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We’ve seen a handful of digital cameras lately with built-in or add-on GPS capabilities, but this is the first time we’ve heard about a GPS device with a built-in camera. The Garmin Oregon 550 offers an integrated digital camera with a modest 3.2MP resolution and basic features to create geotagged images. The unit, which is waterproof, is being targeted towards outdoors activities use, so hikers, for example, can easily capture images of where they have been and have the exact coordinates.<\/p>\n
For details, read the Garmin International press release:<\/p>\n
Picture Perfect: Garmin\u00ae Oregon\u00ae 550 with Built-in Camera Offers Touchscreen GPS for All Seasons, All Reasons<\/p>\n
OLATHE, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced the Oregon 550 and Oregon 550t touchscreen handheld GPS devices, integrating a 3.2 megapixel digital camera, which creates geotagged images, and a 3-axis compass into the popular series of intuitive touchscreen handhelds. The waterproof Oregon 550\u2019s easy-to-use interface and versatile features make it the ideal solution for customers looking for a multipurpose GPS device.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs everyone looks for ways to do more with less, Oregon 550 and Oregon 550t can be the one GPS device you turn to for all of your activities, in any climate, on any terrain, at any time of year,\u201d said Dan Bartel, Garmin\u2019s vice president of worldwide sales. \u201cEasy enough for beginners to master, Oregon will guide you in your adventures, capture the highlights and bring them back home.\u201d<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no need to tote a separate camera in your pack or pocket as Oregon 550’s 3.2 megapixel autofocus digital camera with 4x digital zoom automatically geotags each photo with the location of where it was taken, allowing you to mark, remember and navigate back to that exact spot in the future. With this waterproof digital camera, you can take and view pictures in landscape or portrait orientation, and 850 MB of internal memory offers ample storage. These pictures can then be printed or stored and shared online, making every trip even more memorable. Once your Oregon 550 is connected via USB, you can use my.Garmin.com to detect Oregon\u2019s photos, simplify the selection and uploading processes and then store those photos on Picasa, a popular online photo sharing community for friends and families around the world.<\/p>\n
The built-in 3-axis compass and enhanced sunlight-readable touchscreen are two other key additions to the Oregon 550 and Oregon 550t (which features preloaded 100K topo maps for the entire U.S. in state-of-the-art 3D elevation perspective). The 3-axis tilt-compensated electronic compass shows your heading even when you\u2019re standing still, without holding it level. And Oregon\u2019s glove-friendly, color 3-inch touchscreen display is brighter and easier than ever to read and use in all conditions, responsive to the touch of your finger, yet resistant to the forces of nature. Weighing only 6.8 ounces, the Oregon 550 and Oregon 550t come with two precharged AA NiMH batteries. These batteries provide up to 16 hours of life on a single charge and don\u2019t lose energy when not in use. The included battery charger saves you money and reduces waste as batteries get recharged and reused. Also in the box is a carabiner clip and USB cable for high-speed USB connections. A microSD card slot provides even more storage for photos, mapping and memory and allows you to view pictures from other devices with Oregon’s picture viewer.<\/p>\n
Highlighting its versatility, Oregon lets you customize five profiles \u2014 automotive, marine, recreation, fitness or geocaching \u2014 making the most useful features the easiest to access through shortcuts.<\/p>\n
On the trail: With its high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver and HotFix\u2122 satellite prediction, Oregon 550 locates your position quickly and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons. And you can store up to 2,000 waypoints, 200 routes, 5,000 geocaches and a tracklog of up to 10,000 points and 200 saved tracks.<\/p>\n
On the mountain: The built-in barometric altimeter tracks changes in pressure to pinpoint your precise altitude, and you can keep an eye on changing weather conditions by plotting pressure over time.<\/p>\n
On vacation: Explore with confidence, thanks to the detailed U.S. topographic maps preloaded in the 550t or the worldwide shaded relief basemap in the 550.
\nOn a mission: The simple-to-use touchscreen interface makes it easy
\nto navigate efficiently and tackle your task quickly.<\/p>\n
In a group: With Oregon 550, you can share your waypoints, tracks, routes and geocaches wirelessly other Oregon and Colorado users.<\/p>\n
Out geocaching: Go paperless with Oregon, which can store up to 5,000 caches, by quickly downloading cache information from Geocaching.com. Oregon stores and displays key information such as location, terrain, difficulty, hints and description, so that you don\u2019t have to tote printouts with you. (And lucky geocachers may even stumble upon a limited-edition Oregon geocoin.)
\nAnd Oregon does the work of several devices, just by adding various accessories to suit your activity or optional MapSource\u00ae microSD cards preloaded with detailed maps.<\/p>\n
On the road: Optional City Navigator mapping provides detailed street maps, millions of preloaded points of interest and onscreen turn-by-turn directions to your destination, and an optional Auto Nav kit adds a suction mount and car charger.<\/p>\n
On a hunt or on a hike: Using a separate TOPO U.S. 24K DVD or microSD card brings you the highest level of topographic detail available, with maps comparable to 1:24,000 scale USGS maps, featuring terrain contours, topo elevations, summits, routable roads and trails, parks, coastlines, rivers, lakes and geographical points.<\/p>\n
On the water: Add BlueChart\u00ae g2 maps, which provide everything you need for a great day on the water, including depth contours, navaids and harbors.<\/p>\n
On the run or on a bike: Ideal for a trail workout, the lightweight Oregon is compatible with Garmin\u2019s heart-rate monitors and speed\/cadence sensors, and an optional handlebar mount makes it easy to track your speed, distance, elevation and location.
\nAnd wherever you are, whatever you\u2019re doing and whomever you\u2019re with, you\u2019ll always have Oregon 550\u2019s built-in camera to capture the moment, record the location and share the memories.<\/p>\n
Oregon 550 and Oregon 550t are the latest breakthroughs from Garmin, which has spent 20 years using technology and innovation to enhance users\u2019 lives, making Garmin a household name in the automotive, aviation, marine, wireless, outdoor and fitness industries. For more about features, pricing and availability, as well as information about Garmin\u2019s other products and services, go to www.garmin.com, www.garmin.blogs.com and http:\/\/twitter.com\/jakesjournal.<\/p>\n
About Garmin International Inc.<\/p>\n
Garmin International Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation. Since 1989, this group of companies has designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation, communication and information devices and applications \u2013 most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin\u2019s products serve automotive, mobile, wireless, outdoor recreation, marine, aviation, and OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit Garmin’s virtual pressroom at www.garmin.com\/pressroom or contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200. Garmin and Oregon are registered trademarks, Colorado and HotFix are trademarks and Garmin Connect is a service mark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.<\/p>\n
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