原文： UPDATE: 01 SEP 2016- As of now, my watch had been on the shelf for a few months, so naturally the battery drained & died. After repeated attempts, the battery will no longer change at all. Two years of use, maybe a few dozen + times, dead in the water - from disuse? Contacting Garmin...but may be
out $$$$. Will update Star Rating after. At this point, about 3 stars, possibly 2 based on their customer service level. More to follow...
I don't write reviews often, but there was so much information and updates surrounding this watch, I decided with the recent updates I should throw my two cents in, since everyone else's helped me decide myself.
I bought this just a few weeks ago after reading the online reviews of the previous FENIX, comparison with the TACTIX and D2 Flight Versions and the DCrainmaker reviews - (the best overall comparisons for every major Alt / Baro / Compass (ABC) / GPS watches - even within the same brand (GARMIN), however just a bit outdated now as they were based on the Beta model, now much improved with software updates).
I have not extensively tested the issues others have reported regarding the loss of tracking, inaccurate GPS tracks, the battery dying or timer / distance reseting after 2-3 hours. Those are serious issues for the dedicated distance athlete - I will test mine during normal use with the features running over the next couple of days to see if I have the same problems.
***12 MAY 2014 Update***: Ran the GPS all day, to include various times of indoor / lost signal and without the HRM on. I pressed random lap times and navigated through a few menus, leaving it going until the battery died (under 2% - the watch shut off automatically) at 11 hours and 40 minutes. I would expect the HRM use in conjunction with to decrease that a bit more and there was many times I was indoors, however the watch should have been searching for satellites still using extensive battery life. I estimated 12-15 hours (NORMAL GPS Mode, Hiking Activity) but it did fall a bit short. Not bad, with still an option for "Ultra Trac" GPS mode to significantly increase the battery life.
I am going to run the GPS with the HRM and then again another day with it in Ultra Trac GPS mode...more updates to follow.
***14 May 2014*** Update: HRM running and GPS going with moderate indoor & outdoor use. I did have the HRM drop at only about 25 minutes, but held solid until about 08 hrs & 40 mins when it dropped again. Both times I had to press & hold the light button down to shut off & restart the watch to reconnect, as even going through settings, sensors & HR, it only showed " searching" until the reboot. It does maintain the total elapsed time once you press start and resume the activity again, though. Just an odd, annoying glitch that seems to happen randomly. Battery life is still running well, with both HRM & GPS (when outside, about half the total time today) I'm at 9 hours and still at 38%, but spent much less time outside today, as compared to my previous update & battery life. The next week I will run the GPS ultra-trac to see how close to the 50 hour mark I can get to!
PROs:
- Great design; I picked this based on the incredible variety of options this watch has. No other even comes close, with glide ratio (jump master), ski settings, swim strokes, even a heart rate monitor (extra $$) that can measure vertical bounce / oscillations / VO2 Max setting (based on run / HR)
- Solid look and case, black with three band options! One rubber strap, one cordura-style material "velcro" strap attached by solid thick screws into the watch (tool included) and even a third to hang from a rucksack / hiking pack instead of from a wrist!!
- Waterproof with swim options including stroke, distance, laps, etc - or depth for low level diving / snorkeling
- Built in Temp...accuracy is always affected by wearing it, naturally. Prior glitches with recording the data and connecting to a temp sensor (extra $$) before i read about. I haven't tested to see if that was fixed as it's not a concern for me personally.
- Compass, independent from the GPS with calibration options. I had always carried a compass on a watch prior for navigating around cities when traveling on a map...actually an important option for me, works great.
- Sunrise / Sunset and Moon Rise / Set data with image of phase (not % of light, but pic of the current phase - by date)
- Red Backlight, solid face only viewable within 30-90 degrees (straight-on) or so; nice minor tactical option from the TACTIX
- Once the menus are set up, you can view and do everything you'd want for running, HR (with sensor), pace, elevation, calories, etc - ***They finally added (last updated software - April 2014 to 2.6 / 2.90 GPS) that included a 4-field page for displaying data during an activity...essential for me for Time, Dist, Pace and HR on one page!***
- Different Options for GPS battery power...Ultra-Trac, claiming up to 50 hours sipping GPS signals (every 60 secs instead of instant updates) is a great feature. I haven't verified the battery at full usage - some claim as little as 5-6 hours, but I have an "old" Triathalon TIMEX with GPS and HRM that will do 12 hours...surely this should last 12-15, but I will test this again in the next couple of days and provide an update.
- Basic watch features with a lock-button option and a hidden off / "reset" feature with button presses for those rare times it won't recognize the external sensors or locks-up. Glad they thought of it, even though they need to be fixed ultimately. Small computer!
- Even the contrast, screen brightness, auto-light, duration and time screen options can be adjusted (time, Day, Date, Battery life, Zulu time, Sunrise - on the same screen*)
- Bluetooth connectivity: with an iPhone, you can sync and receive text messages from your phone directly to your watch AND set for during activity, always or off. The trick is you can't use an external sensor if you are using the BT feature enabled - the watch will tell you if you try it.
CONS:
- Really thick; I'm used to wearing large watches, so it doesn't bother me at all but to some it may. Seriously, like 1/2" thick.
- Odd cross over features not present on the TACTIX / FENIX 2 / D2: The FENIX 2 has almost EVERYTHING the TACTIX version (same basic watch, along with the D2) and WAY more. *The only differences they left out is the more ruggedized case (all black, no red button), the GREEN backlight (instead of the FENIX red), the convex lens for more tactical viewing straight on and the Tide chart / shoreline data. I would have preferred the green & convex lens personally and hoped you could update / software or chose, but you can't with the FENIX 2. Garmin added the Jumpmaster to the FENIX 2 for parachuting / glide distance calculations from the TACTIX, but didn't include the Tide / Shore data?? Odd. The TACTIX was a "military" tailored version that unfortunately fell way short of a better design in the F2, but Garmin just didn't improve it and instead made the F2. My only heartache with Garmin as it seems like they targeted a market and then fell short, but only after selling an incomplete product and now likely setting up to dump it. The D2 is very similar watch, different button features and software but essentially the same shell - for Pilots. It would be great to have all the features in one, but with the tech / size / battery it would be difficult, so I'd like to see extra $$ option for swapping software around based on the desire of the end user. I fly as well, so I do understand there really is too much data to shove into one system for this many features though. One day perhaps.
- ***Not intuitive: Setting up can be a beast. Some features like Run are a press Start and go, but the data pages for setting up what you want to see, editing, moving items in the menu, turning on Bluetooth, notifications, etc take a lot of tinkering and you can get buried into the sub-menu options and forget where you were. At least there is a "back" button and press-and-hold menu button if all else fails. Online videos and just getting familiar with the "settings" and "data pages" just takes time; a lot of time but highly customizable in the end.
- This is geared for the Iphone / APPs, NOT ANDROID Phones right now...I caved and got the iPhone so no issues with the Bluetooth / Connectivity issues. I haven't tested the wireless app synch yet, but it does directly USB into my PC (not Mac) anyway.
- **Bluetooth and Antennea (ANT) functions as mentioned DO NOT WORK CONCURRENTLY. It's one or the other - hardware design that cannot be fixed with this model. It tells you if you try, but doesn't give you a simple click to change or turn-off, just to "ok" it. You then must go through the menu and manually turn-off the BT if you want your ANT (e.g.: HRM) while running. Probably the F3 one day will do this hopefully. YES - I want to get my text messages and HR while running at the same time!!! It's 2014! Ha!
- All sensors are extra $$$...the kits to save a few bucks have been back-ordered since before the F2 was even available it seems. I paid the extra money for the HR Monitor.
- Minor, but I wanted the date, day, Zulu AND battery life to show on the main time page...it gives every option - even sunrise - EXCEPT that one with Zulu and the Battery life together! Can't please everyone, I know. Flight Guy...everything is in Zulu, ha.
In Summary: Beware the glitches and know that you will have to update the software as they are pushed out from Garmin. Sign up for email notifications on Garmin Connect and then you can keep up. There are a few major reports of dead systems and errors in GPS / Timing. It doesn't seem to be wide-spread, but test immediately if purchased so you can ensure it works on a marathon, 50k or 100k run prior to the event so you can still return it. I will be testing my battery from 100% with the GPS running as much as possible the next two days (lots of indoor time though - we'll see how it works) to see the actual useable life, as if it does have the massive timing errors or dies in 6 hours rest assured I will be returning mine. Finally, I cannot recommend to buy the TACTIX as it is $50 more and has considerably less features than the F2 now anyway.
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译文： 更新：2016年9月1日 一直到现在，我的手表已经搁置了几个月了，所以电池自己就耗完了，然后坏掉。经过反复尝试，电池没有被改变什么。两年的使用时间里，也许有几十次在水中坏掉 - 直接扔掉？我联系了Garmin ...但可能会出一大笔钱。之后我就改变我的评价了，在这一点上，根据他们的客户服务水平，大约3星级，可能还是2吧。会继续关注...
我不经常写评论，但周围有这么多的信息和一直在更新换代的表，我决定与最近的更新，我应该把我花的两分钱也加进来，因为其他人的评论在帮助我选择。
几个星期前，我在阅读之前的FENIX在线评论，与TACTIX和D2 Flight Versions以及DCrainmaker的评论进行比较之后，购买了这款运动手表（每种主要有Alt 、 Baro 、 Compass（ABC），与 GPS手表的最佳整体比较 - 即使是在同一品牌（GARMIN），但现在只是有点过时，因为他们是基于测试版模型制造出来的，现在用软件来更新改进）。
我还没有好好的试过其他人说的跟踪可能会丢失的问题，GPS跟踪不准确，电池耗尽或者定时器、距离重置2-3小时后出现的问题。这些对于专用距离运动员来说是严重的问题 - 我将在正常使用期间对我的测试结果与未来几天运行的情况进行比较，看看是否有同样的问题。
*** 2014年5月12日更新***：整天都开启了GPS功能，包括室内和信号丢失的各种时间，但是HRM并没有开启。我按下了随机的圈速时间，并通过几个菜单导航，直到电量用完（在2％以下 - 手表会自动关闭），用了11小时40分钟。HRM同时使用的话，电量应该会耗得快一点，我曾经在室内很多次使用，但手表应该一直花费了大量的电量去连接可用的卫星。我估计会使用12-15小时左右（正常的GPS模式，用于徒步旅行活动），但它确实有点短。不错，仍然可以选择“Ultra Trac”GPS模式来延长电池使用时间。
我要用HRM系统运行GPS，然后再用Ultra Trac GPS模式运行GPS。
*** 2014年5月14日***更新：HRM系统和GPS一直在室内和室外很合理的使用。我确实只有25分钟左右的HRM功能减弱，但是直到08分和40分后又再次减弱。两次，我不得不按下按钮关闭并重新启动手表再重新连接，即使通过设置，传感器和HRM系统，它只显示“搜索”，直到重新启动。但是，一旦您按下启动并重新恢复活动，它将保持总的运行时间。只是一个很头疼的，烦人的故障，似乎随时都会发生。电池仍然情况良好，与HRM和GPS一起使用（今天大约有一半的时间在外面）了9小时，之后电量依然在38％，但花在外面的时间比我以前的多。接下来的一周，我将会用GPS超级跟踪系统，看看我是否可以用接近50小时的时间！
优点：
- 设计很棒啊 ; 我就是根据这款腕表的设计，然后令人难以置信的选择了这个。甚至还有一个可以测量垂直反弹/振荡/ VO2最大参数的设置（基于运行、HRM）的心率监视器（当然需要额外付费）
- 坚实的外观和功能，三款中我选择了黑色！一个橡胶表带，一个Cordura风格的材料“魔术贴”表带，用坚固的厚度螺丝固定在手表上（包括工具），甚至有三分之一可以挂在背包和远足包上而不是在手腕上！
- 防水的游泳模式，可以测量包括行程，距离，圈数等 - 或低水平潜水/浮潜的深度
- 建在温度...自然，戴着的时候准确性总是会受到影响。以前的故障与记录数据会连接到一个温度传感器（额外付费），然后再显示。我还没有测试过，看看这个问题是否真的得到了解决，因为这对我个人来说不是什么大麻烦。
- 指南针，独立于带有校准选项的GPS。沿着地图上的地方旅行之前，我总是用手手表上这个指南针，实际上对我来说是一个重要的选择，效果很好。
- 日出、日落和月亮升起、设置数据与阶段的图像（不是光的百分比，显示当前阶段的图像 和日期）
- 红色背光，只能在30-90度（直线）左右看到很清晰的人像;从TACTIX来说是不错的选择
- 一旦菜单设置完毕，你可以查看和运行所有你想要的功能，HRM（传感器），步伐，海拔，卡路里等 - 他们最后再一起加进去（最新更新的软件 - 2014年4月的2.6 / 2.90全球定位系统），其中包括一个4字节的页面，用于显示活动期间的数据...对我来说，时间，距离，速度和HRM都在同一个页面是必不可少的！
- 不同的GPS电池功率选项... Ultra-Trac，声称可以持续长达50小时的GPS信号（每60秒，而不是即时更新）是一个很好的功能。我还没有充分用电池来验证过 - 一些声称其实只有5-6小时，但我有一个旧的Triathalon TIMEX，带有GPS和人HRM，能用12个小时...当然，应该可以持续12-15小时，但我会在接下来的几天再次测试，并提供更新的数据。
- 具有锁定按钮选项的手表基本功能以及隐藏/“重置”功能，在按下按钮的情况下，它将无法识别外部传感器或直接锁定。很高兴他们想到了这一点，尽管他们最终需要修正。好像一台小型的电脑！
- 即使对比度，屏幕亮度，自动照明，持续时间和时间屏幕选项可以调整（时间，日期，日期，电池寿命，Zulu时间，日出时间 - 在同一个页面上*）
- 蓝牙连接：使用iPhone，您可以将手机中的短信直接同步到手表，并在活动过程中始终保持关闭状态。诀窍是，如果您正在使用BT功能，则无法使用外部传感器 - 手表会告诉您是否要使用该功能。
缺点：
- 尺寸真的有点厚......不过我习惯戴大号手表，所以它根本不影响到我，只是有时候可能会。比较烦人的是，像1/2那么“厚了。
- TACTIX / FENIX 2 / D2上不存在的奇特功能：FENIX 2拥有几乎所有的TACTIX版本（与D2相同的基本手表）和WAY了。 *他们唯一的区别就是更坚固的表壳（全黑，无红色按钮），绿色背光（而不是FENIX红色），凸透镜更直观的观看数据和潮汐表、海岸线数据。我个人更喜欢绿色和凸透镜，希望你可以更新软件或重新选择，但你不能与FENIX 2. Garmin增加了跳伞到FENIX 2从TACTIX跳伞、滑翔距离的计算，但didn居然不包括潮汐/海岸数据？奇怪。 TACTIX是一个为“军事”量身定制的版本，不幸的是在F2中设计的不是很好，但Garmin只是没有做好而已，而是做了F2。我唯一痛心的是Garmin，因为它看起来像他们的主要市场目标，结果垮了，但只是在销售不完整的产品，现在可能设置也不太好了。 D2是非常相似的手表，不同的按钮功能和软件，但基本上有着相同的外壳 - 像飞行员一样的。将所有功能集于一身是非常好的，但是对于技术、尺寸、电池来说这将是困难的，所以我想根据最终用户的想法用额外的付费选项来更新软件。我也会飞行，所以我明白，真的有太多的数据推入到这个功能，虽然有多个系统。但也许有一天可以实现
- 不直观的一些方面：设置不太好操作。一些功能，如运行是按开始的话，但数据页面设置你想看到什么呢，编辑，在菜单中移动项目，打开蓝牙，通知等，需要大量的操作，你可以填入子菜单选项，然后忘记在哪里设置。至少有一个“后退”按钮，如果所有其他都没操作好的话，就按住菜单按钮。在线视频以及简单熟悉“设置”和“数据页面”都需要时间;大量的时间，但最终还是可以很好的操作。
- 这现在是面向Iphone 应用的，而不是Android的手机...我认了，用了iPhone，所以没有蓝牙/连接问题的问题。我还没有测试无线应用程序同步的问题，但它直接将USB连接到我的电脑端（不是Mac）。
- **如上所述的蓝牙和天线（ANT）功能不兼容。这是其中一个 硬件设计问题，也不能用这个模型修复。它告诉你如果你要尝试的话，不会给你你一个简单的点击更改或关闭选项，只是为了“确定”它。如果您在运行时需要ANT（例如：HRM），则必须通过菜单并手动关闭BT。有一天F3可能会有希望做到这一点。是的 - 我想同时运行我的短信和HRM！这是2014年！哈哈！
- 所有的传感器都是额外付费的 ... ...节省了几块钱的已经被反向排序了，因为在F2甚至可用之前似乎不怎么管用。我为HR Monitor付了额外的钱。
- 次要的一点，但我却是想要的日期，Zulu和电池剩余电量都显示在主要的时间页面...它提供了每一个选项 - 甚至还有日出 - 除了一个与Zulu和电池寿命放在一起！我知道，让大家在飞行中，一直处于Zulu时间。
总结：小心它的小故障，并知道你将不得不更新从Garmin推出的软件。 注册Garmin Connect上的电子邮件会通知，然后你可以更新。 有几个关于GPS /定时系统崩溃和错误的主要报告。 它似乎不是广泛存在的问题，但如果购买的话，可以立即测试，所以你可以确保它在持续工作状态，在测试运行之前持续5万到10万的工作历程，然后你仍然可以让它回到工作状态。 我将会在接下来的两天里尽可能地使用GPS来测试我的电池，尽可能多的使用GPS（室内时间很长 - 我们将看看它是如何工作的），看看实际的电池可用寿命，就好像它拥有巨大的 时间错误或在6小时内成功用完，放心，我会回来更新的。 最后，我不能推荐购买TACTIX，因为它比现在的F2多了50美元，功能却要比F2少得多。
