garmin caloric readout

How will we know if the calorie readout is accurate? (other than because Garmin says so)

FWIW, I did find it on the 205.  Nothing new about caloric fixes.  But if you look at the last couple of releases, it looks like they say they have fixed some things about the calorie counts (during hills, weekly totals, etc.).  Not sure that fixes the main problem of doubling.

To answer the question about how would you know.  Well, its so out of whack now, and using the rules of thumbs out there (like 100 cals/mile for run), you can get close.  Its never going to be perfect, but Garmin has to do better than what they have been showing b/c that is useless.

Changes made from version 2.60 to 2.70:

• Updated translations.
• Added Slovakian and Slovenian languages.
• Fixed problem that would occasionally cause GPS Chipset version to go to 0.00 when updating from some computers.
• Fixed problem where scheduled workouts could appear on the wrong day in some time zones.
• Fixed problem where the select sport pop-up box would not go away if selecting the same sport as before.
• Fixed problem where the history for the current sport was sometimes not displayed correctly when creating a course.
• Fixed problem where a quick workout could be created with a distance that exceeds the maximum allowed distance of 40 miles or 64.37 km.

Changes made from version 2.50 to 2.60:

• Updated Daylight Saving Time for new start and end date in the U.S. and Canada.
• Added new time zones for Mexico.
• Improved too slow/low and too fast/high alarm tones to be more distinguishable.
• Improved timing of alarm tones.
• Added feature to alert user when they are back in the desired zone of a workout after being out of it.
• Added feature to snooze alarms for three minutes or until the next step of a workout (whichever comes first) if the mode and enter keys are pressed simultaneously immediately after an alarm sounds.
• Updated Auto Lap By Position so that when following a Course, laps are also triggered based on all lap positions from the original activity.
• Improved handling of Courses containing an out and back segment or a loop.
• Improved auto zoom on the Course elevation profile page to scale the y-axis along with the x-axis.
• Changed compass page display to show distance and time to destination rather than to next.
• Added quick selection of indoor mode (GPS off) by pressing and holding the mode button.
• Fixed problem with pace/speed alerts sometimes not working correctly.
• Fixed problem with calories being added incorrectly if viewing totals by week.
• Fixed problem with paused distance not being calculated correctly.
• Fixed problem where advanced workout could be saved incorrectly after a step is deleted.
• Fixed problem that could occur when viewing workouts by date if the workouts had long names.
• Fixed problem where alarms might not sound correctly during an advanced workout step if the target low and high values for that step were transferred in backwards.
• Fixed problem where workout steps that have a duration of 0 time or distance wouldn't end until the user pressed lap to go to the next step.
• Fixed problem where unit could store incorrect stopwatch time if powered down while the timer was Auto Paused.

Changes made from version 2.40 to 2.50:

• Improved instantaneous pace reading to be smoother and more accurate.
• Improved high pace, low pace, workout step complete, time alert, and distance alert beeps.
• Decreased frequency of pace alerts during workouts to give user more opportunity to adjust before the next alert.
• Changed advanced workouts with a pace target to use average lap pace rather than instantaneous pace.
• Improved vertical speed and grade accuracy.
• Added feature to preview course map and course profile on the unit.
• Improved Auto Scroll to allow fast, medium, and slow speed scrolling.
• Added ability to update GPS firmware through WebUpdater.
• Reduced extra calories added due to falsely detected elevation changes when running.
• Modified calorie calculations for going up and down hills when biking.
• Fixed problem where unit could lock up while displaying the map page during an activity.
• Fixed problem where calorie count could be wrong after a lockup.
• Fixed problem with repeatedly reporting On Course and Off Course on some Course tracks.
• Fixed problem where previous Course could still be active after new Course download.
• Fixed problem where Course could still be shown on the map after stopping the Course.
• Fixed problem where max heart rate for a Course could be displayed incorrectly.
• Fixed problem where track log would not display in history if the timer was started without a GPS fix.
• Fixed problem where today's scheduled workouts would not display if the local date was different than the UTC date.
• Fixed problem where time and distance alerts could sound repeatedly after turning the unit off and back on.
• Fixed problem where elevation data (such as total ascent and descent) could change while Auto Paused.
• Fixed problem where distance could double when using a speed/cadence sensor.
• Fixed problem where heart rate alarm could sound when heart rate monitor was not present.
• Fixed problem where invalid heart rate could be shown in Training Center.
• Updated translations.

WELL IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME!!!!!

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