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Find a GPS with Camera Functions for Your Outdoor Adventures

GPS devices are great tools when you're outdoors. They provide the navigation you need to find your way, to know of changing weather conditions, and more. Now, GPS with camera functions included are the next step and offer even greater utility for users.

Garmin has introduced it's first GPS device with a built-in camera. You can see it here and when more devices come along, we'll highlight those as well.

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What's Cool about a GPS with Camera Functions?

If you're an outdoor enthusiast a GPS device with built-in camera can be the perfect tool. Whether you hike, hunt, fish, bike or whatever, this combination is an advantage.

  • Reduce the amount of equipment you carry. If you're photographic needs are simple, then there is no need to carry a separate camera to take along,

  • Geotagging, which the camera performs, allows you to remember your location later and to navigate back to the same location more easily.

  • Because it's designed within a rugged, outdoor GPS device the camera is waterproof, dust proof, and shock proof unlike many other basic compact cameras you might purchase. It will tolerate your rugged lifestyle much better.

    • Garmin Montana 650T

    Garmin Montana 650t Waterproof Hiking GPS with TOPO U.S. 100K and 5 Megapixel Camera

    Garmin Montana 650t Waterproof Hiking GPS with TOPO U.S. 100K and 5 Megapixel Camera

    Amazon Price: $629.00 (as of 02/16/2012)Buy Now

    Garmin released the Montana 650t in 2011. It is a rugged, waterproof device that can be used for hiking or kayaking as well as when you are out on your boat, ATV, or in your car. With the right maps, you can even get spoken turn-by-turn driving directions. It comes with basemaps and US TOPO maps preloaded. This device is available with 3.5 or 3.0 GB storage capacity. The Montana 650T has a built-in 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and automatic geotagging.

    This device includes a 3 axis compass, a barometric altimeter, a 4" sunlight readable, color touchscreen, and a dual battery system which allows you to use either lithium ion or AA alkaline batteries. It is a high sensitivity WAAS-enabled GPS receiver which assures the most reliability.

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    Garmin Oregon 550T

    Garmin Oregon 550T 3-Inch Handheld GPS Navigator with 3.2MP Digital Camera (U.S. Topographic Maps)

    Garmin Oregon 550T 3-Inch Handheld GPS Navigator with 3.2MP Digital Camera (U.S. Topographic Maps)

    Amazon Price: $419.99 (as of 02/16/2012)Buy Now

    Oregon 550t is the first GPS device with a camera for hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts. It comes with built-in U.S. topographic data for the continental U.S. and a worldwide basemap with shaded relief. Users get information on national, state and local parks and forests, along with terrain contours, elevation information, trails, rivers, lakes and points of interest. Designed for outdoor use, it's housed in a waterproof casing which resists exposure to dust, dirt, and being bumped around. It's navigation features also provide users with a rugged 3-inch diagonal, sunlight-readable, color touchscreen display and built-in 3-axis tilt-compensated electronic compass, so that you always know your heading. Its barometric altimeter allows you to precisely know your altitude and changing weather conditions while you're out in the elements.

    The built-in camera is a 3.2 megapixel device with 4x digital zoom, autofocus and geotagging for all of your photos. Pictures can be taken with a landscape or portrait orientation. It also has a USB port to allow you to transfer your pictures to computer quickly and easily. The Oregon 550T also accepts MicroSD cards, giving it the memory you need to store the images you take.

    This device also allows you to wirelessly share your waypoints, tracks, routes and geocaches with other Oregon and Colorado users with the push of a button.

    A Quick Look at the 550T

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    Are Your Photos More Important?

    If getting the best quality photos is more important than the navigation features, then a GPS enabled digital camera may be a better option. You can see them here.

    Garmin Oregon 550

    Garmin Oregon 550 Waterproof Hiking GPS

    Garmin Oregon 550 Waterproof Hiking GPS

    Amazon Price: $311.00 (as of 02/16/2012)Buy Now

    The 550 GPS with camera is the same as the 550T described above with the exception that it comes with worldwide maps versus US topographical maps. It has the same 3.2 megapixel camera with geotagging,the tri-axial compass, and rugged build that makes it the perfect outdoor companion.

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    • Reply
      susannaduffy Dec 7, 2009 @ 8:52 pm | delete
      Another excellent resource from you. I never thought of a GPS with camera before
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      Ramkitten Jul 6, 2009 @ 1:27 am | delete
      In Search & Rescue, we use GPS units a lot, and I've heard some folks talking about this one. It's pricey but could come in very handy in our line of (volunteer) work, because we could take photos of evidence, footprints, etc. and have the coordinates recorded automatically, rather than having to mark them separately ... which occasionally people neglect to do.
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      chefkeem Jul 4, 2009 @ 7:01 pm | delete
      Amazing! What's next - a man on the moon?
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      jaye3000 Jul 4, 2009 @ 1:53 pm | delete
      Very cool~ i don't use a GPS, but can see the need for one, and a camera function would be great...my friend would like this, always hiking. Great lens :)
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