How to use a Garmin Fenix 7 GPS watch - walk and talk

[@Chirp296]

Glad I watched this video. I learned a bit about my new watch from watching. The enabling/disabling the touchscreen with pressing the upper right and lower left buttons at the same time was invaluable for me.

[@ukgpstraining]

Glad it helped in some small way, enjoy your walking.

[@phillder]

Brilliant again Jon, love these Walk and Talks, thank you & keep them coming.

[@ukgpstraining]

Glad you like them and the next recording day is walking the Yorkshire Dales three peaks a week on Saturday. Looking forward to it!

[@KarindeBeer]

Great video, thanks! One question, during the walks my Garmin starts automatically new rounds, which I don’t like. How can I turn this off?

[@MarkN67]

Great video and interesting comments. I’m also a massive fan of the Fenix. I believe the Fenix is a much better watch than the Epix when using it like you are. The screen is designed to be easily seen outside, the Epix screen is much better indoors. I have a dive watch with an AMOLED screen and it’s almost unreadable in bright sunlight and I have to turn the brightness to full to see it in bright conditions. I’ll be very interested to hear your opinions as you do talk a lot of sense.

[@ukgpstraining]

I am currently ‘living’ with the EPIX, first video out on Wed at 11.45am comparing the two watches, but after just one week I feel you are right with your conclusions.

[@leoncm100]

@@ukgpstraining Hi, I'm considering buying the Fenix 7 Sapphire at the moment but I'm concerned that the screen may be difficult to see when running and hiking outdoors. Do you think that the sapphire screen is easy to see?

[@ukgpstraining]

@@leoncm100 We have created this video that may help, looking at the screens on both the EPIX and fenix Sapphire solar - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHzGqWOCfJh9i8U

[@leoncm100]

Thanks so much for linking the video, would you be able to say in your personal opinion if the Fenix 7 Sapphire is easy to read outdoors in bright weather? I run with heart rate monitoring so do glance at the watch face often. I am not sure whether to get the Fenix 7 or the Garmin instinct 2 Solar -- my main interest is running and hiking on simple enough routes.

[@MarkN67]

@@leoncm100 if I was you, I’d go with the F7 over the instinct as I think you’d regret it later on if you didn’t. The Fenix is designed more for outdoor use and I use mine a lot with the maps and I’ve never had a problem viewing it outdoors even without my reading glasses.

[@xAlphaSpiderx]

Thank you 😊

[@mumflaps9133]

Hi Jon. My garmin connect app doesn’t show the same looking screen as yours for the overview. On my one it has the map at the top and the data below, but not in those nice coloured circles. Would you know how I can change it to look the same as yours?

[@ukgpstraining]

Hi the video was filmed 1 year ago with the older Connect app on my iphone, there have been a number of updates to the app in the last year and the layout and style of the app has now changed with the updates hence you will not be able to display the same as the older app, I hope this helps, Kind regards

[@popchart]

Hey John, another great video - which I had your stamina! Would you tell me what Montane jacket you were wearing please? I'm looking for a light weight jacket to also use on my MTB

[@ukgpstraining]

Chris, thanks for your kind words. Sadly I don't know what the style of the jacket is, I know Montane won't thank me for this, but I and my staff just wear what they give us.

[@sergeram1436]

Great video John, I need to do St Cuthberts way, like the Fennix 7 but for me the epix display would be better,

[@ukgpstraining]

Thanks for your comment, in this Wednesday’s video we compare the EPIX and Fenix 7, our first thoughts. Currently wearing the EPIX, love it if I can get my head around charging it over x3 times more than the Fenix.

[@Sherwood.Maverick]

Hi Jon great video! How do you set the 1 mile markers to track every mile? Also do you know if you can set it to track the steps on an activity as well as the steps of the day overall count? Also is there a particular reason why you set it to record the walk when following a course, as following a course saves the data too doesn’t it?

[@ukgpstraining]

Thanks for your questions If you bought your unit from us please contact our tech support team - 01669 621044, they will go through your settings with you and get you set up re mile marker notifications You can only measure your daily steps i.e. you can't measure them for your activity as a separate file. No reason Jon records both, I will tell him he is doing it wrong, I know he is always keen to learn!

[@ImPewPew4]

does the topo map come with built in major trails so i dnt have to download gpx files?

[@ukgpstraining]

The TOPO PRO maps do show major trails but you will very much struggle to navigate with it on sock a small screen. In next Wednesday's video I am out with the EPIX and I am showing you how to plan a route and wirelessly transfer it to a watch using the connect app. You may find it useful.

[@ImPewPew4]

@@ukgpstraining ah looking forward then. I got the fenix 7. Cant wait till it arives and to go on hikes with it :)

[@Jennifer.4]

Interesting video. I have a Garmin sd card with the British Isles 15000 is mapping which I use with my Garmin map 66 gps. Is there a way to install this mapping onto a Fenix 7 or epix watches ?

[@ukgpstraining]

Sadly you are unable to install your maps from your map card on any GPS watch.

[@Jennifer.4]

@@ukgpstraining Thanks for the information.

[@mrd4721]

Great video. I have recently purchased the Fenix 7 . Brilliant watch so far. When navigating which setting do you find best; North up or track up?

[@ukgpstraining]

Thanks for your question, I tend to always use track up when I am out navigating.

[@mrd4721]

@@ukgpstraining thank you. Do you find you can orientate yourself on the map quickly enough when you're in track up?

[@ukgpstraining]

@@mrd4721 Yes, as the watch has an electronic compass built in it orientates very quickly.

[@29erallday]

Is there a way to have it just point arrow straight to destination? I do a lot of hiking in big open areas, so sometimes the trail will go a long way to see sights but then I want to go straight back to destination. Haven't found a way to get an arrow not following course but just as bird flies. Any tips?

[@ukgpstraining]

This is one of our videos from our paid course that takes you through entering a grid ref of a place you want to navigate to - kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGeqqHelmM5qmaM In the course there are 68 training videos you may find useful - gpsonlinecourse.co.uk/ I hope this helps, happy to share the odd video, but as you appreciate can't share too many of those videos as our subscriptions are our main income.

[@jamiegalloway1084]

Hi John, awaiting your Epix review. Can't decide between the Fenix 7 and the Epix.

[@ukgpstraining]

It's on my wrist as we speak. Recording the first comparison video this afternoon, but it will be a few weeks before I am ready for a 'walk and talk' with it.

[@timmaye11]

@@ukgpstraining Im torn John, what do you think (ive a 6x) and looking to treat myself

[@ukgpstraining]

@@timmaye11 Here are my thoughts on how i was 'bored' of Fenix watches, but the Fenix 7 has changed my mind. Here is the clip - kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6Sug32ZhNSrZ7s

[@timmaye11]

@@ukgpstraining thanks John, so you'd pick the 7 over the Epix?

[@ukgpstraining]

@@timmaye11 I have just recorded my second 'walk and talk' this week with the Epix and you will see when that is published (early Aug) that i have sold the fenix 7 and kept my EPIX.