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Amazon.com ReviewThe key to success in life is knowing where you are, where you've been, and where you're going. Garmin's full-featured GPSMAP 76 puts all of that information in the palm of your hand, mapping your movements off-road or on--and even afloat. Plus, its extensive features, PC connectivity, and extensive add-on map options make it powerful enough for practically any need.

About the size of a small paperback book and weighing less than 8 ounces, the GPSMAP 76 fits comfortable in the palm of your hand, but is a bit big to carry in a shirt pocket. Using the unit requires almost no setup. Just put in two AA batteries, turn it on, go outside, and wait. In about a minute or so it will determine your location. It's accurate to about three meters, thanks to the unit's support of WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System), which augments GPS signals for even greater accuracy.

Knowing your longitude, latitude, and altitude doesn't mean much without a little context. That's where GPSMAP 76's backlit LCD display comes in, displaying your location on detailed maps. The unit comes with a built-in basemap that includes major roads, railroads, rivers, and lakes for the U.S. and Canada, as well as a high-level worldwide map. The unit also has 8 MB memory for storing maps from optional CD-ROMS; available maps include topographical maps, BlueChart marine cartography maps, as well as city maps with detailed information on city streets and points of interest.

The eight buttons, directional rocker thumbpad, and menu-based interface made it simple to access all of the unit's features and customize the display. For instance, it's a simple matter to use the buttons to set and name waypoints and build planned routes. Extra features include information on tides, sunrise and sunset, and a trip computer for seeing how far you've traveled and your average speed.

To test the GPSMAP 76, we used the included serial cable, connected it to our PC, and loaded it up with topographical maps using the optional United States topographical map disc. We then hit the road and headed for Muir Beach north of San Francisco. It tracked our progress along Highway 1, and once we reached our destination, we found it very simple to use. It showed both the elevation of the hills as well as the paths we could take. The zoom-in and zoom-out function made it simple to plan out and automatically measure the distance of our intended route.

After walking for a while and enjoying the scenery, we used the TracBack mode to guide us back to our car. The unit automatically stores waypoints as you walk along, letting you display the way home clearly on the map. We even used the TracBack capability to guide us on the roads back to the freeway.

The GPSMAP 76 comes in handy almost anywhere, whether you're hiking, driving, boating, or wandering around a city as a tourist. Its easy-to-use interface makes it immediately useful to novices, and as you learn to exploit its programmability and features, it can become an extremely powerful navigation tool. --Ken Feinstein

Pros:

• Large backlit LCD
• WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) support
• Automatic TracBack shows you the way back to your start location
• PC connectivity with wide variety of uploadable maps available

• 8 MB built-in memory can't be expanded
• Too large to fit comfortably in a shirt pocket

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Simple, accurate, November 29, 2010
For what you get, this model is very simple to use, simple to get your data out and put in other forms. While not used in a maritime setting, we do cross streams, and wander down by the riverside....so the floating is nice. This was a big upgrade for me from older systems....so I was impressed with the bells and whistles too. ... Read more

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poor item description, April 16, 2010
Item is described to have a 6" screen. I recieved mine in excellent packaging, in excellent shipping time, with a 4" screen.Seems to me, if I wanted a 4" screen, I would have ordered a cuda 300 compact. I also wasn't to happy that the sealed package was cut open before it was shipped, but not enough to remove product. The good news is it works excellent, every thing I would have hoped for in a compact. Roger

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• Optional BlueChart g2 Vision cards provide marine chart detail and enhanced navigation features like Auto Guidance, satellite imagery, 3-D Mariner's Eye View and 3-D Fish Eye View
  
• Backlit keypad for easy operation in low light conditions
  
• Unit dimensions: 5.0"H x 5.7"W x 2.7"D
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A bit confusing to set up but very nice once you read the instructions, June 26, 2010
Not bad just a little hard to set up the different screens on it.
But with nothing added right out of the box you can do quite a few things it has a tracking thing it has a speedometer and charts of where you are going and where you have been it has a chart plotter a man over board maker a track marker quite a lot and it does quite a bit without adding the transducer or antenna or any of the other add-on's it is easy to wire up to the boat there are a lot of wires when you open it up and it scared the crap out of me they were maybe 20 or 30 wires but do not worry you only need couple of them A Positive and a ground and thats pretty much it for the basic operation and like I said you really get a lot in my opinion..

NO Map included/ don't like alphabet scroll when naming a position, August 13, 2010
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