Garmin Colorado 400i

The Garmin Colorado 400i is an all-in-one GPS navigator from Garmin’s Colorado series. It is suitable for exploring the backcountry as well as freshwater lakes. The Garmin Colorado 400i comes included with preloaded U.S. Inland Lakes, a built-in basemap, high-sensitivity receiver, barometric altimeter, colour display, SD card slot, picture viewer and more. Besides that, it also has wireless capabilities that allows users to exchange tracks, waypoints, routes and geocaches between similar units.
Specifications
The Garmin Colorado 400i measures 60 mm x 139 mm x 35 mm (W x H x D) in dimension and weighs approximately 206.9 g including its standard provided battery. The Garmin Colorado 400i features a transflective colour TFT display that measures 38 mm x 63 mm (W x H) or 3 inches diagonally with a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels. It is powered by 2 AA batteries which are not included and have to be purchased separately. The Garmin Colorado 400i works best on NiMH or Lithium batteries which are able to provide up to 15 hours of battery life based on typical usage. Besides that, it also incorporates IPX7 technology which makes it waterproof. In addition to that, the Garmin Colorado 400i also utilizes USB and NMEA 0183 compatible interfaces. In terms of maps and memory features, the Garmin Colorado 400i has the ability to add maps. It has a built in memory of 384 MB available for user to store data. Besides that, the Garmin Colorado 400i also has a memory card slot that is built for SD memory cards which have to be purchased separately. The Garmin Colorado 400i can store up to 1000 waypoints/ favourites/ locations, 50 routes, and 10000 points and 20 saved tracks. There are also preloaded street maps including BlueChart g2 with limited capability. Additional features include automatic routing with turn by turn routing on roads with optional mapping for detailed roads, a built-in electronic compass, a barometric altimeter, and is geocaching-friendly. Besides that, the Garmin Colorado 400i is also compatible with custom maps and includes outdoor GPS games. Other features include hunt/ fish calendar, sun and moon information, tide tables, and area calculation. Besides that, the Garmin Colorado 400i also includes the ability to accept custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest), perform unit-to-unit transfer (shares data wirelessly with similar units) as well as includes a picture viewer. The Garmin Colorado 400i comes pre-loaded with built-in U.S. Inland lakes and a worldwide basemap with imagery that is perfect for outdoor pursuits. It is also compatible with Garmin’s preprogrammed SD cards which include street maps, topographic maps, coastal charts or inland lake data. Not only that, the Garmin Colorado 400i is located inside the waterproof battery compartment which protects it from getting wet. In addition to that, the Garmin Colorado 400i also has wireless compatibility to allow you to share your waypoints, tracks, routes and geocaches wirelessly with other Colorado users by selecting “send” to transfer your information to other Colorado unites. There is also a fun an intuitive rock ‘n roller input wheel that allows for easy one-handed operation and also supports Geocaching.com GPX files for downloading geocaches and details straight to your unit. The Garmin Colorado 400i interface can also be customized based on your favourite activity. In addition to that, the Garmin Colorado 400i also incorporates a high-sensitivity WAAS-enabled GPS receiver that helps you locate your position quickly and precisely as well as maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons. Besides that, the Garmin Colorado 400i also comes with a built-in electronic compass that provides bearing information even while you’re standing still as well as a barometric altimeter that tracks changes in pressure to pinpoint your precise altitude. There is also an altimeter that allows you to plot barometric pressure over time to help you keep track on changing weather conditions.
Reviews

“That’s exactly the reason why the people fromGarmin have released back in the first half of 2008 the Colorado 400i, a handheld navigator that answers all the demands listed above and more…The device offers a fairly wide range of navigation options, especially since it comes with built-in U.S…Furthermore, with the Colorado 400iusers can even share their waypoints, tracks,” (Softpedia, 2008)

“Accuracy is excellent at +/- 10 feet as delivered by a high sensitivity SiRF Star III WAAS enabled GPS receiver.” (GPSTekReviews, 2008)