Garmin

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fetcheveryone Sep 2021 10:17am, 28 Sep 2021 26,570 posts	fetcheveryone Thanks Joophy
jelly (limegreenjelly) Sep 2021 10:32am, 28 Sep 2021 1,417 posts	jelly (limegreenjelly) Just a random thing because I don’t really understand the altimeter! But surely it should read the same whenever I’m ‘at home’ ?
larkim Sep 2021 10:50am, 28 Sep 2021 15,536 posts	larkim Within a few metres, yes jelly.
Badger Sep 2021 10:52am, 28 Sep 2021 14,204 posts	Badger Yes, but the calibration is weather-dependent and can drift as a result. It'll try to calibrate automatically off GPS when you're running so should be reasonably consistent when you arrive back from a run. When you're not moving, it should assume any changes in pressure are weather, depending on your settings. It can get a bit fuzzy if you're, say, indoors at work and moving around a lot while the weather is changing. What watch do you have?
The_Saint Sep 2021 10:55am, 28 Sep 2021 6,888 posts	The_Saint The thing with water resistance is yes if every possible point for water ingress is as factory then you should be fine (within the ratings - which don't mean what they suggest to the layperson). The difficulty is knowing when any link in the chain has failed.
jelly (limegreenjelly) Sep 2021 10:59am, 28 Sep 2021 1,419 posts	jelly (limegreenjelly) It’s a fenix 6 S pro!
larkim Sep 2021 11:06am, 28 Sep 2021 15,537 posts	larkim How wildly off is it jelly?
Badger Sep 2021 11:20am, 28 Sep 2021 14,205 posts	Badger Ok, so that has digital elevation mapping and can calibrate from that when you get a GPS fix, so should be accurate at the start of every run, but may drift a bit if you go through weather changes. If you don't put it in low power mode overnight, it should try to set the elevation automatically in the middle of the night, too. Right now my 6x says 7m instead of 24m, but I haven't been out since Saturday (unwell rather than lazy) and I do use low power mode overnight so it hasn't calibrated since then, and the weather's been very changeable, so I'm not too concerned by that.
Badger Sep 2021 11:29am, 28 Sep 2021 14,206 posts	Badger within the ratings - which don't mean what they suggest to the layperson No disagreement there, and to be fair Garmin are open about it The difficulty is knowing when any link in the chain has failed. Yes, not something you want to learn the hard way. I wouldn't want to discourage people from using Garmin and Suunto watches that are intended for swimming from using them that way, though. It does seem a shame that these devices are not really designed for long-term use - they don't need to be in the Rolex or Patek Philippe realm, but being able to get a service with a fresh battery, glass if needed and seals renewed after a couple of years would be a bit more environmentally sound if you're happy with the features you have.
jelly (limegreenjelly) Sep 2021 11:30am, 28 Sep 2021 1,422 posts	jelly (limegreenjelly) Today it’s at 3, yesterday it was 65, I don’t really pay much attention to it as a rule it’s only I saw people chatting about it on here! I will keep an eye on it!