Bushnell ONIX 200 CR
Nov
27
2006
Scheduled to be available in February of 2007 is the Bushnell ONIX 200 CR. This device is very similar to the Bushnell ONIX 200 but adds a color screen. Like it’s grayscale sibling, the most fantastic feature about the ONIX 200 CR is the ability to download aerial photography, topographic maps, and satellite imagery and layer them on the display of this GPS device.
The Bushnell ONIX 200 CR will also have a SafeTrack mode where the GPS chipset will keep track of your location while other options on the GPS device will go into sleep mode to conserve battery power. The device runs on two AA batteries and is IPX7 waterproof rated.
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I purchased the Onix 200 CR-Saturday July7,2007, and where aerial photos are available(New Brunswick, Canada) it works great. There is no really good base map yet for New Brunswick, as well there seems to be no Topographical Maps, which will work on the GPS. I called Bushnell and the customer service is well below standard, and down right insulting. They could not give me a date when Woodstock NB would have either an aerial photo or topo map, which could be used by the GPS. That is the problem with putting all your trust in Bushnell…..they print one thing on the outside of the box, but deliver a lot less.
For a GPS aimed at hunters and fisherman, I was also surprised it doesn’t offer best hunting/fishing times or any moon phase features at all. Something my old Garmin still does quite well.
Also, when I called customer service, they said they were going to start to get the aerial photos in New Brunswick for the cities and populated areas and that was their only priority, who knows when they will ever get “Hunting or Fishing” area (remote) aerial photos ready? They missed the mark on who they were putting this product out for…..the people who Hunt and Fish…..who wish to leave the city to do so, not stay in it because the GPS only works there….
I am not happy with my purchase that is for sure,
Mike LeBlanc
Probably the worst gps I have EVER used. The software sucks, as do the satellite pics, that you’re more than welcome to buy from them. Now that I have that out of the way… I’ve been using Garmin and military units for about ten years now. From the very first little yellow one to to the legend, to the vista c, to the 76csx, and a few others in between, the Garmins are to me, super easy to use right out of the box. The software is easy to use , and Google Earth opens right up in Map source. FOR FREE. This isn’t an ad for Garmin. I get mine free in the military. I’d just hate to see anyone waste their money on a bad product .
This unit had amazing sensitivity and the display was very clear. The interface was as unintuitive as any I had ever seen though. It was hard to get useful data from it. The documentation was the poorest I had ever seen and did not help a lot. There was no NMEA output for 3rd party software to use. I returned the unit. Bushnell needs to rethink this product.
i don’t know what everbody’s major malfunction with this gps is but I think it great. opened it up, got my 4 free maps, installed them without ANY trouble,and now i have aerial photos of my favorite hiking and hunting spots. pictures suck? what do you want to zoom in on a tree? the picture in my opinion is suberb.yes you have to buy maps but that $70 dollars a year .is cheaper than topo software. i woulg reccommend this product to all sportsman.
I started out many years ago with an e-trex. The simple yellow one. I graduated to a garmin sport trac pro (loved that one) and after it was lost ended up with a vista. All of them worked well.
I lost my vista and while watching Outdoor Channel I saw a commercial for the Onix 200CR. I said, “That looks cool”. Unfortunately my wife heard me say that and she bought one for me as a gift.
I love the fact that you can download topo maps and that feature works great with the exception that you have to have north “up” on the screen. It’s difficult to terrain associate when your map only points up.
You can not easily progect a waypoint.
You can NOT enter a coordinate as a projection using MGRS….you have to use Lat Long.
It takes FOREVER (like 75 feet of movement) before your direction of movement registers/changes.
I could continue on forever about the things I do not like about this GPS.
If you are a first time user of a GPSR you will not know any difference and may be happy with this product. I can’t stand it. Hopefully this one becomes “lost” and I will go buy a garmin.
I spend a lot of time in the outdoors and have been using GPS a long time and have seen lots of units. This is by far the WORST GPS I have ever seen or used! I’m leaving it on my dashboard hoping someone will steal it and put me out of my misery.
I have used this unit for a bit and find it to be designed for a simplier gps user. The use of a compass overlay on top of images (satellite or topo) provides an easy to understand location and path route. It does not have some of the advanced features of other units and the .
It does have some unusual menu and button paths to reach normal gps features that most of us are used to having within easy “reach”.
Buttons are a workout for your fingers to manipulate. Menus and screens use same button different ways depending on area.
Computer software companion is very basic and not very well thought out. Software does function but you are on your own to sort out what is does.
Documentation is getting better but still leaves out some nice to know facts and methods.
Most of the technical issues I have read from early reviews of units semm to have been resolved with newer software releases. Perhaps future releases of software will continue to add features and improve the interface.
I would not suggest this unit for an experienced GPS user. New GPS users who prefer the visual approach to an electronic guide might be happy with unit?
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Mike. That is some of the most constructive feedback I’ve heard about the Bushnell line.
this unit is junk nice unit good luck with software or technical support