Garmin GPSMAP 550 User manual

P1 E&OE September 2009
Oregon 550
Rugged 3” touchscreen with built-in
3.2 megapixel camera

P2 E&OE September 2009
Oregon 550
Oregon 550
Oregon 550
Oregon 550 - -Picture the great outdoors Picture the great outdoors

P3 E&OE September 2009
Oregon platform with integrated 3.2 megapixel camera.
The Product
The Product
September 2009.
Availability
Availability
3.2MP auto-focus camera with 4x digital zoom.
Tap screen to capture image + capture waypoint.
Photo Navigation / High Speed USB / 3-axis compass.
Incl. 2 x AA NiMH Batteries + Charger.
What
What’ ’s new? s new?
Touch screen simplicity with camera and photo navigation.
Overview
Overview
850MBUSB / Serialmicro SDWW 3DYes3-axis
192.7g
w/batteries
6.3 cmTouchscreen
Oregon 550
Oregon 550
Display
Display
Size
Size Internal
Internal
Memory
Memory
Connectivity
Connectivity
Optional
Optional
Expandable
Expandable
Memory
Memory
Basemap
Basemap
Altimeter
Altimeter
Compass
Compass
Weight
Weight
Display type
Display type
Oregon 550
Oregon 550 - -Overview Overview

P4 E&OE September 2009
Oregon 550
Oregon 550 - -Inherent Features Inherent Features
•Automotive-type user interface simplicity.
•Including screen lock mechanism.
•Rugged touchscreen operation with large 3“ high resolution, transflective
TFT colour display.
•Turn by turn compatible.
•3D Elevation view (with compatible map data)
•Improved track navigation – no truncation.
•Expandable memory via microSD card.
•User configurable profiles – Automotive, Marine, Fitness, Recreation, Geocache.
•Supports geocaching.com GPX files, displaying detailed cache info, including
terrain, difficulty, description & hints.
•USB Connectivity.
•For route planning, storage, analysis and sharing.
•Wireless unit to unit data transfer and sharing.
•Waterproof – IPX7

P5 E&OE September 2009
Oregon 5
Oregon 55 50 0 - -Taking a photo Taking a photo
•
•Select the camera option Select the camera option
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•Tap camera icon Tap camera icon
•
•Simply tilt the Oregon 550 sideways to display in portrait / l Simply tilt the Oregon 550 sideways to display in portrait / landscape andscape

P6 E&OE September 2009
Oregon 5
Oregon 55 50 0 - -Viewing a photo Viewing a photo
•
•Select the Photo Viewer option Select the Photo Viewer option
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•Select photo Select photo
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•Simply tilt the Oregon 550 sideways to display Simply tilt the Oregon 550 sideways to display
in portrait / landscape
in portrait / landscape

P7 E&OE September 2009
Oregon 550
Oregon 550 - -HotFix HotFix
HotFix – aka: Satellite Ephemeris Data Prediction
HotFix enabled Garmin units can predict satellite location for faster acquisition at
startup. It works by giving the restarted GPS device a head start by knowing where
to start looking for GPS satellites.

P8 E&OE September 2009
- DEM = Digital Elevation Model - A shaded relief terrain map
- Viewable when zoomed out of the 3D Mode - Helps with orientation
- Samples below are actual screen shots
Oregon 550
Oregon 550 – –DEM Mapping DEM Mapping

P9 E&OE September 2009
Oregon 550
Oregon 550 - -What What’ ’s In The Box? s In The Box?
Oregon 550
USB Cable
Carabineer Clip
Rechargeable NiMH Battery Kit
Plus 2 AA NiMH batteries
Owner’s Manual On Disc
Quick Start Guide

P10 E&OE September 2009
Oregon 550
Oregon 550 - -Comparison Chart Comparison Chart
16 hour - 2 AA
Battery Life
Battery Life
9
Photo Navigation
Photo Navigation
9
Altimeter
Altimeter
9
Wireless Connectivity
Wireless Connectivity
9
Paperless Geocaches
Paperless Geocaches
9
Wherigo (GPS Game)
Wherigo (GPS Game)
8
8
8
9
Oregon 300
Oregon 300
9
9
3.2 megapixel
9(tilt-compensated,3-axis)
9
USB/Serial
microSD
850MB
Worldwide DEM
192.7 g
240 x 400
5.8 x 11.4 x 3.5 cm
Oregon 550
Oregon 550
Charger/Batteries
Charger/Batteries
Photo Geotagging
Photo Geotagging
Digital Camera
Digital Camera
Compass
Compass
High Sensitivity GPS
High Sensitivity GPS
Interface
Interface
Expandable Memory
Expandable Memory
Internal Memory
Internal Memory
Basemap
Basemap
Weight w/Batteries
Weight w/Batteries
Screen Pixels
Screen Pixels
Unit Dimensions (cm)
Unit Dimensions (cm)