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#Reading sunnto core weather indicator full

It’s all menu-driven, and uses full English words. Holding the Mode button shows the progress bar racing ’round the screen, thence to setting mode. Here’s a comparison shot with a G-shock to show relative size. ‘backlight’ is easy to understand where an abbreviation might confuse. Due to the bitmapped display, menu choices are spelled out, which makes operating the watch easy. The seconds ring is reused to show compass direction, active buttons and a progress bar when entering setting mode. Above the time, there’s a small three-segment display of recent barometric pressure trends and an indicator of the Altimeter/Barometer mode. While that’s displayed, the seconds run ’round the outside, just like the Lumi. Sunrise and sunset times – nice for hiking.Day of week with Month and Day in the form of ‘Thu 10.9.’.For example, Time mode shows the time in the center area, but the area beneath it cycles between Each of these, in turn, has different views you select via the View button. The watch has three main modes, Time, Altimeter/Barometer and Compass. Suunto also has an excellent online demo that shows the features and the user interface that I recommend to you.

There’s a lot of functionality in this watch, but due to thoughtful design its easy to use. It makes it easier to read but can be initially disconcerting to see the time shift right when the minute ends in one! You can see this effect in the top picture.

The watch uses a proportionally spaced font, the first one I’ve seen on a watch.

60g in weight, 14.5mm high by 50mm wide.

Huge bitmapped LCD display with green backlighting.

Bidirectional bezel with N/S/E/W markings.User-replaceable CR-2032 battery, a nice touch.This version uses a custom lug with screws, so only Suunto straps will fit some of the other models have bracelets with normal lugs that’d accept a generic strap. Hard plastic case and vented rubber strap.Storm alarm and barometric pressure trends.

Recording and plotting of data – the Core can save and display data for altitude/pressure or depth.

Display of sunrise and sunset times, based on you selecting a city.

The second timezone is settable to any time, and so will work in places like Delhi, Newfoundland and central Australia.

The pressure sensor also works under water, serving as a depth gauge.

Before we start comparing, here’s a list of the features onboard: The Core is an altimeter/barometer/compass watch, much like the Pathfinders, but with a completely different design aesthetic. I chose the Light Green for both functional and aesthetic reasons – it’s the lightest of the bunch, with aluminum bezel and vented rubber strap, and I prefer normal black-on-white LCDs to the negative variant. There are eight Core models, differing in case design and coloration. We’ve reviewed several Casio Pathfinders, and today we have the Suunto Core Light Green. At WatchReport, we’re big fans of outdoor watches.