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Brand: Garmin
Located in: Mounted GPS & Chartplotters

High-tech meets high-touch in Garmin's new flagship chartplotter lineup: The GPSMAP 5000 series. These sleek, visually stunning network plotters feature super-bright touchscreen multifunction displays (MFDs) with robust, fully waterproof construction. So, they're built to handle even the harshest marine environment. The new slim-line design gives all 5000 series units a "flat panel" look when flush mounted in cabin bulkheads or nav stations. The revolutionary new menu-driven user interface makes operating your entire Garmin Marine Network as easy as pointing your finger! Both MFDs offer built-in cartography, worldwide satellite imagery, and a new simplified user interface. The GPSMAP 5212 features a 12.1" XGA "big screen" touchscreen display. The slightly smaller GPSMAP 5208 is designed with an 8.4" diagonal VGA touchscreen display. The 5208 and 5212 MFDs are preloaded with highlydetailed BlueChartg2 marine cartography of the coastal United States - including Alaska, Hawaii and the Bahamas. This data provides detailed coastlines, shaded depth contours, navaids, port plans, wrecks, restricted areas and tide and current information. Plug in optional BlueChartg2 Vision cards to add true 3D-view detailed mapping capabilities (both above and below the waterline), plus helpful auto guidance, high-resolution satellite imagery detail, and "real picture" aerial photos of ports, harbors, marinas, waterways, navigation landmarks and other points of interest.

Product Features and Specifications

  • Includes WAAS-enabled, 12 parallel channel GPS sensor with 30 ft. cable length
  • Display: 5208 - 8.4-inch, 4096 color capable VGA sunlight readable touchscreen display (640 x 480 pixels) - 1200 nits of brightness, 5212 - 12.1-inch, 4096 color capable XGA sunlight readable touchscreen display (1024 x 768 pixels) - 1400 nits of brightness
  • New streamlined user interface offers easy selection of functions and features
  • Preloaded with worldwide satellite imagery and highly-detailed BlueChart g2 marine cartography of the coastal United States - including Alaska, Hawaii and the Bahamas. This data provides detailed coastlines, shaded depth contours, navaids, port plans, wrecks, restricted areas and tide and current information.
  • Preloaded with Explorer charts covering the Bahamas
  • View weather overlays such as NEXRAD weather radar and forecasts, current conditions, wind direction, wave direction, wave height, buoy data, lightning, county warnings and much more with the optional GDL30 or GDL 30A
  • Fresh new design that has a "flat panel" look when flush mounted
  • Single SD memory card slot for BlueChart g2 Vision cards, as well as saving waypoints, routes and tracks to a SD card which can be shared with others
  • Auto-dimming display
  • Three built-in network ports for connection to a Garmin radar, GDL 30/30, GSD 22 sounder, or another MFD
  • Compatible with all Garmin Marine Network peripherals
  • Two video inputs for onboard cameras - supports PAL & NTSC video signals
  • 1 VGA (4208) or 1 XGA (4212) PC monitor video output
  • Four NMEA 0183 inputs and two NMEA0183 outputs
  • supports both AIS and DSC
  • Supports NMEA 2000
  • Unit dimensions: GPSMAP 5208 - 10.1"W x 6.8"H x 4.6"D, GPSMAP 5212 - 13"W x 9.5"H x 4.7"D
  • Alarms for anchor drag, arrival, off-course, proximity waypoint, clock, low battery voltage and GPS accuracy
  • Waterproof: IPX7 - submersible
  • Power down backup of settings: customer settings are not lost when the unit is turned of

Enable the full functionality of the GPSMAP 5000-series with the addition of a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card BlueChart g2 Vision cards provide:

  • High-resolution satellite imagery when overlaid on the chart, will provide the mariner with unparalleled situational awareness
  • Aerial reference photography provides "real world" photos of ports, harbors, marinas, waterways, navigation landmarks and other points of interest, offering the mariner another powerful tool for navigating unfamiliar waters
  • Mariner's Eye view - Provides the mariner with a 3-D perspective of chart information for a quick, reliable and easy position fix.
  • Fish Eye view - 3D perspective below the water line for displaying bottom contours based on bathymetric charting data
  • Auto guidance technology will search the attributes of all relevant charts to suggest the best course for navigation
  • Fishing charts, tides, currents, marine services, coastal roads and points of interest detail
Review Snapshot®
Avg. Customer Rating:
 
5 stars
(based on 2 reviews)

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
easy to operatrq
By Momentai from Pawleys Island, SC on 1/28/2009
Pros:
Bright clear display, Easy To Use, Intuitive Menu, Touch vrs button- best
Cons:
MUST HAVE G2 card
Best Uses:
At Night, Fishing, Large Boats, Ocean
Describe Yourself:
Enthusiast
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Garmin Garmin GPS Map 5212 12.1'' Touch Screen:

My 3rd Garmin and this is best yet. Over Furuno and Northstar and Raymarine. Ease of use, display and touch screen versus buttons while underway make this a pleasure to use.
Many of the features are religated to outboard Mercury usage and cannot use any of the engine monitoring systems on my diesels. Shame as the displays are awesome and easy to use in direct sun or at night.
They need to make all the features avaible to all engine applications regardsless of fuel type or manufacture...like Flowscan does.

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[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

 
Excellent
By CaptKC from Savannah GA on 4/11/2008
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Primary use:
Personal
Pros:
Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, one finger operation, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls, Strong Construction
Cons:
Not Portable
Best Uses:
Boating, permanent mount only
Describe Yourself:
Outdoor Enthusiast
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Garmin Garmin GPS Map 5212 12.1'' Touch Screen:

I'm evaluating this chartplotter and I can't think of any reason not to buy one except one thing- price, ouch!

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