Oregon 550 Features

The Oregon 550 combines rugged outdoor touchscreen navigation with a 3.2 megapixel digital camera, adding a high-sensitivity GPS, barometric altimeter, 3-axis electronic compass and microSD card slot for optional storage. The Oregon 550 is a multipurpose device that will make your biggest adventures even more memorable.

Take Pictures and Save Locations

Capture locations and memories with Oregon 550's 3.2 megapixel autofocus digital camera with 4x digital zoom. Each photo is automatically geotagged with the location of where it was taken, allowing you to navigate back to that exact spot in the future. Snap and view pictures in landscape or portrait orientation and with 850MB of internal memory, you'll never miss a photo opportunity. To store online, simply connect the Oregon 550 via USB and log onto my.Garmin.com to upload and store your photos at Picasa, a popular online photo sharing community for friends and families around the world. For more storage, insert a microSD card and you can even view pictures from other devices on microSD with the Oregon 550's picture viewer.

Touch and Go

The Oregon 550 makes rugged navigation effortless with a tough, 3-inch diagonal, sunlight-readable, colour touchscreen display. The interface is easy to use, so you’ll spend more time enjoying the outdoors and less time searching for information. Both durable and waterproof, the Oregon 550 is built to withstand the elements, including, bumps, dust, dirt, humidity and water.

Get Your Bearings

The Oregon 550 has a built-in 3-axis tilt-compensated electronic compass, which shows your heading even when you’re standing still, without holding it level. Its barometric altimeter tracks changes in pressure to pinpoint your precise altitude, and you can even use it to plot barometric pressure over time, which can help you keep an eye on changing weather conditions. With its high-sensitivity GPS receiver and HotFix satellite prediction, the Oregon 550 locates your position quickly and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons.


Add Maps

The Oregon 550 comes preloaded with a worldwide built-in basemap with shaded relief. Adding even more detail is easy: just insert a MapSource microSD card preloaded with detailed maps. The Oregon 550 can accept a variety of maps for any navigational need, just add detailed street maps to get turn-by-turn directions to your destination or add topographic maps to take advantage of Oregon 550’s 3-D maps and elevation detail or add BlueChart g2 maps, which provide everything you need for a great day on the water, including depth contours, navaids and harbours.

Find Fun

Go paperless with Oregon 550 by quickly downloading information from Geocaching.com, for up to 5000 caches, such as location, terrain, difficulty, hints and description. No more manually entering coordinates and paper print outs. Slim and lightweight, the Oregon 550 is the perfect companion for all your outdoor pursuits.

Share Wirelessly

With the Oregon 550 you can share your waypoints, tracks, routes and geocaches wirelessly with other Oregon and Colorado users. Now you can send your favourite routes to a friend to enjoy or the location of a cache to find. Sharing data is easy, just touch "send" to transfer your information to similar devices.

Physical & Performance:

Unit dimensions, W x H x D: 5.8 x 11.4 x 3.5 cm
Display size, W x H: 3.8 x 6.3 cm
Display resolution, WxH: 240 x 400 pixels
Display type: Colour TFT touchscreen
Weight: 192.7g with batteries
Battery: 2 AA NiMH batteries included
Battery life: 16 hours
Waterproof: Yes (IPX7)
Floats: No
High-sensitivity receiver: Yes
Interface: High-speed USB and NMEA 0183 compatible

Maps & Memory:
Basemap: Yes
Preloaded maps: No
Ability to add maps: Yes
Built-in memory: 850 MB
Accepts data cards: microSD card (not included)
Waypoints / Favorites / Locations: 2,000
Routes: 200
Track log: 10,000 points, 200 saved tracks

Features:
Automatic routing (turn by turn routing on roads): Yes (with optional mapping for detailed roads)
Electronic compass: Yes (tilt-compensated, 3-axis)
Touchscreen: Yes
Barometric altimeter: Yes
Geocaching-friendly: Yes (paperless)
Camera: Yes (3.2 megapixel with autofocus; 4x digital zoom)
Outdoor GPS games: Yes (Wherigo only)
Hunt/fish calendar: Yes
Sun and moon information: Yes
Tide tables: Yes
Area calculation: Yes
Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest): Yes
Unit-to-unit transfer (shares data wirelessly with similar units): Yes