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# 25+ hours battery life 3-axis electronic compass 2.2" 65K color TFT display Garmin eTrex 30, Worldwide

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## Summary

> 🗺️ Your pocket-sized trailblazer for fearless exploration!

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## Why This Product

- Trusted garmin brand quality
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## Key Features

- • **Vivid 2.2" Color Display:** Navigate with crystal-clear 65K color TFT visibility, even in bright sunlight.
- • **Rugged & Waterproof Design:** Built tough to withstand rain, mud, and rough trails—your ultimate outdoor companion.
- • **Seamless Wireless Sharing & GLONASS Support:** Sync and share your routes instantly with ANT+ and enjoy faster satellite fixes worldwide.
- • **Massive 1.7GB Storage & Paperless Geocaching:** Carry thousands of waypoints and caches without paper clutter—explore smarter, not harder.
- • **Precision 3-Axis Compass & Barometric Altimeter:** Stay oriented and track elevation changes effortlessly on every adventure.

## Overview

The Garmin eTrex 30 is a rugged, waterproof handheld GPS featuring a vibrant 2.2" color display, 3-axis compass, barometric altimeter, and over 25 hours of battery life. It supports worldwide basemaps with shaded relief, wireless data sharing via ANT+, and GLONASS satellite reception for faster, more reliable positioning. With 1.7GB of internal storage and paperless geocaching capabilities, it’s designed for millennial professionals who demand precision, durability, and seamless connectivity on every outdoor journey.

## Description

The perfect handheld for hiking, eTrex features worldwide basemap. Rugged and waterproof, the 20+ hour battery life makes eTrex the perfect guide for your favorite trail, or if you're exploring the unknown.

Review: This is the new eTrex Vista HCx - I have just received my eTrex 30 unit, and so far it is perfect and a great improvement over the still amazing eTrex Vista HCx. The eTrex 30 is for all purposes, the new Vista HCx, both have barometric altimeters and both have compasses, however, the 30 has a tri-axis compass that allow to look at the unit perpendicularly to the ground and it will still mark to the north. Among the improvements are of course the new hi-color screen (Allows BirdsEye maps, like having a Google Earth in your pocket on the trail!). Wireless transmission of data via ANT+ that also works with heart rate and cadence monitors. And the most important geek factor, the reception of GLONASS signals! One of the new things that I like a lot is that everything now is a file, on the Vista HCx to download the files it was necessary to use the Garmin serial protocol, now with the 30, only with connecting the unit to a USB port in the computer it is possible to get all the captured data in standard-compliant GPX files. This also means that there is a 2GB (1.7GB usable) flash storage device in the unit. Placing GPX files in the correct folders in the unit also displays the information within those in the unit, like waypoints or tracks. It is much easier now. In Linux I use gpsbabel to convert back and forth from many formats, in particular I enjoy exploring my trips again with Google Earth and it requires KML files, gpsbabel helps to do that precisely. Also, there is an Alarm Clock on the unit, I just tested it a 4:30am and it woke me at about 2 meters from my bed. This is something I really wanted to have in my Vista HCx, as my traveling wristwatch isn't that loud, and I had to use a Casio traveling clock just for that. One less device to carry! Loading maps is now way more faster than with the Vista HCx, having both one for Europe and another locally, takes a few seconds, while before it took minutes As always, a GPS unit like this, now with a GLONASS receiver, will beat any smartphone on trails and while traveling abroad. Here in the tropics close to the Equator I got a fix pretty quick, but not with as many GLONASS satellites as I wished, that is because that GNSS constellation is best used way up in the north hemisphere. The User Interface looks better, with antialiased fonts and pretty icons, it is now more like a Windows XP UI, while in the Vista HCx with its limited color palette, was like a Windows 3.1 UI. The on-screen keyboard seems to be easier to use, and looks like a miniature version of those included in smartphones. Physically, the unit is lighter, more compact (A few millimeters more bulky in depth), easier to handle in your hand, the rocker is in the right side now, good for right handed, but my muscular memory keeps moving my thumb to the previous rocker position in the Vista HCx. The infamous rubber band used in the Vista HCx that unglued so easily with time seems to be substituted with a more solid rubber sides, now attached with screws. The micro SD card is placed like a SIM card in a phone, under the batteries. Now, this is something I have always wanted that was NOT added... An option to LOCK THE BUTTONS! Neither unit has the option to avoid the buttons to be pressed while having the unit on a backpack or in a holster. I would really like an option like in the mobile phones to do that ("Press such and such buttons to unlock"). Many times I have put my units in a bag to later retrieve them in a weird configuration screen and with a track erased or so.
Review: eTrex 30 is a good little GPS unit - I've had my eTrex 30 for about four months now, I use it primarily for bicycle rides and also for Geocaching and car navigation. I've been holding off writing this review, hoping that Garmin would come up with a fix for a significant problem with the eTrex 30 that others have mentioned. That problem was inaccurate "Total Ascent" calculation (you can see other reviews for more details). Since I base my bike rides largely on how much I climb, I was very disappointed with the eTrex. Fortunately, that problem seems to have been fixed. I'm currently running firmware version 2.80 and the eTrex 30 is now working great, so here's what I like and don't like about it: PROS: -Nice small size, fits into a pocket when not used -Display is very clear, especially in direct sunlight. It is typical of other, non-touchscreen, Garmin handhelds. -Battery life is excellent, I use Kirkland akalines and it runs quite a while on those (almost as long as my old eTrex Vista). I'm sure it would be even better using Li-ion batteries. -It has all the functions (and even a few more) of the Garmin GPSmap 62s for much less money. -It powers up and finds itself very quickly (15-20 seconds) if you are close to where you shut it down. (It can take well over a minute to find itself if you've traveled some distance with it off). -I found it very easy to learn to use. It's a bit of a hybrid between the old eTrex series and the newer GPSmap series. The button functions are similar to the old eTrex series and the menus and functionality are nearly the same as the GPSmap series. Since I've owned both, I had no problem adapting. If you are new to handheld GPS units, it may seem a bit overwhelming at first since it's got so many features, but you'll soon get the hang of it. -There are literally thousands of ways to personalize this unit, you can set up different activity categories (i.e. bicycling, geocaching, car navigating, hiking, boating) and assign pages appropriate to each one (maps, altitude, compass, geocaches, etc). -Good value, you get a lot of functionality for your money. CONS: -The processor can be a bit slow, it often takes a second or two between the time you push a button until something happens. This is the reason I give it four stars instead of five. I've got to admit that I'm somewhat comparing this to my GPSmap 62s, but even if I didn't have the 62s, I think I'd still find the occasional slowness of the eTrex 30 annoying, but still usable. -The display is a bit small. The unit has the ability to cram a lot of info onto a single screen, but sometimes the little characters or graphics are just too tiny. Fortunately, in most cases, you can also spread this info out over several screens (or pages) and use much larger characters. -As others have said time and time again, the base maps this comes with are pretty bad. I've added City Navigator on micro SD card to mine as well as a couple of free topo maps (from GPSFileDepot.com). If you want a Garmin handheld, you just have to live with this. Bottom line: If you want a handheld GPS receiver that does everything very well, I'd strongly recommend the Garmin GPSmap 62s. If you don't want to spend that much, the eTrex 30 does nearly everything the 62s does for a whole lot less and I highly recommend it as well. (In case you are wondering why I have both, I got the eTrex 30 to take on routine bike rides so I don't torture the 62s as much. I also use it as a backup for geocaching and to keep in the car in case I need it. I use the 62s primarily for geocaching).

## Features

- 2.2" 65K color TFT display.
- Supports paperless geocaching.
- Rugged & Waterproof.
- Worldwide basemap with shaded relief included.
- 3-axis electronic compass and barometric altimeter.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00542NVS2 |
| Additional Features | Compass, Barometric Altimeter, Wireless Sharing, Geocaching Support |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Battery Average Life | 25 Hours |
| Best Sellers Rank | #295,479 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #327 in Handheld GPS Units |
| Brand | Garmin |
| Built-In Media | Two AA batteries, Wrist Mount, microSD card (not included for optional mapping detailed roads) |
| Compatible Devices | Smartphone, Tablet |
| Compatible with Vehicle Type | Bicycle |
| Connectivity Protocol | ANT+ |
| Connectivity Technology | USB |
| Control Method | Touch |
| Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 722 Reviews |
| Display Type | transflective, 65-K color TFT |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00100177414164 |
| Human-Interface Input | Touchscreen |
| Item Dimensions L x W x H | 4.5"L x 1.3"W x 2.4"H |
| Item Weight | 0.14 Kilograms |
| Manufacturer | Garmin |
| Map Types | Street;Topographical |
| Memory Storage Capacity | 1740 MB |
| Model Name | eTrex 30 |
| Model Year | 2011 |
| Mounting Type | Wrist Mount |
| Operating System | Windows |
| Resolution | 176 x 220 pixels |
| Screen Size | 2.2 Inches |
| Special Feature | Compass, Barometric Altimeter, Wireless Sharing, Geocaching Support |
| Sport Type | Hunting |
| Supported Satellite Navigation System | GPS |
| Touch Screen Type | Resistive |
| UPC | 014444949559 012303519660 172302682847 041114405985 031112101255 617407543216 163120556120 031111717075 097367187291 971478077736 033172662684 086000453466 041114200108 778890545047 088022219891 753759975906 168141455025 100177414164 012303364390 971473532414 617407278033 012302293462 |
| Vehicle Service Type | Bicycle |
| Warranty Description | 1-year limited parts and labor |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Garmin
- **Model Name:** eTrex 30
- **Vehicle Service Type:** Car, Boat
- **Screen Size:** 2.2 Inches
- **Special Feature:** Compass, Barometric Altimeter, Wireless Sharing, Geocaching Support
- **Connectivity Technology:** USB
- **Map Type:** Street;Topographical
- **Sport:** Hunting
- **Included Components:** Two AA batteries, Wrist Mount, microSD card (not included for optional mapping detailed roads)
- **Battery Life:** 25 Hours

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: I want to trail ride on a atv in Mio Michigan will this get me back home again?**
A: Upon turning on the unit it will begin a bread crumb trail of where you go.  If you want to return home it will show you on a map where you have been.  If you set a way point at any time you can find your way back to that point.  Just remember that if your electronics fail and you have no idea where you are you will be cooked!

**Q: For Etrex 30, Can I use it in China? Does it include SD card when I buy it.
What is relife basemap means?**
A: I have the Etrex 20. It does not come with the MicroSD card, but has lots of memory anyway. Relief basemap means the map shows elevation changes (Mountains, valleys). It is common to find, on the internet, free contour maps of decent quality (20 foot or 5 meter) elevation changes, and some have limited aerial photos, but those are more often sold rather than free. GPS works worldwide, and WAAS is a competing system. The Garmin will read BOTH kinds together, and accuracy is about +/-1 meter horizontally, +/-5 meters vertically. The Etrex is made in China.

**Q: Are there any rumors regarding updates to this product line? I hate to buy an old GPS when a new version is coming out.**
A: I have purchased several Garmin GPS units over the years. Even when purchasing lifetime updates, I have never been able to update a unit more than once. And You can forget about any updates if you are running a Linux operating system. Garmin makes good units, but is very bad about updates. Also the Garmin update software doesn't like security software on Windows computers. (I don't know about Apple computers.) And yes, the updates are done through a laptop or desktop computer. Last that I checked, tablets or Chrome Books could not be used for the update software.

I've Garmin GPS units for over 25 years, or so. I have one in front of me now. 
Good product, but poor update support.

**Q: Will this gps work for navigating around Japan?**
A: You'll need to buy a map from Garmin or download a free one from garmin.openstreetmap.nl Once the routable road map is installed, you can navigate anywhere. It doesn't have voice capability, though, only beeps.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is the new eTrex Vista HCx
*by R***Z on October 22, 2011*

I have just received my eTrex 30 unit, and so far it is perfect and a great improvement over the still amazing eTrex Vista HCx. The eTrex 30 is for all purposes, the new Vista HCx, both have barometric altimeters and both have compasses, however, the 30 has a tri-axis compass that allow to look at the unit perpendicularly to the ground and it will still mark to the north. Among the improvements are of course the new hi-color screen (Allows BirdsEye maps, like having a Google Earth in your pocket on the trail!). Wireless transmission of data via ANT+ that also works with heart rate and cadence monitors. And the most important geek factor, the reception of GLONASS signals! One of the new things that I like a lot is that everything now is a file, on the Vista HCx to download the files it was necessary to use the Garmin serial protocol, now with the 30, only with connecting the unit to a USB port in the computer it is possible to get all the captured data in standard-compliant GPX files. This also means that there is a 2GB (1.7GB usable) flash storage device in the unit. Placing GPX files in the correct folders in the unit also displays the information within those in the unit, like waypoints or tracks. It is much easier now. In Linux I use gpsbabel to convert back and forth from many formats, in particular I enjoy exploring my trips again with Google Earth and it requires KML files, gpsbabel helps to do that precisely. Also, there is an Alarm Clock on the unit, I just tested it a 4:30am and it woke me at about 2 meters from my bed. This is something I really wanted to have in my Vista HCx, as my traveling wristwatch isn't that loud, and I had to use a Casio traveling clock just for that. One less device to carry! Loading maps is now way more faster than with the Vista HCx, having both one for Europe and another locally, takes a few seconds, while before it took minutes As always, a GPS unit like this, now with a GLONASS receiver, will beat any smartphone on trails and while traveling abroad. Here in the tropics close to the Equator I got a fix pretty quick, but not with as many GLONASS satellites as I wished, that is because that GNSS constellation is best used way up in the north hemisphere. The User Interface looks better, with antialiased fonts and pretty icons, it is now more like a Windows XP UI, while in the Vista HCx with its limited color palette, was like a Windows 3.1 UI. The on-screen keyboard seems to be easier to use, and looks like a miniature version of those included in smartphones. Physically, the unit is lighter, more compact (A few millimeters more bulky in depth), easier to handle in your hand, the rocker is in the right side now, good for right handed, but my muscular memory keeps moving my thumb to the previous rocker position in the Vista HCx. The infamous rubber band used in the Vista HCx that unglued so easily with time seems to be substituted with a more solid rubber sides, now attached with screws. The micro SD card is placed like a SIM card in a phone, under the batteries. Now, this is something I have always wanted that was NOT added... An option to LOCK THE BUTTONS! Neither unit has the option to avoid the buttons to be pressed while having the unit on a backpack or in a holster. I would really like an option like in the mobile phones to do that ("Press such and such buttons to unlock"). Many times I have put my units in a bag to later retrieve them in a weird configuration screen and with a track erased or so.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ eTrex 30 is a good little GPS unit
*by T***S on June 29, 2012*

I've had my eTrex 30 for about four months now, I use it primarily for bicycle rides and also for Geocaching and car navigation. I've been holding off writing this review, hoping that Garmin would come up with a fix for a significant problem with the eTrex 30 that others have mentioned. That problem was inaccurate "Total Ascent" calculation (you can see other reviews for more details). Since I base my bike rides largely on how much I climb, I was very disappointed with the eTrex. Fortunately, that problem seems to have been fixed. I'm currently running firmware version 2.80 and the eTrex 30 is now working great, so here's what I like and don't like about it: PROS: -Nice small size, fits into a pocket when not used -Display is very clear, especially in direct sunlight. It is typical of other, non-touchscreen, Garmin handhelds. -Battery life is excellent, I use Kirkland akalines and it runs quite a while on those (almost as long as my old eTrex Vista). I'm sure it would be even better using Li-ion batteries. -It has all the functions (and even a few more) of the Garmin GPSmap 62s for much less money. -It powers up and finds itself very quickly (15-20 seconds) if you are close to where you shut it down. (It can take well over a minute to find itself if you've traveled some distance with it off). -I found it very easy to learn to use. It's a bit of a hybrid between the old eTrex series and the newer GPSmap series. The button functions are similar to the old eTrex series and the menus and functionality are nearly the same as the GPSmap series. Since I've owned both, I had no problem adapting. If you are new to handheld GPS units, it may seem a bit overwhelming at first since it's got so many features, but you'll soon get the hang of it. -There are literally thousands of ways to personalize this unit, you can set up different activity categories (i.e. bicycling, geocaching, car navigating, hiking, boating) and assign pages appropriate to each one (maps, altitude, compass, geocaches, etc). -Good value, you get a lot of functionality for your money. CONS: -The processor can be a bit slow, it often takes a second or two between the time you push a button until something happens. This is the reason I give it four stars instead of five. I've got to admit that I'm somewhat comparing this to my GPSmap 62s, but even if I didn't have the 62s, I think I'd still find the occasional slowness of the eTrex 30 annoying, but still usable. -The display is a bit small. The unit has the ability to cram a lot of info onto a single screen, but sometimes the little characters or graphics are just too tiny. Fortunately, in most cases, you can also spread this info out over several screens (or pages) and use much larger characters. -As others have said time and time again, the base maps this comes with are pretty bad. I've added City Navigator on micro SD card to mine as well as a couple of free topo maps (from GPSFileDepot.com). If you want a Garmin handheld, you just have to live with this. Bottom line: If you want a handheld GPS receiver that does everything very well, I'd strongly recommend the Garmin GPSmap 62s. If you don't want to spend that much, the eTrex 30 does nearly everything the 62s does for a whole lot less and I highly recommend it as well. (In case you are wondering why I have both, I got the eTrex 30 to take on routine bike rides so I don't torture the 62s as much. I also use it as a backup for geocaching and to keep in the car in case I need it. I use the 62s primarily for geocaching).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best in Class
*by I***S on July 19, 2012*

Wonderful little device that fits in the palm of the hand. It can use city and topo maps, and is capable of displaying superimposed high resolution (~1 m) satellite imagery. It should be noted that the available Birdseye imagery for Minneapolis is years old and out of date with respect to important buildings. Both Target Field (Twins) and TCF Bank Stadium (Gopher Football), for example, are shown as under construction when they both have been in service for a significant time. With a CityXplorer map of Minneapolis, it provides turn by turn navigation tailored to auto or pedestrian travel - accurately routes me on the complex sidewalks (called "alleys" by the device) 0.6 miles across my large college campus to my favorite wine bar, for example, giving me considerable confidence that pedestrian travel in a strange city would be a breeze. Has many functions and modes to serve specific needs. It is capable of using both GPS and Russian GLONASS satellite systems and ground based correction signals. Outdoor resolution is very good, said by Garmin to be 3 m 95% of the time with activation of ground based correction mechanisms. Functions inside light construction (wood frame houses without metal siding and commercial structures with open architecture and non metallic roofing with reduced resolution (circa 20-40 ft). My device is turned on by my keyboard as I write, inside my wood frame home, and it is showing a resolution of about 35 ft. Were I to walk outside, that would rapidly drop to about 10 ft most of the time. The device maintains satellite lock while walking under heavy metal bridge structures of significant height. Satellite acquisition times when using both GPS and GLONASS appear to be only a few seconds under conditions where satellites will eventually be found. Accuracy improves further over about 30 seconds after satellites are first acquired. I use my device for documenting city walks for exercise and the apparent accuracy when moving is very good, placing the path on or near the sidewalk or trail virtually all of the time, consistently placing the path on the correct side of a city street, for example. Waypoint averaging techniques are somewhat time consuming but accurate. My device converged to no further correction in 9 samples of a few minutes each taken at least 90 minutes apart which resulted in placement of a waypoint very accurately on a spot in front of my home, as indicated by a satellite image overlay. Battery life, using rechargeable NiMH batteries appears to be very good. Because of the complexity of the device and the number of functions available, it is clear from my reading of other reviews that those evaluating the device critically for a specific use may find some glitches, which seem to be continually refined by Garmin. In my limited experience, thus far, turn by turn directions in automotive mode are good but imperfect. When asked to give the quickest route to my local supermarket, for example, it fails to choose the freeway that is parallel to a slower city avenue and there has been one example of a mapping flaw that resulted in a suggested turn the wrong way down a one way street. Product support took my complaint promptly and promised to correct the map in future updates. Documentation and instructions are the weakest part of the package and it takes some experimentation to get a complete understanding of features and options but Garmin customer service is excellent. Overall performance of the small, rugged, waterproof device rates five of five stars. Consider the eTrex 20 as a much more economical option when the altimeter and magnetic compass are not required. I paid the extra $90 or so for those features but, in retrospect, I really do not need them for essentially all of the activities for which I currently use the device.

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