"The amphibious Garmin GPSMAP 78s represents a major leap forward for hand-helf GPS"

The Loving Outdoors Lowdown

With a 3 axis tilt-compensated compass and a sophisticated barometric altimeter the GPSMAP 78s can provide detailed information on every aspect of your whereabouts. You can then transmit this information wirelessly with friends owning similar devices at the touch of a button allowing you to share details of your favourite fishing spots, bird-watching hide outs, carparks, industrial estates- whatever 'floats your boat'. Like the GPSMAP 78, the 78s benefits from Garmin's 'predictive' GPS technology enabling it to quickly lock-on to a satellite signal and maintain a strong connection throughout use. Waterproof, bouyant and hard wearing, the GPSMAP 78s is well adapted to land and sea.

What You Get

• GPSMAP 78s

• Wrist strap

• USB cable

• Quick start manual

• FREE P&P

• 12 Months Manufacturer's Warranty

What Garmin Say

For boaters and watersports enthusiasts who want to run with the best, the rugged GPSMAP 78 features crisp color mapping, high-sensitivity receiver, new molded rubber side grips, plus a microSD™ card slot for loading additional maps. And it floats!

The Techie Bit:

Physical & Performance:

• Unit dimensions, WxHxD: 2.6" x 6.0" x 1.2" (6.6 x 15.2 x 3.0 cm)

• Display size, WxH: 1.6" x 2.2" (4.1 x 5.6 cm); 2.6" diag (6.6 cm)

• Display resolution, WxH: 160 x 240 pixels

• Display type: transflective, 65-K color TFT

• Weight: 7.7 oz (218.3 g) with batteries

• Battery: 2 AA batteries (not included); NiMH or Lithium recommended

• Battery life: 20 hours

• Waterproof: yes (IPX7)

• Floats: yes

• High-sensitivity receiver: yes

• Interface: high-speed USB and NMEA 0183 compatible

Maps & Memory:

• Basemap: yes

• Ability to add maps: yes

• Built-in memory: 1.7 GB

• Accepts data cards: microSD™ card (not included)

• Waypoints/favorites/locations: 2000

• Routes: 200

• Track log: 10,000 points, 200 saved tracks

Features:

• Automatic routing (turn by turn routing on roads): yes (with optional mapping for detailed roads)

• Electronic compass: yes (tilt-compensated, 3-axis)

• Touchscreen: no

• Barometric altimeter: yes

• Camera: no

• Geocaching-friendly: yes (paperless)

• Custom maps compatible: yes

• Photo navigation (navigate to geotagged photos): yes

• Outdoor GPS games: no

• Hunt/fish calendar: yes

• Sun and moon information: yes

• Tide tables: yes

• Area calculation: yes

• Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest): yes

• Unit-to-unit transfer (shares data wirelessly with similar units): yes

• Picture viewer: no

• Area calculation: yes

• Garmin Connect™ compatible (online community where you analyze, categorize and share data): yes