But no its not an electronic compass that knows which way you are facing. You have to walk for a bit in one direction before the unit can tell which way you are heading adn point you in the right direction. A majority of affordable GPSr are like this. An electronic compass will add about $80 to the price of the unit. So is it better to get one with an electronic compass. like the magellan eXplorist 510 or the Delorme PN-60. and if so what one of those two do you like Quote Link to comment
DavorF Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) like the magellan eXplorist 510 eXplorist 610 is the first one with electronic compass, not 510 Edited December 22, 2011 by DavorF Quote Link to comment
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