I did not know that Garmin can do this. Most people just show off all the bells and whistles of some smart watches. This is a really useful feature that is well explained. Glad RUclips recommended this video and channel.
IMHO this feature only makes sense in woods/etc without known paths, at least not known to Garmin. Or, if the point I want to go to has no features that I can identify on the map. In that cases: great! Other than that I would always mark the point on the map and let the system guide me...
Hi David. You will find the 8 fields screen on the bigger model like Fenix 6X or 7X and the tactix to. Basically just because you need a bigger screen to show more data. ;)
@@HowToPM Thank you for the explanation! I currently use walker, but yours seemed also a good choice of data for me. It's pity that I have a Fenix 5s 🙂
Witam ma Pan film jak wygląda opcja backtrack w terenie? Chodzi mi o to żeby zobaczyć płynność nawigacji kompasu, bo dzisiaj zobaczyłem film z suunto race i tam nawigacja działa super płynnie, a szukam zegarka tylko do opcji backtrack.
Is there a way to change the default setting for the range on Sight and go? (50 miles or 80 kilometers) I use this feature a lot trekking unmarked terrain but never EVER have had the need to go 50 miles
thank you for this video. I was looking for this feature for a long time. unfortunately this option is only available on certain watches, not on my garmin forerunner 255 gps😭
Distance will always be very high. It should be the max distance you could see from a high point. The idea is that if you follow the line, you will eventually reach the point.
You can't. Distance is set by distance you could see at horizon from altitude. The idea is just to follow a line to eventually reach a point at an unknown distance. If you reach the end of the distance, you surely pass it.
I haven't tried this in the real world yet (I just got my watch) and I was wondering if the watch "knows" that you've passed your destination point you referenced? If not, then it's great for a straight line, but not so much for an actual location, right?
Sight and go do not let you set a distance. It alow you to create a straight line. So you point what you see in distance, and then you walk untilf you reach it.
@@HowToPM but it doesn’t tell you if you reached to the bridge for example? so if you’re in an area with high trees, building or anything that can be a sight barrier, how can you know you reached to the bridge? thanks
Instead of Sight and Go, is there a means to follow via breadcrumbs, to return to the very spot you started from as you walked along the lake? Lets assume you were lost and it was dark and storm, does the device provide a compass and permits you to return from your breadcrumbs? Thank you
Hi Darrian. Yes of course. That option is called ''track Back''. And at any moment when you move you got a red line that is drawing on the map. You can use it as breadcrumbs.
@@HowToPM instead of following a small red line to track, doesn't the watch have a mode you observe a compass instead? I ask because I have the Montana Garmin which does exactly that. While walking it is much easier to observe a large compass and its needle rather than a small red mark expecially in daylight. Is the display readable in direct sunlight ?
Imagine you are in a city and aim for a church you see far away in altitude. Just aim it, and try to stay as much possible on the straight line from a street to an other. You will eventually reach the church.
I have a Forerunner 945 and it has the same feature. I never knew how this feature works but I don't think it works how you demonstrate it, sorry. I think this feature is gimmick. I have no clue in what angle you should point the watch and that is the point. What if I point it too low? Will it pick a point 40 meters in front of me? No. If I shoot too high? Imagine there was no route that direction in your example. You'd never reach you target. It showed 80 kilometers and you just walked knowing there'd be a trail. You were off track compared to the watch's straight line suggestion. So the watch did not navigate you, you navigated the watch. Don't get me wrong, the video is ok but it doesn't explain this feature. My problem is how do you know
The fuck your talking about? Just because the live says it’s 80 km long doesn’t mean he got that distance by pointing at a object. It just shoots an azimuth and you will be able to know where that azimuth is at all times so you can navigate off course to get around obstacles and still being able to find your way.
Great video! Most people just talk about the features without the real-world demonstration. Videos like this are so much more useful. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I did not know that Garmin can do this. Most people just show off all the bells and whistles of some smart watches. This is a really useful feature that is well explained. Glad RUclips recommended this video and channel.
Ahah!! Thank you I'm glad you liked it! :)
Thanks. I have never seen this feature explained in a RUclips video before. BTW, this feature is also on the Forerunner 945/945LTE.
Hi Daniel. Thank you for your comment. Yes it is available on pretty much every garmin devices I have tested so far.
I have been viewing your Tactix videos today, getting my Delta tomorrow! Thanks for all the work!!
Most welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed!
Very useful feature, thanks!
Regards from México. Gracias por el video
thanks a lot! i finally understood why 80km there and what off-course means
Thank you! I've always wondered how the hell that is used! A useful tool, now I know what it does and how two use it! 😀
Happy to help! :)
IMHO this feature only makes sense in woods/etc without known paths, at least not known to Garmin.
Or, if the point I want to go to has no features that I can identify on the map.
In that cases: great!
Other than that I would always mark the point on the map and let the system guide me...
Of course. But I had to make an exemple. 😉
Yeah sir
The same feature is available in garmins with no map so its very useful.
Hi. Great video. Which data screen you use for showing 8 fields? Is it custom? Which one? Thx!
Hi David. You will find the 8 fields screen on the bigger model like Fenix 6X or 7X and the tactix to.
Basically just because you need a bigger screen to show more data. ;)
@@HowToPM Thank you for the explanation! I currently use walker, but yours seemed also a good choice of data for me. It's pity that I have a Fenix 5s 🙂
Witam ma Pan film jak wygląda opcja backtrack w terenie? Chodzi mi o to żeby zobaczyć płynność nawigacji kompasu, bo dzisiaj zobaczyłem film z suunto race i tam nawigacja działa super płynnie, a szukam zegarka tylko do opcji backtrack.
LOVED IT
Thank you for this informative video.
Thx I try it with my new Tactix 7.
Is there a way to change the default setting for the range on Sight and go? (50 miles or 80 kilometers) I use this feature a lot trekking unmarked terrain but never EVER have had the need to go 50 miles
I don't think it's possible. The tool is not made to reach an objective but to follow a line.
thank you for this video. I was looking for this feature for a long time. unfortunately this option is only available on certain watches, not on my garmin forerunner 255 gps😭
I think it's only available on watches that have full mapping.
You didn't give details on how to point the watch. So does the angle of the watch change the target distance?
Distance will always be very high. It should be the max distance you could see from a high point. The idea is that if you follow the line, you will eventually reach the point.
You mean like a theodolite
Great Video!! ❤❤
BUT AINT NO MONTAINE HIGH ENOUGH
How do you set the projected distance i.e. dist rem ?
You can't. Distance is set by distance you could see at horizon from altitude.
The idea is just to follow a line to eventually reach a point at an unknown distance. If you reach the end of the distance, you surely pass it.
What exact watch are you using?
Actually I use the Garmin Tactix 7 as my everyday watch.
The watch in the video is a Tactix Delta. Same interface as the Fenix.
I haven't tried this in the real world yet (I just got my watch) and I was wondering if the watch "knows" that you've passed your destination point you referenced? If not, then it's great for a straight line, but not so much for an actual location, right?
Sight and go do not let you set a distance. It alow you to create a straight line. So you point what you see in distance, and then you walk untilf you reach it.
@@HowToPM but it doesn’t tell you if you reached to the bridge for example? so if you’re in an area with high trees, building or anything that can be a sight barrier, how can you know you reached to the bridge? thanks
Instead of Sight and Go, is there a means to follow via breadcrumbs, to return to the very spot you started from as you walked along the lake? Lets assume you were lost and it was dark and storm, does the device provide a compass and permits you to return from your breadcrumbs? Thank you
Hi Darrian. Yes of course. That option is called ''track Back''. And at any moment when you move you got a red line that is drawing on the map. You can use it as breadcrumbs.
@@HowToPM instead of following a small red line to track, doesn't the watch have a mode you observe a compass instead? I ask because I have the Montana Garmin which does exactly that. While walking it is much easier to observe a large compass and its needle rather than a small red mark expecially in daylight. Is the display readable in direct sunlight ?
@@darrinfrench9018 you can add a location before you leave and come back to the location with an arrow. Useful for finding your parking spot etc
@@darrinfrench9018 it’s readable in sunlight
I have tactix 7 pro. But I don't see that option on the clock.
You must be into an activity and reach the menu.
I just don't understand how this feature can be useful?
Imagine you are in a city and aim for a church you see far away in altitude.
Just aim it, and try to stay as much possible on the straight line from a street to an other.
You will eventually reach the church.
Rumour has it he is at mile 75 of the journey to the montane
I have a Forerunner 945 and it has the same feature. I never knew how this feature works but I don't think it works how you demonstrate it, sorry. I think this feature is gimmick. I have no clue in what angle you should point the watch and that is the point. What if I point it too low? Will it pick a point 40 meters in front of me? No. If I shoot too high?
Imagine there was no route that direction in your example. You'd never reach you target. It showed 80 kilometers and you just walked knowing there'd be a trail. You were off track compared to the watch's straight line suggestion. So the watch did not navigate you, you navigated the watch. Don't get me wrong, the video is ok but it doesn't explain this feature. My problem is how do you know
The fuck your talking about? Just because the live says it’s 80 km long doesn’t mean he got that distance by pointing at a object. It just shoots an azimuth and you will be able to know where that azimuth is at all times so you can navigate off course to get around obstacles and still being able to find your way.
Montein lol. What accent is that?
I'm french Canadian. 😉
le kump-ASS
Holy shit my watch does this?
Maybe. A lot of garmin watches can do it.