Screen Shot Frustration

PROBLEM: Performing a Screen Shot on my Nuvi 750 requires that I first go to “TOOLS”, then “DISPLAY” and press Screen Shot (which is disabled). I then have to “ENABLE” the screen shot which will remain active (I guess) for as long as the unit is on (once turned off, the Screen Shot defaults to “DISABLED”). This places the Icon in the upper right corner of the 750 where it resides until you initiate a trip at which time it places the Icon on the lower left of the screen just above the “ARRIVAL TIME”. Any action from that point on places the camera icon back in the upper right corner. This is a bad location for several reasons, but I will cover only the one that I am particularly interested in. I would like to do a Screen Shot of a location that I am passing by (e.g. Dunkin Doughnuts – where else?). I touch the vehicle icon and it provides me with a screen that has the coordinates, nearest address and nearest intersection (note that the camera icon has moved back to the upper right side of the screen). You must save that location by giving it a name (or it will disappear), so I press “Save Location”. I now must give it a name (while driving since I probably will be alone), so I try to enter a name via the keyboard. It is grosssly mispeeled, but ---- I can’t erase it because the dang camera icon is in the way and all I do is keep taking pictures of that screen.

RESOLUTION: Make the screen shot camera default to “ON”, keep it in the lower left of the screen and provide voice recognition to name the file. Many (if not all) of the coordinates listed in all of the files on this site could be cleaned up by everyone that has the capability to positively identify the location of each and every entity.

Is this in the realm of possibility? The technology already exists in other gadgets such as voice recognition. Once perfected, all one would have to do maybe is say “VEHICLE” and the coordinate screen would appear. “SNAP SHOT” and you would have a picture of that screen. “POSSUM RANCH” and you would give it a name. “SAVE” and you would have a permanent record (if desired). “MAP” and you would be back viewing the map as if nothing happened.

Does anyone on this board have enough pull to get Garmin (or any other brand) to add these or similar functions to their GPS units. Personally, all I want is basic functionality of getting me from one place to another. I have a six CD MP3 player integrated into my audio system on my truck, so I don’t need a MP3 player. I can’t look at pictures on the unit and drive. If I want to show someone the pictures, I have them on my computer and notebook. I don’t need to have books read to me. These types of features simply increase the cost of the unit, do a very poor job of what it is trying to do (such as the FM transmitter), and frustrate the operator trying to get them to work. If anyone needs these functions I would suggest that they look for better alternatives.

FWIW, Curt Hinson