We first covered this new addition to the Oregon range back in March, but we can now confirm the device has been released by Garmin, and will be available shortly.

The main features that these devices add over the current range are the 3.2 megapixel camera (which creates geotagged photos) we already knew about, but also a new 3-axis compass, which means the unit will not have to be held perfectly horizontal for the compass to function.

The camera features a 4x digital zoom, and because the whole device is fairly waterproof, you can use this camera anywhere, even under less than perfect conditions, and once you return home and connect your Garmin Oregon 550 to your PC, you can use my.Garmin.com to detect the photos and upload them to Picasa (Google’s online photo community).

The other addition that this new top-of-the-range device adds over the rest of the range is that it will ship with 2 AA NiMH rechargeable batteries, and a battery charger.

Information courtesy of Mapomatic.

This entry was posted on Monday, May 11th, 2009 at 2:21 pm and is filed under Gadgets. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.