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
Hi everyone,
OK, all of the negative feedback on this product scared me to death. I got my unit from Amex points, so I was never risking what many of you did, money. I was a little freakish getting this unit up and running properly because there website was offline for a while. BUT, for what I need, this GPS is the Bomb! I mean that in good ways. It works perfectly, but has limitations. My biggest problem is that I can’t get North Up which is my prefered orientation for GPS units. Other than that, I wouldn’t recommend this unit to my Dad, but I would recomend it to anyone who is somewhat computer literate. I got all of my maps on the GPS and I love there software. I plan on using this GPS when I go on guided fishing trips and than using my breadcrumbs to study the maps for tournaments. I love the unit as it gives me everything I really needed, Satelite images and easy to turn on and off trails and breadcrumbs. It is hard to press buttons, but I like it that way as I hate when my gadget buttons are pressed while in gear bags. Old timers stay away, guys like me are thankful for such unit! By the way, I never needed tech support. I got it working properly with some trial and error.
My wife got me this for my birthday, and I have been back to the store from where it was purchased to return it. The first, after two days of having it, started making a buzzing noise when it was turned off. The second, seemed to work fine until I did the software update from the Bushnell website. I called customer support which to my surprise was very lacking, but they couldn’t help. So now I am returning this one, and get my money back and go with either Megellan or Garmin.
Bought a garmin vista hc, found it lacking with some of the functionality i was expecting. the vector maps were to bare and the base map sucked, and for better maps expect to pay more $ lots more… so I took it back and wound up getting this one based on some reviews I had read (not these reviews, lol) and basicly the 1$ topo or sat. maps sold me on this unit because I dont want to pay for maps I wont use, and I like having visual idea of where I am when hiking. The garmin was just black with the little cursor of where you are and a line showing where you had been. Overall opinion, satisfied. unit performs well and does the job. Oh and i will add the software dose take some getting used to but with trial and error you’ll figure it out.
i just got this babe two days ago, as soon as i got it i updated firmware UI, as result it got freeze the system, i just changed it for another one at the store where i purchased it, new one works perfect, and i like the system, the unique thing i can say i found bad, was the battery duration.
(and in the newer gps i got i didnt updated firware, lol)
I just bought a Onix 200Cr. Not too pleased with it. The buttons are very difficult to use with about a pound of pressure to use a button. The interface is clunky, not like an iPod. I use a Mac and this uses windows to transfer maps and images. I am going to return it.