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Originally Posted by lorenzo  Hello boys! 
Now I ask to you: do you have found the problems of the video? do it has never given problems to you?  |
Lorenzo, I own(ed) several
X9(M)(i)'s and can assure you that these watches work fine in their own way.
But indeed you do have to read the manual and build up a more than fair understanding of navigation to be able to use it properly.
Hey, it's the smallest
GPS around and therefore with limited screensize you have to visualize and interpret the routes/tracks in your head based on the numbers produced by the
X9.
As a resque diver myself I wouldn't recommend using this watch for scuba for two reasons:
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GPS signal pickup when initially activated in a new place can be a little slow at times. This is OK if you're hiking in the field, but imagine yourself on your DPV in the surf waiting for a sat. positionlock is not a relaxing thought. And I'm not even talking about operating those tiny buttons (without gloves!)necessary to become a location bearing & distance back to where you came from! ;-)
- Accidental operation of buttons while (deeply) submerged might introduce minor moist issues in the watch. I had this while checking the (water)temperature at 10m during a decostop in Bali. Post-dive the hourglass became foggie on the inside! This luckily went away, but that is for sure not good for the circuitry inside. Facit: Although it's waterproof for swimming, it's not meant for scuba since it's not "200m" certified.
Good luck choosing a
GPS alternative for SCUBA (if there is one on the market at all).