Amazon.com Reviews
Average Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars
The following review received 60 helpful votes out of 61 total votes:Review Date: 2007-05-21"Satisfied"Been very satisfied with this watch so far. I was really concerned about the size, but this slim pathfinder fits the bill. Most of the current pathfinder watches are behemoths that are oversized for my wrist. This one is large but not oversized, I wouldn't want to go any bigger myself. (56.9 x 47.4 x 11.5mm / 60g) Most of the other pathfinder are in the (62.3 x 52.2 x 14.2mm / 78g) range. So I get the same features but a little smaller footprint.
Features:
The compass has been spot on with a handheld compass I checked it against.
The altimeter calibrates by pressure and temp. So, it needs to be adjusted for current conditions before you start a trip. It's varied widely so far. Also changed the display to read in feet and not in meters. It goes in 20 foot intervals.
The barometer stays a little below what weather sources say actual pressure is but I'm looking for trends in pressure not the actual pressure(at least I am). Rising as a trend improving weather, falling pressure as a trend deteriorating weather. Can also change the display for pressure from hPa to inHg.
Had to manually set the thermometer and it's been in the ballpark with the real temp. Which once again was what I was after, not precise readings, so I am happy with it.
There a few mountains in the area I'm in so I was a little concerned about the atomic time keeping. When I took it out of the box it hadn't updated in about two months. I wasn't able to manually update until later in the night, around 11 pm est. Every night since it's sync'd it's time automatically sometimes while even on my wrist. It tires at 12:00, 1:00 and 2:00.
Really like the large display for the time. Very easy to see at a glance.
world time feature: who cares?
Stopwatch is a stopwatch and works.
Countdown time is easy to config and start.
Haven't set any alarms yet. The watch can also set to silent. Can chime on each hour too.
Not using the auto backlight.
I'd give the watch about 4 and a quarter stars but since I can't do a quarter I'll go ahead and give it 5.
5 stars The following review received 8 helpful votes out of 13 total votes:Review Date: 2008-01-23"Generally good, with some setbacks"Not a bad product, some features could be improved though. The temperature isn't very accurate, always some degrees above real temp, maybe because of watch sensor being on its side, close to skin. Display is not readable at some angles. Sometimes you wake up and find your watch display is gone, you have to move closer to a light source for it to appear again. The light button is not very comfortable to find and press. Atomic clock sync is a big plus. 3 stars The following review received 7 helpful votes out of 7 total votes:Review Date: 2008-01-24"Feature Filled Timepiece"I've been impressed with everything about this watch since receiving it. First off, the looks are great. It's a large watch, but the styling is nicely done and it looks decent on my average size wrist. I like that it is not bold or busy. It is fairly intuitive to adjust and access the many functions. The three major functions of the watch are easily accessed from the corresponding buttons on the right side.
I particularly like that this is a solar powered watch, with a handy indicator at the bottom of the display showing the level of charge. It took a week or so of normal wear to fully charge the battery, but it has maintained it's full charge with only a minimal amount of direct sunlight daily. The owner's manual states that with normal use it needs only 5 minutes of sunlight daily to maintain the charge, and it has so far proven true.
The compass function appears to be quite accurate, but I haven't used it very much so far. The compass will shut off after about 20 seconds, I assume to save battery power.
For an accurate temperature reading the watch must be removed from the wrist. Your body heat will affect the reading significantly, but that is to be expected with this type of thermometer. Once removed from the wrist, it will take at least 15 minutes for the temperature to stabilize. I suppose that unless you have the watch sitting on your nightstand or you are in the middle of nowhere, there are probably quicker ways to find out what the temperature actually is.
The barometer seems fairly accurate when compared to the local pressure reading from the nearby government weather station. The trend graph is a nice touch. I haven't used the altimeter much but it's important to note that it must be adjusted periodically to match your actual elevation, as with any altimeter the reading is computed against the ever-changing barometric pressure.
Unfortunately, I live too far away from any of the 5 radio transmitters to make use of the self-adjusting time feature, so I can't comment on it.
Since the intended use of the major functions is in an outdoor/adventure type of environment, then this watch adequately fits the bill. For me it just makes a great, good looking daily wear watch. 5 stars The following review received 3 helpful votes out of 4 total votes:Review Date: 2008-02-08"Casio pathfinder watch"This same watch, exactly the same watch, was at my local mall for $300. The savings was huge, shipping was quick and product is what I expected. 5 stars The following review received 2 helpful votes out of 3 total votes:Review Date: 2008-02-10"Casio Pathfinder Watch PAW1300-1V"I bought this watch for my husband for his birthday. He really wanted it because of all of its features. He seems to be really happy with it. 5 stars |
