Garmin GPS 12CX Waterproof Hiking GPS

by Garmin

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• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000J40V
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #316,778 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Garmin GPS 12CX color-display Personal Navigator provides satellite navigation you can count on. The 12CX is built military tough and comes with a waterproof case that makes this unit ideal for any outdoor adventure. Characters, icons, numbers, and letters are crisply rendered in any of three bright colors: red, green, and blue. These colors don't wash out in bright sunlight and are perfect for sorting out map pages cluttered with waypoints and tangled track logs.

The 12-parallel-channel receiver locks into satellites quickly and gives you continuous position updates, even in extreme conditions. It features 20 reversible routes with up to 30 points each, plus MOB and TracBack modes. The enhanced graphic interface organizes 1,000 waypoints into an easily accessible tab-file system.

The keypad is designed for one-hand operation and includes separate Zoom In and Zoom Out keys for simple manipulation of the moving-map page. This unit comes with a full complement of advanced software features such as a point database of cities, TracBack navigation, and graphic steering guidance.

The unit gets up to 36 hours of battery life with 4 AA batteries.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What you see, is what you get, January 7, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Garmin GPS 12CX Waterproof Hiking GPS (Electronics)

I received the Garmin 12CX for Christmas, replacing my older Magellan 2000XL. The Garmin is definitely a more versatile unit, having the ability to upload/download topo map waypoints and routes. However, the color display is difficult to read unless facing the light source. I am also not completely satisfied with the contrast adjustments for the colors. When you get a good contrast with one, the others seem to be "washed out". I would like to see more icon symbols that are related to hiking rather than boating. The icons can save time in establishing an easier method to find a saved waypoint. Overall however, I would say that this unit is very user friendly and has a much better use (with power saver) of battery power. I will be using rechargable (1650 mah) AA batteries in mine to save $ over the alkaline variety.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't do it..., May 8, 2001

By A Customer

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This review is from: Garmin GPS 12CX Waterproof Hiking GPS (Electronics)

I'm a wildlife biologist in Montana, and use GPS units daily. I originally purchased 5 of these units for my research, and had 3 units malfunction -- with three different problems. One would shut off if tapped, one would shut off if you hit the page button, and the light stopped working on a third. Because of Amazon's great service, and my need for quick and compatible replacements, I ordered three identical units to replace the broken ones. I just had a fourth unit die -- the same problem where it shuts off if tapped. Features are nice, interface is intuitive, but quality is sorely lacking.