The eTrex Legend® HCx brings color, a microSD card slot, longer battery life and more to the popular-selling eTrex Legend. You won't miss a thing when you take this colorful, lightweight, easy-to-use handheld out hiking, biking, boating or even geocaching. The eTrex Legend HCx is Garmin's smallest, least expensive product to combine a 256 color TFT display and advanced GPS routing capabilities in a waterproof design.
Outdoor enthusiasts will love the eTrex Legend HCx's 256-color, sunlight-readable display that makes it easy to distinguish map details and see where you're going. And getting to your destination is even easier now with the microSD card reader. Just plug in one of the MapSource microSD cards and the Legend HCx will provide you with turn by turn directions. The Legend HCx comes preloaded with the Americas basemap for the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Central and South America.
For all it's added function, Garmin has actually given the Legend HCx longer battery life (up to 25 hrs.) for more outdoor enjoyment, and the mini-USB port allows for fast, convenient download of map data from Garmin’s entire library of optional MapSource CDs using a PC. Your storage is practically endless with inexpensive microSD cards. The MicroSD card slot is located inside the battery compartment, so you don't have to worry about compromising the units waterproofness.
Of course the eTrex Legend HCx still includes those popular features that users have come to love and expect in the eTrex product line, such as a compact, lightweight, waterproof design and user-friendly interface. The Legend HCx is WAAS-enabled, and like all eTrex units, the primary controls are oriented on the side of the unit, so the user can conveniently operate it with one hand. The unit is waterproof for up to 30 min submersion at 1 meter, so inclement weather or occasional dunkings won't slow you down.