Entered CNET Catalog: 01/27/2004
SKU: 0753759044039
Manufacturer: Garmin International
Manufacturer description
The GPSMAP 60C is an all-purpose unit - packed with exciting new features and delivering the kind of color that consumers want in their handheld GPSs. This lightweight, rugged, waterproof unit raises the bar to offer a 256-color, highly reflective display that provides easy viewing in almost any lighting condition. This transreflective TFT technology provides excellent viewing while maximizing your battery life. The GPSMAP 60C is packed with extra features, including rapid automatic route calculation, an integrated outdoor calendar, a dedicated geocaching mode, and indoor/outdoor GPS games that turn the outdoors into a giant gameboard.
User opinions
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10/10
Excellent Unitby cdwier - October 24, 2005
Pros: Nice size; powerful; good battery life; easy to use
Cons: Can't think of any
Review: I have had my unit about six weeks. I have used it hiking several times and it has been great. I used in the car for navigation and it has worked great. Everything I expected and more. The reception is great. It is easy to use if you just take a little time to familiarize yourself with it and read the manual. Battery life is great as long as you don't go into "navigate" mode. That, and the back light, suck the juice but without naviation on and no backlight I went on a 10 hour hike with tracking on and I still had 2 bars left in the battery meter. I use both the Garmin Mapsource TOPO (hiking and remote roads) and City Select and they are both great. You can get very detailed by using the detail options and zooming in or out to suit your needs. Fantastic unit.
User Rating: 
6/10
switches off when used on motorcycleby - September 22, 2004
Pros:
Cons: I am now on my 4th unit as each time i use the 60C on my motorcycle it switches itself off.
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User Rating: 
8/10
Best GPS to date from Garminby - June 29, 2004
Pros: Color Screen, Great Reception to Satellites,Set-up is easy, Topo Maps are great on the color screen, Great features, and after owning 5 Garmin units, This is the BEST Garmin GPS, and probably beats all other brands hands down. Garmin has a very user frie
Cons: More memory would be great, or memory cards
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Garmin GPSMAP 60C specifications
- General
- Width 2.4 in
- Depth 1.3 in
- Height 6.1 in
- Weight 5.4 oz
- Acquisition Times
- Cold acquisition times 45 sec
- Warm acquisition times 15 sec
- GPS System
- Recommended Use Hiking
- Receiver 12 channel
- SBAS WAAS
- DGPS DGPS ready
- Accuracy Position - 0.05 m/sec ( With WAAS ) , Position - 3 m ( With DGPS ) , Velocity - 0.05 m/sec ( With WAAS ) , Velocity - 0.05 m/sec ( With DGPS ) , Velocity - 3 - 5 m , Position - 15 m
- Update Rate 1/second
- Grids UPS , Loran TDs , UTM , User , Maidenhead , Lat/Lon , MGRS
- Connectivity USB , Serial
- Interface NMEA 0183 , RTCM SC-104 DGPS
- GPS Functions / Services ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) , Time/date , MOB (Man Overboard) , Distance , Heading , Speed , Bearing
- Antenna External
- Features Optional external GPS antenna connection
- Built-in Memory 56.0 MB
- Maps Included Mexico , South America , Canada , Central America , USA
- Software Included Garmin Americas Recreational Basemap
- Compatible GPS Software MapSource City Select , MapSource BlueChart , MapSource US TOPO 24K , MapSource Recreational Lakes
- Navigation
- Waypoints 1000.0
- Navigation tracks 20.0
- Tracklog points 10000.0
- Navigation routes 50.0
- Waypoints per route 250.0
- Trip computer Average speed , Trip distance , Trip timer , Maximum speed , Sun/moon positions , TracBack , Sunrise/sunset times
- Built-in Display
- Type LCD
- Resolution 240 x 160
- Diagonal Size 2.6 in
- Display Illumination Yes
- Color Support Color
- Connections
- Connector Type Serial - MCX , Antenna - RS-232 , Serial - USB
- Battery
- Battery size AA type
- Battery required qty 2.0
- Mfr estimated battery life 30.0 hour(s)
- Miscellaneous
- Included GPS accessories PC cable , Lanyard , Belt clip
- Waterproof Yes
- Waterproof standard IPX7
- Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & support type 1 year warranty
- Environmental Parameters
- Min operating temperature 5.0 °F
- Max operating temperature 158.0 °F
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