Review of the Garmin Fenix 7x - 4 weeks in

After using the Garmin Fenix 7x for four weeks we look at the things we like and don’t like about the Garmin Fenix 7x.
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00:00 - Intro - How I am getting on with my Garmin Fenix 7x
00:25 - Battery life of the Garmin Fenix 7x and the solar efficiency
02:03 - The touch screen on the Garmin Fenix 7x
05:20 - The maps on the Garmin Fenix 7x and updating these using the WiFi
06:00 - Moving the maps, far easier with the touch screen on the Garmin Fenix 7x
07:35 - The flashlight on the Garmin Fenix 7x
09:33 - Multi band setting on the Garmin Fenix 7x and the improved accuracy
11:37 - Stamina setting, when navigating a course on the Garmin Fenix 7x
15:15 - Setting up the Garmin Fenix 7x, using the Garmin Connect app
20:00 - New heart rate and VO2 sensor
20:30 - The Mineral blue colour of the Garmin Fenix 7x

[@Seahawks1976]

working my way through the video and so far fantastic job!

[@ukgpstraining]

Many thanks, I hope you are finding them useful.

[@theexpatgunner]

Great video 💪. Out of interest what brightness setting do you have for the backlight? I know the estimates for 28 days in smartwatch mode are based on a backlight brightness value of 20%. As you increase the backlight the estimated number of days decrease. Based on your usage how many days do you get before requiring a recharge? Thanks.

[@ukgpstraining]

Thanks for your question, for normal use we have the backlight set at either 20-30%, but for the videos we do turn it up to 50% as we are indoors.
How often it is charged depends on the number of times the GPS is being used i.e. how many activities it is recording.
I would say as it is recording an activity every other day (1 hour or less) and then a long walk/ run at the weekend (5 - 7 hours) it will be charged every other week.
I hope this helps.

[@theexpatgunner]

@@ukgpstraining that’s great information, I’ve been getting about 18 days from my first weeks of testing using the Tactix 7 which is basically the same as the Fenix 7X. Now I’m on my second full charge and plan to keep the screen at 20% and see how long it lasts for based on my usage.

[@highandicap]

video is great as always only the video sometimes out of focus... is the 7x your main watch?.. cheers

[@ukgpstraining]

Thanks for your feedback re it going out of focus. Andy, who did this video - it is his main watch.

[@danielvargo8369]

Had the fenix 7x it is a great watch but it was too big for my wrist to I went the garmin epix gen 2 I love it

[@ukgpstraining]

That’s what I ended up with - you can hear my thoughts on the subject here at 26 mins here - th-cam.com/video/70vldKb5yYc/w-d-xo.html