Outdoor Electronics

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Learn the basics of shutter speed, aperture, and ISO.

Capture great wildlife photos with patience and know-how regarding their movements and your camera.

Avoid grainy nighttime shots by shooting at a low ISO.

Learn when to stop the action or pan along for the best shot.

Emphasize the steepness, and the accomplishment, with these techniques.

Get a classic shot of friends or family.

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Water and snow shots can be a lighting nightmare--but not with these tips.

Whether you're shooting wide angle or on zoom, learn how to best capture the beautiful scenery around you.

This top-shelf GPS can pinch hit as a digital camera.

This top-shelf GPS can pinch hit as a digital camera.

This wrist-ready, weather-resistant GPS device is only 2.2 ounces.

Easy to read touch screen with a tough hard-shell

This top-shelf GPS can pinch hit as a digital camera.

Easy to read touch screen with a tough hard-shell

This top-shelf GPS can pinch hit as a digital camera.

Easy to read touch screen with a tough hard-shell

This top-shelf GPS can pinch hit as a digital camera.

This top-shelf GPS can pinch hit as a digital camera.

This top-shelf GPS can pinch hit as a digital camera.

This top-shelf GPS can pinch hit as a digital camera.

This top-shelf GPS can pinch hit as a digital camera.

This top-shelf GPS can pinch hit as a digital camera.

This watch boasts all the bells and whistles of a great training watch and GPS device.

Now you can call in a rescue–or simply send the OK signal–from anywhere.

This compact piece packs all the technology and none of the size.

This one-glance watch was built with the input of renowned alpinist Conrad Anker.

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This durable and accurate timepiece is also a bargain.

This touch-screen timepiece combines durability, accuracy, and elegance.

This watch boasts all the bells and whistles of a great training watch and GPS device.

Map your route and much more with this high-tech wrist watch.

Whether you want to shoot action video or beautiful still photos we have a camera for you.

Never get, or stay, lost with these navigation devices.

Learn to figure out where you are (even in a whiteout) and prevent, or stop, a snowy fall.

The Lowrance Endura Sierra comes chalk full of street and topo maps.

This top-shelf GPS can pinch hit as a digital camera.

This wrist-ready, weather-resistant GPS device is only 2.2 ounces.

This sturdy GPS device is only $300 and comes loaded with topos.

GPS, compass, digital video and camera capabilities–this phone has it all.

This is a great camera bag for all occasions thanks to multiple shoulder strap configurations.

This versatile helmetcam is great for action video, both fast and slow.

This compact DSLR not only takes great pictures, but shoots video and shrugs off precipitation.

This camera was made to be abused, yet takes great pictures and is compact enough to slip into your pack's hipbelt pocket.

Great HD quality and tough-as-nails housing make this camera your go-to for great video, not to mention you can get a full week of shooting on just two charges!

Find and frame animals perfectly with this wildlife photography primer.

Welcome to our list of clubs, environmental groups, retail shops, and other groups who are using our map tools to plan and share trips, to save wilderness areas, or to meet other hikers.

Go wireless, get dialed in, and navigate like a pro with these gadgets.

For quick-and-easy, YouTube-ready videos, this inexpensive camera won't let you down.

This map case is the best way to tote your map into the backcountry since the Ziploc bag.

Kelly Bastone hiked a long-forgotten trail through Yosemite's North Rim and documented the trek on video, in photographs, and using GPS.

Backpackers get a made-to-order digital camera with the first affordable GPS-enabled shooter.

This light and totally waterproof camcorder changes the game for backcountry moviemaking.

Meet the ultimate GPS: simple enough for beginners, wonky enough for experts, powerful enough for all.

No need for a pile of paperback in your pack, this e-reader stores over 100 novels

LowePro CompuRover is the outdoor photographer's best friend.

Got juice? Here are energy solutions for everything from weekend hikes to an Everest expedition.

Forget your daddy's compass: Today's navigation instruments do everything but cook dinner.

The HyMini solar-powered fan does way more then just keep you cool

Need power? The Brunton Solaris charges any device you've got using included solar panels or a battery pack for low light conditions.

The compact PowerSource Mini gives a power boost to just about anything, including your USB-compatible devices.

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Outsmart mother nature with Pieps iProbe, an avalanche probe with potential for faster rescue times.

The Petzl Ultra uses LED's for brightest, and most costly, headlamp.

AirDrives Interactive Earphones stay put on bumpiest trails and helps you rock out safely.

Lightweight and durable, the low cost Oregon Scientific ATC3K camcorder is practically outdoor-proof.

Sony HandyCam HDR-TG1 packs face detection, a touch screen and HD quality into lightweight camcorder.

Small and compact, Canon's Vixia HF10 produces great HD-quality video and easy-to-use interfaces for any budding outdoors filmmaker.

If you want to save time, weight, or money when buying a video camera, we found the best options.

Sony's H50 camera is packed with features like a infrared night mode, movable screen and easy-to-use slide shows.

The sturdy Olympus Stylus could be a backpacker's best point-and-shoot yet, with it's smash-proof LCD and a high 10-megapixel image sensor.

Canon's PowerShot A590 delivers some adjustable manual-like features in a bulky device too big for most front pockets.

Sony's W300 packs a massive 13.2 megapixel sensor and trail-friendly scratch-resistant body.

Simple and thin, Sony's W130 features crisp pictures and web-ready video.

Protected against small amounts of water, this sturdy camera is for the klutz in all of us.

Nixon's budget-priced point and shoot camera runs on AAs

A perfect, pocket-sized digital camera for any weekend warrior.

Whatever your budget or photo ambitions, we've found the perfect shooter for every type of backpacker.

The Garmin Oregon 400t GPS is a fast, simple and full-featured GPS device well worth the extra bucks