A staple among outdoor enthusiasts, the Garmin eTrex Venture HC features a high-sensitivity GPS receiver for peak performance in any environment and includes 23 megabytes (MB) of internal memory, a detailed basemap and crisp color screen.
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Enjoy Clear Reception
With its high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver, eTrex Venture HC locates your position quickly and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons. The advantage is clear - whether you're in deep woods or just near tall buildings and trees, you can count on Venture HC to help you find your way when you need it the most.
Add More Detail
eTrex Venture HC's basemap contains lakes, rivers, cities, interstates, national and state highways, railroads and coastlines. Venture HC also includes 23 MB of internal memory, so you can load waypoints and routes from the included MapSource Trip & Waypoint Manager software and add map detail from Garmin's entire line of optional MapSource mapping products. Its 256-color, sunlight-readable display makes it easy to distinguish map details - even in bright sunlight.
eTrex Venture HC: Lock onto the great outoors.

Garmin Color Mapping eTrex 2007 Feature Matrix
|
Legend HCx |
Vista HCx |
Venture HC |
Summit HC |
| Average battery life |
25 Hours |
25 Hours |
14 Hours |
14 Hours |
| Built-in memory: |
no |
no |
23 MB |
23 MB |
| Accepts data cards: |
microSD card (not included) |
microSD card (not included) |
no |
no |
| Waypoints: |
1000 |
1000 |
500 |
500 |
| Routes: |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
| Track log: |
10,000 points, 20 saved tracks |
10,000 points, 20 saved tracks |
10,000 points, 10 saved tracks |
10,000 points, 10 saved tracks |
| Automatic routing (turn by turn routing on roads): |
Yes |
Yes |
no |
no |
| Electronic compass: |
no |
Yes |
no |
Yes |
| Barometric altimeter: |
no |
Yes |
no |
Yes |
| MSRP: |
$289.27 |
$321.41 |
$214.27 |
$267.84 |