I was looking for a step pedometer at a reasonable price & that's what I got. I also like that when you want to check your steps & open it up, the number of steps are in the part that you open, so you don't have to twist it around just to read it. I am thinking about getting a couple more for myself & friends that also want to track their steps.
I bought this device one week ago and I like it a lot. It counts steps pretty accurately, I measured it three time and I got the following results: 401/400, 101/100 and 897/900. The first number is what it showed, the second what I walked. Basically accuracy at 1% or better, which is exceptional for this price. I use the least sensitive setting.
The backlight is very nice and by tilting the device a bit more one can see the display clearly at night. The clamshell design is also nice and practical, avoiding pressing buttons accidentaly (and resetting for example a day's steps).
Now, do not buy this device for the FM radio. The reception is pretty poor and the quality of sound when you get a signal is what you would expect from a device costing as much as this. Plus I guess it will deplete the batteries much faster than just the pedometer function. I do not know if the other device of the same company with the calorie meter uses the same mechanism, but probably it would be more practical and for the same price provide something more.
In conclusion, this device has a good price for what it gives, although there are accurate pedometers with less money that someone can buy, but definately do not seem as sturdy. Personally I like this device a lot and I highly recommend it (pending of course to see how long it will last as well as how long it takes to change batteries).
It's a very basic pedometer. I have found the steps to be accurate. I also like that the pedometer includes useful information like miles walked, and calories burned. My only issue with it is it has to be completely vertical in order to get an accurate step count...you have to wear it clipped on your pocket instead of just throwing it in your purse.
This pedometer measures steps, miles, km, and calories. There is no way to calibrate for your step length so the last three measurements are averages. This is why I gave it only 4 stars. To be fair, I knew that it wouldn't have that option when I bought it, but it is a minor shortcoming.
I found the steps to be pretty accurate. I did a test of 200 steps and it was off by 6 steps. It could have been when I bent down to pick up the paper, but that's only 3%, which is 300 steps in a 10,000 step day.
I love that it has a cover and doesn't reset accidentally. The belt clip is very sturdy and won't come off. I've even carried it in the 5th pocket of my jeans and gotten great results. The way the cover comes off while it's on your belt let's you easily see your step count with out taking it off.
This pack comes with all you need: Waist pulse-sensor, shoe sensor, IR connectivity plug for data transfer, the watch itself and a software package. It packs a wide range of functionality (such as cadence measuring and monitoring) and the shoe sensor makes it ideal for in-door running (as apposed to a GPS).
I've owned this product for about a year (using it about 5 times a week). Features are great, and it provides very accurate measurement of heart rate, speed, altitude. I've cross checked it against GPS', other heart rate monitors, altimeters etc and its accuracy keeps impressing.
Nevertheless, there are a significant amount of improvement areas Polar should consider:
- Build quality is mediocre and humidity penetrates the watch. The display fogs up when left in the sun for more than 30 minutes. Operating the buttons gives a "squeaky plastic feeling"
- The shoe sensor and the pulse sensor do not occasionally work (each stopped working for a few days, then miraculously started working again. Battery replacement had no impact)
- The shoe sensor and the pulse sensor both require different sizes of batteries (not practical when procuring or keeping spares)
- The IRdA connectivity could favorably be exchanged for a standard USB cable connection (easier to operate and replace)
- The accompanying software has huge improvement potential in its interface. Also the electronic manual could need a good workover. I have still not been able to figure out how to set speed speed on the graphs to km/hour (I know it can be done however).
Had there been a watch out there with better build quality, more conservative design, offering the same extensive bundle of great features, I would have have picked it over this one. Sadly, I have not been able to find one.
