Omron HJ-303 Pocket Pedometer
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Product Reviews of Omron HJ-303 Pocket Pedometer
Product Review: Great pedometer
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this product to keep track of my walking and running on days I don't go to the gym. Trying to keep healthy and stay active. I found it very easy to use. The power down mode that turns the dispaly off to save the battery is very efficient. You just have to tap the mode button to turn the display on. Display is easy to read. The step count and total miles has been very accurate. However, when using the eleptycal equiptment at the gym, while accurately counting steps, it does not record it as "moderate". It does record walking briskly outside and on the treadmill as moderate. The safety clip is great to prevent loss. I have found it works on a belt and in my pocket. Would highly recommend it for accuracy, ease of use, easy to read and efficient.Product Review: Great pedometer.
Summary: 4 Stars
I really like this pedometer. It works great. It has a great set of features. The clip to be sure you don't lose it is really nice. The only thing I would like to change is to have it a little smaller. Overall, I recommend it.Product Review: Great product, except that it doesn't work--investigation to follow
Summary: 4 Stars
Bought one of these at REI yesterday. It's quite wee and slender and easy to fit on your belt / clipped to a pocket / in a pocket. It comes with a safety leash and clip as well as a belt clip (though the belt clip is rather shallow and will slip off a belt, hence the leash is nice).
Mechanically, it is, as advertised, very smart about identifying "walking" vs counting steps while driving or bouncing or whatever other activities you might expect a "cheap" pedometer to register improperly. It also seems quite accurate, though I haven't done any serious walking or climbing with it (see below).
After sitting about an hour working on my computer, I looked at the screen and found it said "ERR". This state proved unrecoverable until I removed the battery, which necessitated re-entering the date and time. Oddly my height and weight data persisted. The unit functioned properly for the rest of the day.
This morning I woke up to the same "ERR" state. I'm going to return the unit today and get another one. I'll update the review when I have more info but first glance might suggest a good product with QA problems in firmware. Implicit here is my assumption that REI (like Amazon) will allow the return without a lot of fuss, hence these are two of my go-to vendors.
The battery in the unit is a Panasonic. I have the experience that, for all their other virtues, Panasonic make the worst batteries available anywhere on the planet, thus I suspect some battery weirdness could be at the back of the trouble.
If other reviewers are correct and the only reset happens at midnight by the local clock, that does seem like a curious design choice.
FOLLOW UP: Returned the product without any problem to REI and got a replacement. Put a Duracell battery in it off the bat and it has worked exactly as advertised from the get-go. Note that OMRON has a new flashy model out that is similar and has some additional features for similar money, so you might want to look at their website for the latest breaking news. I'm docking them one star for being boneheads and getting chintzy with the included battery. Lawks.
Product Review: Great reinforcement for walking!
Summary: 5 Stars
I really like this little pedometer. I've had so many pedometers you would think I collect them (hmmmm...maybe I do now!) This one is easy to set. It has a removable beltclip that is easy to install and holds comfortably on my waistband. With other pedometers I've had problems with them popping off if I bend over or sit down. This one is small so doesn't get that same upwards pressure on it when I move that way. It is easy to slip in a front pants pocket and small enough to work well in a shirt pocket as well (although I haven't used it that way). I haven't tried it in my purse, but I suspect it would work that way as well since it handles being carried in my pocket just fine and I've also tried carrying it in my hand to test the accuracy there. I think I've bought my last pedometer...I love this one. I really like being able to see just how many steps I've taken and that it encourages me to keep moving toward my 10,000 steps a day. And, it's small and light enough that I often forget I'm even wearing it!Product Review: Great!
Summary: 5 Stars
Have used other pedometers and this one out-performs them all. It is very accurate. I tried fooling it and could not. It only counts actual steps! Exactly what I was looking for! Am buying them as gifts now!