| Feature |
Colorado |
Oregon |
Comments |
| Hardware |
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| Touch screen |
No |
Yes |
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| Rock'n Roller |
Yes |
No |
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| Lanyard attachment |
No |
Yes |
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| Weight |
7.3 oz (206.9 g) |
6.8 oz (192.7 g) |
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| Antenna |
Quad-helix |
Ceramic |
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| Dimensions | 2.4" x 5.5" x 1.4" (6.0 x 13.9 x 3.5 cm) |
2.3" x 4.5" x 1.4" (5.8 x 11.4 x 3.5 cm) |
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| External storage |
SD |
Micro SD |
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| Storage card location |
separate slot |
under battery |
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| GPS Chipset |
MediaTek MTK MT3318 |
STM Cartesio STA2062 |
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| External antenna connector |
Yes |
No |
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| Hard buttons |
4 (power, left, right, enter) |
1 (power) |
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| Battery life (2700 mAh NiMH) |
14-18 hrs |
13-21 hrs |
max with backlight off, min with backlight at 100%, no compass, no WAAS |
| Performance/Capacity |
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| Power-on to first screen |
18 sec |
14 sec |
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| HotFixTM (fast location fix) |
No |
Yes |
OR locks much faster if it has been used in last 3 days. |
| General |
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| Automatic time zone setting |
No |
Yes |
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| Setup options available on Tool page |
Yes - some |
No |
On the OR almost all Tool configuration must be done by returning to Main Menu>Setup>[Tool]. Some configuration options on the CO are available from the Tool Options menu. |
| Reset control on Tool page |
Yes |
No |
OR: All resets done through the Setup>Reset (for example the odometer) |
| Backlight limiting |
Yes |
No (NiMH), Yes (Alkaline, Lith) |
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| Delete recent finds |
Yes |
No |
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| Report % memory used for waypoints / tracks |
No |
Yes |
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| Restore to factory defaults |
No |
Yes |
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| Remembers backlight settings across power cycle |
No |
Yes |
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| Text/data entry format |
Rock 'n Roller |
Grid style, touch screen |
OR is far superior for alphanumeric data entry |
| Descriptive page headers |
No |
Yes |
Many pages have a small 2-line bar at the top which gives you the context of the page (i.e. Currently navigating to Cache <cachename>) |
| Satellite |
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| Track-up/North-up on satellite page |
Yes |
No |
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| Manual auto-locate position |
Yes |
No |
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| Maps |
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| Show data fields on map only during navigation |
No |
Yes |
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| Switch Track up -> North up on map page |
No |
Yes, when panning |
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| Dynamic distance and bearing to selected point on map page |
No |
Yes |
CO provides static distance to selected point. |
| Data fields on map page |
0, 2 |
0, 2, 4 |
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| Waypoints & POIs |
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| Fast "mark waypoint" capability |
Yes (press & hold enter) |
No |
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| Entire coordinate set visible during entry |
No |
Yes |
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| Waypoint averaging |
No |
Yes |
added in 2.96 |
| Tracks |
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| Track Manager |
No |
Yes |
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| Change color of tracks |
No |
Yes |
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| View multiple saved tracks on map |
No |
Yes |
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| Save partial tracks |
Yes, but broken |
Yes |
CO interface for partial track management is broken and very difficult to use |
| Reverse saved tracks |
No |
Yes |
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| Delete saved tracks |
No |
Yes |
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| View map location from track |
Yes |
No |
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| Navigation/Route |
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| Turn arrow indicators on Active Route directions |
Yes |
No |
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| Detour |
Yes |
No |
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| Recalculate on/off route option |
No |
Yes |
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| "Stop navigation" location |
Shortcuts |
WhereTo? |
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| Leg Time/Distance, Distance/ETA to point in Active Route tool |
Yes |
No |
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| View elevation plot of a route |
No |
Yes |
OR relies on DEM data being installed as part of the maps. Accuracy of route elevation plot will only be as good as the quality of the DEM (which can poor in the basemap and GB Discoverer). |
| WhereTo? > Coordinates |
No |
Yes |
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| Compass |
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| Altimeter |
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| Independent reset for Max Elevation and Elevation Data |
Yes |
No |
OR resets Trip Computer and Altimeter together. |
| Odometer |
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| Odometer dashboards |
Automotive, None |
Automotive, Geocaching, Default, Little Fields, Big Fields |
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| Odometer data fields |
6 small + 2 big |
3 big to 10 small |
OR has very flexible configuration |
| Reset Odometer data field |
Yes |
No |
Trip odometer can be reset on OR, just not Odometer |
| Independent Max Speed reset control |
Yes |
No |
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| Geocaching/Wherigo |
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| Geocaches in Recent Finds |
No |
Yes |
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| Find points near a geocache using map preview. |
No |
Yes |
OR: Geocache map preview available prior to hitting Go. |
| Search/display geocaches by GC codes |
Yes |
Yes, config option |
Configuration option on OR |
| Special geocaching mode screens |
Yes |
No |
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| Save geocaches as waypoints |
No |
Yes |
added in Oregon 2.5 |
| Support for geocaching find count |
No |
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| Misc |
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| Calculator modes |
Scientific, Standard |
Standard |
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| Man Overboard feature |
No |
Yes |
added in 2.96 |
| Custom banner during power on |
No |
Yes |
added in 2.96 |
| Alarm clock resolution |
5 min |
1 min |
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| Dedicated screen capture button |
Yes (press hold right) |
No (configuration of power switch) |
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| Sun and Moon show position in sky |
Yes |
No |
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| Stopwatch supports lap by distance |
Yes |
No |
OR supports lap by key press only. |
| Temperature sensor |
Yes |
No |
CO has a sensor but it does not work |