The Casio Pro Trek F30 is a smartwatch that offers a unique blend of functionality and innovation. One of its standout features is the "Extend Mode," which allows users to conserve battery life for up to three days while still maintaining offline and online maps, essential tracking features, and sensor data. This feature is particularly useful for outdoor enthusiasts who need to track their location, time, and other vital information without being tethered to a phone.

The watch also boasts advanced sensors that cater to the needs of outdoor enthusiasts. These include a compass, barometer, altimeter, and GPS, which provide users with accurate data on their surroundings. Additionally, the watch features a map that utilizes Google Maps for offline use, allowing users to download up to five different maps and access them without phone connectivity.

Another notable feature is the "Multi-Timepiece Mode," which provides an additional layer of battery life by completely shutting down the OLED screen and activating a low-power mode. This mode allows the watch to conserve energy and maintain essential functions, such as sensor data, battery life, and standby time, all on a monochrome screen.

The Casio Pro Trek F30 also features a unique "Daily Eye Style" setting, which provides users with a simplified interface that displays only the most essential information. However, users can activate the full range of features by switching to the "Outdoor Style" mode, which provides a more comprehensive view of the watch's capabilities.

One of the standout design elements of the F30 is its textured buttons and screw-down caseback, both of which are designed to be tactile and easy to use. The watch also features a charging port on one side, complete with military standard toughness and water resistance. This design makes it suitable for users who want a rugged yet wearable smartwatch.

The Casio Pro Trek F30 is also notable for its compatibility with Google Assistant, although the version of Wear OS running on the watch means that some features may be less prominent or different from those available on other Wear OS devices. The watch's color scheme and design make it suitable for both men and women, offering a more subdued tone that will appeal to a wider range of users.

The Casio Pro Trek F30 is set to launch in early 2019, with a price tag of $550 or €550. Interestingly, the smaller F20 model will continue to be available, despite the introduction of the larger and more feature-rich F30. The F30's sleek design, advanced sensors, and innovative features make it an attractive option for outdoor enthusiasts who want a rugged yet wearable smartwatch that can keep up with their active lifestyle.

When looking at the watch on my wrist, I was struck by its usability. One of the most notable features is the ability to see the time and battery life clearly. The watch also features three little dots on the side, which indicate the direction of north. This is a very cool feature that adds an extra layer of functionality to the watch.

The watch's operating system is also worth noting. It is designed by people who understand watches, and it operates extremely well as a watch, even when I'm wearing gloves. The watch features two different modes: daily eye style and outdoor style. When I switch between these modes, I can see that they both have their own unique interfaces.

The Casio Pro Trek F30 is available in blue, black, and orange, but the blue version stands out as a great option for those who want a smartwatch that's not too flashy or over-the-top. It's also worth noting that this watch has military standard toughness, so it's suitable for users who want a rugged smartwatch that can withstand rough handling.

In terms of wearability, I found the Casio Pro Trek F30 to be very comfortable on my wrist. The textured buttons and screw-down caseback make it easy to use even with gloves on. The watch also features a charging port on one side, which is convenient for users who need to charge their watch on the go.

The watch's color scheme makes it suitable for both men and women, offering a more subdued tone that will appeal to a wider range of users. I was impressed by how well-designed this smartwatch is, with its sleek design and advanced sensors making it an attractive option for outdoor enthusiasts who want a rugged yet wearable device.

Overall, the Casio Pro Trek F30 is an excellent smartwatch that offers a unique blend of functionality, innovation, and wearability. Its advanced sensors, long battery life, and innovative features make it an ideal choice for outdoor enthusiasts who need a reliable and capable companion on their adventures.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enif you're a hiker you're out of the weekend you're inevitably going to have backpacks full of stuff great big coats to keep you warm big boots so you don't get soaking wet feet but there's no reason why your watch has to be similarly enormous this is the new Casio protrek smart and Cassio's done a really great job in making this smaller more wearable yet packing a lot of additional tech you can see straightaway here on my average-sized wrist just how wearable and normal for a Casio watch that is the protractor 30 is it's four millimeters smaller than the F 20 a previous watch casio released in the protrek range four millimeter smaller in both directions just over a millimeter less thick so although it doesn't sound much it's actually made a very big difference is also a 1.2 inch OLED screen which we found with previous where rs watches is actually ideal not only does it give you a decent viewing screen but it also stops the case being absolutely gigantic when you take 4 millimeters off of any device particularly one as stuffed full of tech as a watch it's quite a technical feat Casio told us that it's taken a year of development to do this and considerable reworking of the internals including a smaller battery now smaller in size you might be worrying that that means this has got no battery life well don't because there's two ways of extending the battery life on this if you're out hiking at the weekends doing whatever you're going to want you up wanna watch that doesn't run out of power after a day because you're unlikely to be able to find a charger so what cassia has got on here these two systems one called multi timepiece and the other one called extended mode we will talk about extend mode first it's really clever very innovative we've not seen something like this before what it does is expend the battery for up to three days while still giving you offline and online maps but for tracking your location and all the usual things you need like time and some sensor features - the really cool part is you can schedule activities so you're away for the weekend you know you're going to want the mapping through one day between 9:00 and 5:00 you can schedule that activity to work and then switch the watch off for the rest of the time so you're extending the battery life even further when you need it really cool so you can get an activate it before you go out you don't need to worry about your watch for the duration of your hike what we're doing here at this point is going through some of the different sensors that are inside the project's very much an outdoor lifestyle watch if everything you need from a compass to a barometer to an autonomous or everything like that you'll need for your outdoor activities there's also a map inside and the map uses Google Maps and for offline it uses map boxes system so you can download up to five different offline maps and have them on your wrist at all times and again you don't need phone connectivity because chances are you're going to be out somewhere where there isn't phone connectivity so aside from extend mode you've also got multi timepiece mode we've seen this before on actually several different watches and the pro trek and what it does is completely closed down where OS and activates a really low power mode on the protrek it completely closes down the OLED screen and uses a separate monochrome screen and that saves battery life even more you'll get 30 days a battery life using the multi timepiece mode cleverly here this still gives you additional information again sensor information it gives you battery life it gives you your month of standby all on a monochrome screen for 30 days really very helpful indeed I'll show you that in just one second but you can get a preview and another nod to the importance of outdoor lifestyle on this watch when you're looking at the different sensors in sunlight this can be quite awkward to use see if long press the button and you get the monochrome mode using the monochrome screen instead of color stream really instantly viewable whatever the lighting conditions really very cool mode so if we're going to multi timepiece emergency and that's Google assistant at launch the the f30 will use the new version of where OS at the moment this is running regular wear OS so that's why it doesn't look any different so we go back into here there's two different sections daily eye style just gives you the time battery life outdoor style gives you the full experience as you can see here it gives you your compass and a lot of other data information so let's activate that it shuts down the watch while it's doing that we'll actually have a look at the design of my wrist you can see there it's a screw down plaque this is very much Acacio watch a very familiar design and there we go there's timepiece mode these three little dots here we move the watch around that's north and we think that's really cool a very handy again a very well-thought-out operating system so suitable if you're an outdoors person everything you'd need on your wrist so the design continues around here with these nicely textured buttons very easy to feel and nice and large so if you're wearing gloves they shouldn't be a problem naturally this is a because it's designed by people who understand watches it operates extremely well as a watch sensitive on the side and there's the charging port because this has got military standard toughness it's also completely water resistant you don't have any pogo pins or anything on the back you have a special charging port side this version is in blue as you can see and we think that this is a probably the best addition to the lineup there's a black and an orange version too but this slightly more muted color makes it suitable for everybody not just the masculine and over-the-top orange and black just put this back on and we'll emphasize again the wearability of this model so if you're interested in Cassio's f30 protrek smart this is going to go on sale in early 2019 and it's going to cost you five hundred and fifty dollars or five hundred and fifty euros when it goes on sale interestingly the f20 is not going away that's going to stay it's a little bit bigger there's a bigger screen there's more stuff you can see however we're going to tell you this is the model that you're going to want it's exactly the right size it's suitably wearable for everybody and this new blue color will suit male and female risks so that is - very cool casio protract f30if you're a hiker you're out of the weekend you're inevitably going to have backpacks full of stuff great big coats to keep you warm big boots so you don't get soaking wet feet but there's no reason why your watch has to be similarly enormous this is the new Casio protrek smart and Cassio's done a really great job in making this smaller more wearable yet packing a lot of additional tech you can see straightaway here on my average-sized wrist just how wearable and normal for a Casio watch that is the protractor 30 is it's four millimeters smaller than the F 20 a previous watch casio released in the protrek range four millimeter smaller in both directions just over a millimeter less thick so although it doesn't sound much it's actually made a very big difference is also a 1.2 inch OLED screen which we found with previous where rs watches is actually ideal not only does it give you a decent viewing screen but it also stops the case being absolutely gigantic when you take 4 millimeters off of any device particularly one as stuffed full of tech as a watch it's quite a technical feat Casio told us that it's taken a year of development to do this and considerable reworking of the internals including a smaller battery now smaller in size you might be worrying that that means this has got no battery life well don't because there's two ways of extending the battery life on this if you're out hiking at the weekends doing whatever you're going to want you up wanna watch that doesn't run out of power after a day because you're unlikely to be able to find a charger so what cassia has got on here these two systems one called multi timepiece and the other one called extended mode we will talk about extend mode first it's really clever very innovative we've not seen something like this before what it does is expend the battery for up to three days while still giving you offline and online maps but for tracking your location and all the usual things you need like time and some sensor features - the really cool part is you can schedule activities so you're away for the weekend you know you're going to want the mapping through one day between 9:00 and 5:00 you can schedule that activity to work and then switch the watch off for the rest of the time so you're extending the battery life even further when you need it really cool so you can get an activate it before you go out you don't need to worry about your watch for the duration of your hike what we're doing here at this point is going through some of the different sensors that are inside the project's very much an outdoor lifestyle watch if everything you need from a compass to a barometer to an autonomous or everything like that you'll need for your outdoor activities there's also a map inside and the map uses Google Maps and for offline it uses map boxes system so you can download up to five different offline maps and have them on your wrist at all times and again you don't need phone connectivity because chances are you're going to be out somewhere where there isn't phone connectivity so aside from extend mode you've also got multi timepiece mode we've seen this before on actually several different watches and the pro trek and what it does is completely closed down where OS and activates a really low power mode on the protrek it completely closes down the OLED screen and uses a separate monochrome screen and that saves battery life even more you'll get 30 days a battery life using the multi timepiece mode cleverly here this still gives you additional information again sensor information it gives you battery life it gives you your month of standby all on a monochrome screen for 30 days really very helpful indeed I'll show you that in just one second but you can get a preview and another nod to the importance of outdoor lifestyle on this watch when you're looking at the different sensors in sunlight this can be quite awkward to use see if long press the button and you get the monochrome mode using the monochrome screen instead of color stream really instantly viewable whatever the lighting conditions really very cool mode so if we're going to multi timepiece emergency and that's Google assistant at launch the the f30 will use the new version of where OS at the moment this is running regular wear OS so that's why it doesn't look any different so we go back into here there's two different sections daily eye style just gives you the time battery life outdoor style gives you the full experience as you can see here it gives you your compass and a lot of other data information so let's activate that it shuts down the watch while it's doing that we'll actually have a look at the design of my wrist you can see there it's a screw down plaque this is very much Acacio watch a very familiar design and there we go there's timepiece mode these three little dots here we move the watch around that's north and we think that's really cool a very handy again a very well-thought-out operating system so suitable if you're an outdoors person everything you'd need on your wrist so the design continues around here with these nicely textured buttons very easy to feel and nice and large so if you're wearing gloves they shouldn't be a problem naturally this is a because it's designed by people who understand watches it operates extremely well as a watch sensitive on the side and there's the charging port because this has got military standard toughness it's also completely water resistant you don't have any pogo pins or anything on the back you have a special charging port side this version is in blue as you can see and we think that this is a probably the best addition to the lineup there's a black and an orange version too but this slightly more muted color makes it suitable for everybody not just the masculine and over-the-top orange and black just put this back on and we'll emphasize again the wearability of this model so if you're interested in Cassio's f30 protrek smart this is going to go on sale in early 2019 and it's going to cost you five hundred and fifty dollars or five hundred and fifty euros when it goes on sale interestingly the f20 is not going away that's going to stay it's a little bit bigger there's a bigger screen there's more stuff you can see however we're going to tell you this is the model that you're going to want it's exactly the right size it's suitably wearable for everybody and this new blue color will suit male and female risks so that is - 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