On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Igor Brejc <[email protected]> wrote:
> Lambertus wrote: > > Igor Brejc wrote: > >> I think 5 sec interval when walking is quite enough - realistically > >> that's less than 7 m of distance between two points. The problem with > >> Garmins (at least eTrex) is that they only really use unit's internal > >> RAM for storing tracks and they store up to 10,000 points there. When > >> storing tracks on SD cards, Garmins do a lot of simplifying, so the > >> tracks end up being useless. > >> > > > > This is not the case with Vista HCx and 60CSx when the settings are > > correct: > > In the track menu goto Setup > > - Enable the Wrap When Full option > > Goto Data Card Setup menu > > - Enable Log Track To Data Card option > > > > Now you can log the raw trackpoints to the SD-card practically forever. > > > > > You're right - I've just compared the GPX from the internal memory > (Vista Cx) with the one from the SD card and they seem to be exactly the > same. Hmmm I'm SURE I viewed these a way back and they were all > mangled.... You learn new things every day. > > Igor > If you "save" your internal track, it simplifies (mangles) it. But the track on the card will always have the original data. Karl
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