Unexpected behaviour: Entering expedition mode always starts recording an activity
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 12:47 am
GPSMAP66i, f/w v8.10
My summary of Expedition Mode: keeps the bare bones of the until functioning (nav / track recording / InReach Tracking / InReach Messaging all if enabled, and SOS if needed) albeit making some compromises in each case (eg. reduced recording, transmitting and message checking frequency) in order to achieve a significantly increased battery life. Great.
What I wasn't expecting however is when entering Expedition Mode (from a 'Prompted' setup) for an activity recording to automatically start - I don't believe this would always be desirable.. and indeed probably comes at a further unnecessary battery cost.
An example would be when reaching camp - I might end my activity recording for the day and engage expedition mode - effectively placing the device in standby for the evening/night while still checking for InReach messages and, if InReach Tracking is enabled, sending up occasional location pings. But I don't need/want an activity recording of me wondering around camp.
Is this a bug?
My summary of Expedition Mode: keeps the bare bones of the until functioning (nav / track recording / InReach Tracking / InReach Messaging all if enabled, and SOS if needed) albeit making some compromises in each case (eg. reduced recording, transmitting and message checking frequency) in order to achieve a significantly increased battery life. Great.
What I wasn't expecting however is when entering Expedition Mode (from a 'Prompted' setup) for an activity recording to automatically start - I don't believe this would always be desirable.. and indeed probably comes at a further unnecessary battery cost.
An example would be when reaching camp - I might end my activity recording for the day and engage expedition mode - effectively placing the device in standby for the evening/night while still checking for InReach messages and, if InReach Tracking is enabled, sending up occasional location pings. But I don't need/want an activity recording of me wondering around camp.
Is this a bug?