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| Janez Kastrevc1. 12. 2010 12:54:49 |
Is there anyone on this forum who uses this watch???
I just bought it, and I calibrated it on some hill where the altitude is 461m! When I get home, it shows actual 256m in front of the house, and then inside the house the altitude keeps rising! The next day I walked around the house and it kept showing around 350m!!! Why is that??? Need to calibrate daily??
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| lynx1. 12. 2010 13:04:39 |
Probably measures altitude via air pressure, which is quite variable. Every time you need it, recalibrate it again.
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| Fazo1. 12. 2010 13:11:14 |
Jps, altitude via air pressure. But it's a good indicator: if altitude rises only on watch, it means pressure dropped and bad weather is coming. So you can say it's annoying, on the other side it's a mini weather station that's REALLY handy in hills to know when to turn back. It takes ca 30s to set. I calibrate mine before trip first at home, then at the next known altitude (sometimes on signs in mountains, at huts...)
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| aljazek1. 12. 2010 13:56:58 |
For GPS altitude, Core would be a bit overkill :-) So daily, multiple times a day, a map can help determine elevation. Weather is a chaotic system, so it doesn't happen that the watch deviates only ~5m the whole day on tour. :-)
Not that you bought a 250€ watch and didn't know this 
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| viharnik1. 12. 2010 14:40:27 |
Nothing wrong if watch deviates from actual height. Just indicator air pressure changing, no settled weather in sight. When weather improves altitude on watch shows real value. I don't set Mamut for 50€ as at known height know if weather better or worse. Otherwise Core watch one of most advanced now (has altimeter, barometer, compass, height change measurement, depth gauge, storm alarm, sunrise-sunset, log, semi-auto compass calib, quick exit key, multifunc watch, alarm, multilang menu).
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| Janez Kastrevc1. 12. 2010 14:54:12 |
OK thanks all for comments!!!! @aljazek: knew it measures altitude via air pressure!!!
Now set to automatic (altimeter&barometer)!!! When walking altimeter works, and when enter house resting (height not changing) barometer switches on screen and locks height I'm at!!! Then when go out again when altimeter detects height change altimeter on again from previous locked height!!!
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| šerpa1. 12. 2010 20:35:07 |
I have Suunto Core Extreme Edition Red and I'm very satisfied with it. Excellent watch for excellent price
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| Janez Kastrevc2. 12. 2010 17:43:42 |
That's the new one right!!! How much did you pay??
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| robter2. 12. 2010 17:51:51 |
Personally I'm more for Polar GPS version. However with new technologies Suunto is probably also very good. Suunto especially excels in altitude functions and compass.
I'm a bit envious of you, because my Polar is already 5 years old. The watch will still work, but I won't hold out with all the new models.
Otherwise those few meters up or down. Before departure calibrate it, when you get home it's important to see how much elevation you did, what the average ascent was etc, and some graph next to it.
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| šerpa2. 12. 2010 20:30:20 |
"Janez Kastrevc" - 280 EUR.
regards
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| grand24. 05. 2011 21:23:03 |
I got a Suunto Vector watch as a gift. Does anyone have experience with the watch? I actually have the option to exchange it for some other model or brand?
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| MANGRT24. 05. 2011 22:17:02 |
"grand" besides the watch you also got instructions for use. First read the basic descriptions and at the same time press the buttons on the watch. When you master that and remember where each function is, you've won.
do one elevation hike with the "logbook" function to see ascent speed, descent speed, max altitude...
If you're an average hiker don't exchange it at all, because it contains a lot of useful information.
I've been using it for 3 years
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| uhan125. 05. 2011 07:27:36 |
I'd buy a used Suunto Core Light green - if someone happens to be selling
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| grand25. 05. 2011 07:40:07 |
"Mangrt" thanks for the reply. So in-depth reading of the instructions awaits me.
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