| | |  | GPS | Home » » » Garmin Colorado 300 Bilingual Handheld GPS Unit with North American Maps | | | | | | | Description: | | Gear up and explore the backcountry with the all-terrain Colorado 300. Packed with features, it includes a built-in basemap, high-sensitivity receiver, barometric altimeter, electronic compass, SD card slot, color display, picture viewer and more. Even exchange tracks, waypoints, routes and geocaches wirelessly between similar units. When the going gets tough, Colorado leads the way. Explore More Colorado 300 comes with a built-in worldwide basemap with shaded relief and accepts SD cards for all your outdoor activities on land or water. Just take your pick from Garmin's preprogrammed SD cards including street maps, topographic maps, coastal charts or inland lake data. The card slot is located inside the waterproof battery compartment, so you don't have to worry about getting it wet. Share Wirelessly With Colorado 300 you can share your waypoints, tracks, routes and geocaches wirelessly with other Colorado users. Now you can send your favorite hike to your buddy to enjoy or the location of a cache to find. Sharing data is easy. Just select "send" to transfer your information to other Colorado units. Rock on. Find Fun Intuitive and fun, Colorado features a Rock 'n Roller input wheel for easy one-handed operation and supports GPX files for downloading geocaches and detail straight to your unit. Customize Colorado's interface based on your favorite activity. Even show off photos of your excursions with its picture viewer. Slim, lightweight and waterproof, Colorado is the perfect companion for all your outdoor pursuits. Keep Your Fix With its high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver, Colorado 300 locates your position quickly and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons. The advantage is clear whether you're in deep woods or just near tall buildings and trees, you can count on Colorado to help you find your way when you need it the most. Get Your Bear | | | Features: | |
• High Sensitivity, WAAS-Enabled GPS Receiver
• Features A 2.55-InchH X 1.53-InchW, Transflective Color Tft Display With 240 X 400 Pixel Resolution
• Features Built-In Worldwide Basemap With Shaded Relief
• Wireless Sharing Of User Tracks, Waypoints, Routes & Geocaches Between Units
• 5 User Profiles - Automotive, Marine, Recreation, Fitness Or Geocache
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 1.4 inches | | Product Width:
| 2.4 inches | | Product Height:
| 5.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.46 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 27 reviews |
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62 of 68 found the following review helpful:
 Good Unit But...Jan 31, 2008
By Cheryl McMurray
I have used this GPS on hikes with navigational requirements and just general testing. These are my conclusions after a few calls to Garmin Support and searching GPS forums. The good news is that it is well constructed, has many features. If you buy the city, topo, and marine mapping, you can probably do it all. It has a fairly basic ease of operation (after you get the settings customized). The bad news is that the manual is way too general and if you want to do basic custom setups, you might have to call Tech Support but the unit is so new that even they don't always know the answers (do not e-mail them questions, call instead. Much better support). That's were the GPS forums can come in handy. The problems I have encountered is first and foremost how difficult it can be to view the screen outside (especially topo detail) unless you have the sun shining directly on it. The backlight under low light conditions (shade, early morning hours) outside will not help. The altimeter does not seem to be the most accurate at times and when you have the unit turned off, drive to a new location, turn it on, the altitude can sometimes still read your last location until you recalibrate it. Even with it set to auto calibrate and full satellite bars. NMHI rechargeable batteries do not work well with this unit if you value the backlight. There is a bug in their firmware (hopefully they will get it fixed soon) that will turn the backlight off permanently after a very short time and in some cases, that I have been reading, completely shut the unit off even when the batteries have a full charge. Some people have had problems with the current time not updating even after the GPS has locked into satellites and have been told to return the unit for an exchange, but mine has worked fine. The manual tells you how to access settings but gives no detail as to what the settings mean, leaving you to experiment, dig, accidentally find what you want, or call tech support for even basic things as transferring archived (saved) tracks to your PC, transferring topo map detail, or deleting archived tracks. Some of the things I have mentioned are bugs that will hopefully get resolved with firmware updates but right now, I can only moderately recommend this GPS. It has taken me a lot of time playing with this unit, experimenting, calling tech support, and reading blogs to operate it to my satisfaction (minus the bugs).
20 of 21 found the following review helpful:
 Love it, but am on my third oneMay 03, 2008
By K. Dunlap
"kdnix"
This replaced my 60csx. The detail on the screen is a big improvement. NIMH battery performance has improved with recent firmware upgrades. The back cover is extremely hard to get on and off. After a couple of weeks of daily use, the back battery seal tore. Garmin support via email (3 day response time) said I had to return it for warranty repair. Instead I took it back to REI and they exchanged it no problem. This happened again and am now on my third one. Now, I never fully close the back cover unless I am in a situation where it could be submersed in water. This has prevented the seal from tearing, and makes the back cover much easier to get on and off. Also you do not have to remove the carabiner to get the cover off with this method. TOPO and City Navigator work great! I recommend this unit but be careful with the back cover!
15 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 Garmin Colorado - NOT ready for prime timeJun 09, 2008
By Eric C. Blumensaadt
The Garmin Colorado is a LONG way from being all that it should be for th price ov over $400.. Read the review if it on BACKPACKINGLIGHTWEIGHT.COM
I STILL haven't got my 300 model's SD card loaded w/ the topo map. Don't use an "Ultra" SD card. Garmin says they don't work well with this unit. It would have been nice if they would have SAID SO on the box or the tiny instruction leaflet so I could have known before I bought one.
Garmin's customer service is helpful but you MUST call them to learn how to use all the features properly. The included instructions are so basic as to be laughable. In short, this may be a good GPS in about a year - after Garmin gets the bugs out.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Great unit overallJan 29, 2009
By C. Joo Kee
Using it for a few hours, this are the attributes I've observed:
Pros:
-I love the wheel interface as it makes the overall navigation very handly and can be operated with just one hand.
-This gadget is one of the most precise and accurate GPS unit I have used thus far. So if precision is important, this is great. The position fix is also the fastest I've seen. I can easily get a position lock at home.
-Brightness of the screen is acceptable.
Cons:
-While I like the wheel interface, but the unit size is slightly larger than what I feel comfortable. Thus, people with small palm may not be able to operate it with one hand comfortably. But this point is not exactly very important once you're use to it.
-The backcover does not seem to be able to close tightly. Leaving a small noticeable gab which I'm not comfortable with as dust might enter. Worst, water may enter too.
I gave it 4 stars as it has served my purpose of having a multi-function GPS gadget. The profile is great as we can customise settings for Car & Recreational usage. The 1 star reduction was due to the battery cover issue that I am concern.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Colorado 300 is a Good Value for the Money.Dec 06, 2008
By S. A. ROBBINS
"shirley_rw"
I have had a lot of experiences with GPS units and systems. It seems that a lot of people are expecting too much from these inexpensive GPS units. None of the relatively low cost handhelds that I have used or tried come with detailed maps. You are not going to be able to get Google Earth levels of detail in a handheld GPS, at least not today. With optional map software you can get good details of limited areas. That said, I do take issue with every handheld GPS manufacturer's inference that useable Maps are included with their units. The Garmin 300 is described as "with North American Maps". True but it will only show Main Roads. If you were expecting your street to show up, you will be disappointed. I knew this would be the case so I did not factor the lack of detail into my rating score. I bought it for accuracy, a useable compass and primarily for tracking while trail riding.
The Colorado 300 that I bought worked properly right out of the box. It quickly acquired satellites and determined position correctly. I never had to use the manual, all the functions were easy to use and understand (but probably not for a novice GPS user). I really like the menu wheel and its functionality. Easy and quick to get to any of the functions and settings. One function that worked much better than early GPS units was the Compass. The Compass in the Colorado works in any position, all the others that I had with a Compass required it be level to the ground.
I am surprised that one reviewer said they were able to use an 8gb SD card as Garmin says the Colorado 300 will only accept a 4gb non-HC SD card. Garmin said that HC SD cards are unreliable if used in the Colorado 300. I cannot find a 4gb non-HC SD card, Garmin's response was to use a 2gb non-HC SD Card. At this point though, I am not planning on buying any additional map software but perhaps later.
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