Garmin eTrex Vista 9063016 Leaflet

©2003 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries

Garmin International, Inc.
1200 East 151st Street
Olathe, Kansas  66062, U.S.A.
913/397.8200  fax 913/397.8282

Garmin (Europe) Ltd.
Unit 5, The Quadrangle
Abbey Park Industrial Estate
Romsey, SO51 9DL, U.K.
44/1794.519944  fax 44/1794.519222

Garmin Corporation
No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Rd.
Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan
886/2.2642.9199  fax 886/2.2642.9099

www.garmin.com

Specifications are preliminary and subject to change 
without notice.

* Subject to accuracy degradation to 100m 

2DRMS under the U.S. Department of Defense 
imposed Selective Availability Program.

** These units are also able to transfer waypoints, 

routes and tracks between the PC and GPS 
using MapSource.

™

Here’s how the units are different

1000 with name and graphic symbol

Automatic track log; 10 saved tracks let 
you retrace your path in both directions

Current speed, average speed, time of 
sunrise/sunset, resetable maximum 
speed, trip timer and trip distance

More than 100

Lat/Lon, UTM/UPS, Maidenhead, MGRS, 
Loran TDs (Venture, Legend and Vista 
only) and other grids

WAAS enabled (Venture, Legend, Vista 
only), 12 parallel channel GPS receiver con-
tinuously tracks and uses up to 12 satellites 
to compute and update your position

Approximately 15 seconds

Approximately 45 seconds

Approximately 5 minutes

1/second, continuous

< 15 meters, 95% typical*

0.05 meter/sec steady state

3-5 meters, 95% typical

0.05 meter/sec steady state

< 3 meters, 95% typical

0.05 meter/sec steady state

6g’s

RS232 with NMEA 0183, RTCM 104 DGPS 
data format and proprietary GARMIN

Built-in patch

2 “AA” batteries (not included)

4.4"H x 2.0"W x 1.2"D (11.2 x 5.1 x 3.0 cm)

5.3 ounces (150 g) with batteries

2.1"H x 1.1"W (5.4 x 2.7 cm) high-contrast
LCD with bright backlighting

Waterproof to IEC 529 IPX7 standards

5ºF to 158ºF (-15ºC to 70ºC)

Indefinite, no memory battery required

PC interface cable 
(Venture, Legend and Vista only)
User’s guide
Quick reference guide
Wrist strap

Carrying case
Holster
PC interface cable
PC interface cable with 12-volt adapter
12-volt adapter cable
Handlebar mount
Marine mount
Automotive suction mount
Adjustable automotive mounting bracket
MapSource CD-ROMs
Instructional video

Electronic compass feature (eTrex Summit and Vista only)
Accuracy:

±2 degrees with proper calibration 
(typical); ±5 degrees extreme northern 
and southern latitudes

1 degree

Barometric altimeter feature (eTrex Summit and Vista only)
Accuracy:

10 feet with proper calibration 
(user and/or automatic calibration)

1 foot

–2,000 to 30,000 feet

Current elevation, resetable minimum 
and maximum elevation, ascent/descent 
rate, total ascent/descent, average and 
maximum ascent/descent rate

Local pressure (mbar/inches HG), 12-hour 
automatic pressure trend recording

not available
none
64 x 128 pixels
1 reversible
22 hours
none

limited — able to 
transfer waypoints, 
routes and tracks 
between PC and GPS

WAAS enabled
city point database
160 x 288 pixels
20 reversible
20 hours
none

some — accepts 
1 MB data from the 
Points of Interest CD**

not available
none
64 x 128 pixels
20 reversible
16 hours
electronic compass, 
barometric altimeter
limited — able to 
transfer waypoints, 
routes and tracks 
between PC and GPS

WAAS enabled
detailed basemap
160 x 288 pixels
20 reversible
18 hours
none

extensive — accepts 
8 MB of downloaded 
map detail from a variety 
of MapSource

™

CDs**

WAAS enabled
detailed basemap
160 x 288 pixels
20 reversible
12 hours
electronic compass, 
barometric altimeter
extensive — accepts 
24 MB of downloaded 
map detail from a variety 
of MapSource

™

CDs**

eTrex

eTrex Venture

eTrex Summit

eTrex Legend

eTrex Vista

REV0903

M01-20000-01

(shown with optional MapSource

Fishing Hot Spots

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detail)

(shown with optional

MapSource Topo detail)

specifications

eTrex

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series