Oregon Scientific PE316CA Pedometer with Calorie Counter

by Oregon Scientific

Product Features

• Pedometer with calorie counter
• Measures distance walked and calories burned
• Step counter measures 0 to 99,999 steps
• Digital 12 or 24-hour clock
• HiGlo electro-luminescent backlight for easy viewing

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Oregon Scientific's pedometer is an affordable high-tech fitness tool packed with functions. It's very lightweight (which is great when exercising), and doesn't provide a distraction while the workout is in progress. Though light, it is still very durable, and once it's clipped to a waistband there's no need to worry about it slipping off. It computes and displays distance walked, number of steps taken, calories burned, and time of day--all displayed with backlit illumination of the screen for easy viewing--and measures 2-1/2 by 1-1/4 by 1-1/2 inches. This pedometer runs on 2 LR44 batteries. --A.J. Rathbun

Product Description

This tiny pedometer measures distance walked, number of steps taken, and calories burned. It also features a clock with a HiGlo backlight for easy viewing. The pedometer is lightweight and clips easily to a waistband.

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Product Details

Product Manual [199kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 2 x 1.2 inches ; 1.9 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005NN9H
• UPC: 734811176226 734811301369
• Item model number: PE316CA
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,815 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)

Customer Reviews

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206 of 207 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Can't beat the price, September 11, 2003

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"alight" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oregon Scientific PE316CA Pedometer with Calorie Counter (Health and Beauty)

I'm recovering from back surgery and wanted a way to know--rather than guess--how close I come to meeting my daily walking goals. This comparatively inexpensive pedometer doesn't achieve perfection, but it does get the job done.

On the up side, it's small, easy to read and includes a user-controlled back light. The belt clip is extremely secure, and the screen displays everything from actual steps walked to total distance and calories burned. It was easy to adjust the stride length and body weight. My steps are tracked accurately with the "sensitivity" slider control set in the middle, rather than all the way to the left as many other reviewers suggest. I have learned that there is a bit of wiggle room on mine--if I count off 20 steps, it might say 19 on one set and 21 on the next. In the long run--I bothered to count all the way to 100 several times--it was spot on.

On the down side, the cover is extraordinarily difficult to open. Difficult as in I have wrestled with it for nearly five minutes just to pop it open. (I now don't close it quite securely. It doesn't fall open.) And I can see some folks might be bothered by the imprecision over short term counting. And for some reason, if I clip it to a pants pocket, rather than on a belt loop or my waist band, it doesn't seem to read anything at all. I have no clue why this is so, but it is a little disapointing.

Considering that every other pedometer I looked at was more than twice the price of this model, I'm astonished at how well it works. Perfectionists will likely prefer a more expensive version, but for short term use, casual interest, easy-going folks or even something to help get the kids more active, you can't go wrong.

267 of 271 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars PERFECT? NO. BANG FOR ITS BUCK? ABSOLUTELY., May 24, 2003

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Shashank Tripathi (Gadabout) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oregon Scientific PE316CA Pedometer with Calorie Counter (Health and Beauty)

Here's what a pedometer should do for me:

(1) Should be comfortable to wear all day
(2) Shouldn't slide off my waistband so the clip needs to be flexible and firm (an extra safety leash is useful too)
(3) Should be easy to read with a simple bend of the neck instead of removing the unit everytime
(4) Should be secured in some way so that bumps or touches don't accidently set off buttons or reset the counter
(5) Should be easy and intuitive to move between functions
(6) Should be accurate in its count when you wear it correctly, and within 10% for distance when you set your average stride
(7) Should have a few days of memory
(8) Should be light enough to be non-intrusive

This little doohickey from Oregon has all of the above, and I have found it to be fairly durable. It is light, secure because of the flappable cover, functional because the clip fits on a thick denim trouser waistband as well as a slim running track-suit lining, and at least in my case, it is also fairly accurate. Surely does not give me readings like 256 if I walk 10 paces, as another reviewer unfortunately experienced. There is a thing as a defective device, one can exchange it if he has a reasonable case, can't he?

The only other good alternatives to this device would be the offerings from Sportline or Omron. Sportline is sleek and I bought one because of its compelling price but the little sukker went kaput in 2 months. Omrons are known to have short battery lives.

My humble opinion -- for the price, Oregon's is quite a decent purchase, at the very least I doubt you should face all the excruciating glitches outlined in other reviews here.

53 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works for me, January 22, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Oregon Scientific PE316CA Pedometer with Calorie Counter (Health and Beauty)

I was hesitant to buy this based on prior reviews of the product. I've had no problems with it. It's easy to use. It's fairly accurate (none of the pedometers on the market are extremely accurate but this one is better than the two I've had before this). The clasp stays on my wasteband, unlike the previous model I had. It doesn't seem to skip steps or add steps. Best of all, it doesn't reset itself whenever you bump it, thanks to the cover. I like the cover feature even though it's difficult to open. The difficult to open feature works for me because it keeps my toddler's curiosity at bay! I would recommend this for someone who is just getting into an exercise regimen and just wants a beginner level tool.