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Garmin Oregon 400t

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Garmin Oregon 400t
Dig into the easy to access, icon-based menu and you'll find it can do pretty much anything short of making the tea and toast.

First Look

Reviewed: 6 February 2009 by Jon
What's It For? We've already carried a first look at Garmin's Oregon 300 GPS unit and the 400t is very similar, albeit with some added features, but the real interest with the 400t was that it came complete with Garmin's new GB Discoverer map of the Peak District.  It's a full topographic. ...  Continue reading

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Discussions

In each of the pictures in the review the screen is one way up.  Does the picture change orientation when the device is rotated in the way an iphone switches between landscape and portrait?

 When you hold a real map you can turn it around so that the orientation matches your "view" i was wondering how easy it is for these handheld devices to function in a similar way to useing a real map, or do you need "new" skills.

Posted: 10/02/2009 at 10:27

if you set the device the map will move on screen i.e. retain it's orientation relative to you. you do not rotate the unit.

Posted: 10/02/2009 at 13:55



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