Outdoor Electronics

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Solar panels and hand crank keep Eton Microlink FR150 weather radio going and going.

Capture fast-paced summer adventures with these image-improving tips.

Want to make adventure films? Emmy Award-winning director Michael Brown shows you how. Plus, go behind the scenes as BACKPACKER staffers learn from the masters at Adventure Film School.

One small step for our stair-obsessed man, one giant leap for fitness freaks everywhere.

Finding total Southwest solitude

Exploring a high, wild corner of the North Cascades

Floating a liquid maze in the Northeast's lake-riddled forests

Rambling a granite redoubt

Ready to dial up the adventure meter? Try out your digital skills–and go places most people can't–on these life-list journeys.

Your adventure is ready for primetime. Here are 19 ways to reach the audience in your living room–or around the world. Web-based photo sites aren't all created equal. Here are our top 5.

Learn how to save your photos, print them, get published, and produce an audio visual slideshow.

Learn how to upload your video to YouTube and tap a social network like Facebook or MySpace to post links to your movie. Your adventure is ready for primetime. Here are 19 ways to reach the audience in your living room–or around the world.

Your adventure is ready for primetime. Here are 19 ways to reach the audience in your living room–or around the world.

Your adventure is ready for primetime. Here are 19 ways to reach the audience in your living room--or around the world.

Master dawn and dusk photographs with these pro tips.

Here's how to turn raw data into finished files that will wow your friends and preserve trip memories better than any photo album.

Here's how to turn raw data into finished files that will wow your friends and preserve trip memories better than any photo album.

Here's how to turn raw data into finished files that will wow your friends and preserve trip memories better than any photo album.

Here's how to turn raw data into finished files that will wow your friends and preserve trip memories better than any photo album.

Here's how to turn raw data into finished files that will wow your friends and preserve trip memories better than any photo album.

Take your new tools to the trail to master the skills you'll need to navigate, record, and share your best adventures. The best new digital tools for every budget and skill level.

Take your new tools to the trail to master the skills you'll need to navigate, record, and share your best adventures.

Take your new tools to the trail to master the skills you'll need to navigate, record, and share your best adventures.

Take your new tools to the trail to master the skills you'll need to navigate, record, and share your best adventures.

Take your new tools to the trail to master the skills you'll need to navigate, record, and share your best adventures.

Every great trip boils down to this: Picking an ideal location, capturing memorable moments, and bragging about it.

Every great trip boils down to this: Picking an ideal location, capturing memorable moments, and bragging about it. Here's how to get started the high-tech way.

A Complete Guide to the Digital Revolution–and How to Join It

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By understanding your terrain, knowing your pace, and reading the map regularly you can stay on course wherever you are.

While you're cozy in your waterproof jacket, your map has to face the rain, or snow, or mud, alone. Learn how to protect this precious piece of paper.

Learn how to orient your map with a few basic compass skills

Become a better hiker. Build speed, endurance, and strength all through heart-rate training.

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Be a YouTube Star: Learn how to shoot, edit, and post your next wilderness adventure.

Rechargeable batteries are better for the environment and can save you money. Learn about the pros and cons of the different types of rechargeable batteries.

Cameras, camcorders, and GPS–our testers pick the best for the trail.

The Backpacker testers try out some ingenious products for photo taking, map making, screen cleaning, and portable recharging.

All our picks weigh less than 8 ounces and cost less than $400.

Whether you're a backpacker, dayhiker, geocacher, runner, or cyclist we have a GPS unit for you.

Four packable, trailworthy camcorders that could launch your YouTube career

Don't be daunted by a thick owner's manual. Unlocking your unit's advanced navigational tools is easier than you think.

A reliable and moderately priced unit with high-end capabilities

Get a mobile phone, data organizer, walkie-talkie, and GPS, all in one device.

If cost is no object, this unit is like having an interactive topo map at your fingertips.

Just throw this unit in the car and go

You'll never lose your partner if you're each carrying a Rino.

A favorite unit for beginners

This rugged unit will let you call home from the trail

You'll never miss a shot with this camera's lightning-fast lens.

Film your first wildlife documentary with this svelte digital video recorder.

Capture every backcountry moment with this wafer-slim digital camera

Don't fight over where the trailhead starts. Get this handy gadget and you'll find it every time.

Not sure if you need a digital camera you can put in your pocket or one with all the lenses and accessories? No problem. Here's a guide to help you make the right choice.

Troubleshooting tips for 9 common problems

6 tricks for successful backcountry shooting

Add valuable intermediate techniques to your shooting repertoire.

Learn your camera's capabilities by doing, not reading.

Before you buy a camera, you have to get some details straight. Here's a list of the most frequently asked questions and their answers.

At first glance, digital cameras can be intimidating. Use this guide to take the guesswork out of the features on your camera.

Get started--or get simple--with the best GPS deal

Satellite broadcasting gets light, cheap, and trailworthy

Use a map, compass, and GPS unit to plot an ambitious route with this beginner's guide to bushwhacking

Your complete guide to the latest in outdoor electronics, including a smart watch, a weatherproof MP3 player, and the best in GPS.

New tools for water navigation: Strap one to your thwart, and you'll never paddle in circles again.

Learn this mapping technique for better off-trail travel.

Don't let your GPS unit stump you. Try one of these suggestions to get your unit trail ready.

What's GPS, how does it work and will it help you? Find answers to these questions and more!

Determine direction without your compass.

Using your GPS is easier than you think.

Common GPS terms you should know.