I have an Amazfit Bip S and am frustrated with the Pool Tracking accuracy. Recently i swam 2000 yards in a 25 yard pool and the watch recorded a distance of of 2700 yards. Is anyone else having accuracy issues. I also tried using open water tracking and the accuracy was worse. The GPS tracking had me swimming in circles on a straight line swim.
Did u get any better result?
They now use the ZEPP apps instead of the mifit app.
I notice swimming with the bip S seems to be very week.
no data interms of Lap time, Stroke per lap (in pool swimming)
also open water is a mess with GPS all over the place.
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I'm late to the party with this conclusion, I'm guessing but Google fit sucks. Today checked it and moto body before I started my walk, at the end of a 10k step walk, I actually had less steps according to fit. I use it in conjunction with my fitness pal to count calories and track burned calories.
My question is, is there any good calorie counting and step tracking app out there?
Wish moto body tracked eaten calories.
Hi, I know that the smart watch is Ip67 protected. Up to 30 minutes maximum depth of one meter. Is it possible to swim with him in the pool without diving to depth at all and a maximum of 20-25 minutes? (swimming during breaks).
Also, which app has the swimming area that works with this watch?
Thanks.
I would say no, watches for swimming are usually rated at least 5 ATM, this is 50 meters. The problem with these ratings is that they rate pressure, and the pressure is measured when the object is motionless. When you start moving the object, the pressure increases. This is what you feel when swimming.
Check here for the classifications. Note that a 5 ATM watch doesn't even pass for snorkeling.
Personally, I wouldn't risk it.
It can withstand hand wash, rain etc.
I don't go with it into the shower
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You can swim with it - no problem. I use my for swimming from the start - actually I only take it off when charging.
1 year already -> no problem.
p.s. Do not try in see - due to the salt it could be damaged somehow. I would not try. But pools - no problem at all.
Then you are lucky, because IP67 is called water resistance, not waterproof.
http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinion/what-is-ip68-ip-ratings-explained-2947135
The second you move the watch under water, the pressure will exceed the 1.5 meter mark and the risk of a breach is quite high.
We have a lot of people here that had that happen.
Mine , after 5 months of no problem shower with it , now has less than half a day duration after swimming in a pool.
Swam with them in the pool for the test, I got them for free. As a result, they did not survive. Then I decided for myself to look for a watch that I can not take off my hands and they will not be afraid of moisture and damage.
I found this option here Casio Pro Trek PRW2500T. They passed my rigorous tests and falls and long voyages, except boiling Everything is fine with them, so they have some confidence, but I only use them for 3 months, so time will tell.
I just got a Stratos with latest international stock firmware 2.3.2.8. Unfortunately the floors counted is just 1-4 a day which should be at least 12-15. My floor height is exactly 10 feet or 3 meters as mentioned in the manual. My former Garmin Vivoactive 3 did count it correct. Is it a firmware issue of release 2.3.2.8 or is the barometer on my Stratos broken or is the watch in general not able to count the floors correctly? How is your experience?
The altitude during bicycle trips looks OK. But it looks more as derived from GPS instead of a smooth curve as I would expect from a barometer/altimeter.
I can confirm, counting climbed floors is very poor. Highest count was 6.
Normaly (with garmin devices) I get around 15-24 floors.
Thanks for the answer. However I want to make sure if it is a general problem or just some devices have a faulty barometer. Is there an app displaying the barometric pressure?
Same here, floors climbed not showing correctly. I read at reddit a plausible reason for it: It seems like the readings have some lag. That means, if you climb a floor and stay there for awhile it will be counted. Climbing up and down quickly won't be counted. That's what it seems the reason and what I experienced, too.
You can read the barometric pressure by opening the compass app and click on it once to get to the GPS data. There you will see the pressure on the right bottom corner. My barometric pressure freeze once. I had to factory reset to get it working again. But if your cycling readings seem OK and not stuck at a certain height you likely have a working barometer.
Edit: I'm on PACEficator with WOS 2.6.1.0.
Thanks you! I checked the compass widget and the barometer seems to work correctly, it shows the correct pressure for my area. Also when I walk up a floor the pressure changes by 0.3 hPa. This is correct as well. So it seems to be a calculation problem. I think the used floor height is more than 10 feet / 3 meters. In China buildings usually have higher ceilings because of the heat. I also have that my altitude diagrams look more like block diagrams. The altitude in GPX tracks is only updated quite rarely. Hence the altitude jumps up and down but overall is correct. Just not a smooth curve like it should be and is at Garmin.
Today we had falling barometric pressure because of bad weather coming. Floors counted were almost correct. This proves that the floor height is not as mentioned the 10 feet/ 3 meters but higher. Hopefully it will fixed soon.
Hello! I have the stratos 3 since january. However its the first time i bring it to a swim. But i was surprised that it didnt have training effect or rest time.... Which is sad because i "killed" myself swiming and as far as the watch is concern, im ready for a 5km run right away.
Also, shouldnt the watch measure the heart rate while swiming? I tried measuring with "running" mode and it seemed to measure fine underwater.
Training Effect works for Outdoor activities for me (running/cycling). Haven't had the chance to test while swimming. Fear of loosing the watch
iyengar said:
Training Effect works for Outdoor activities for me (running/cycling). Haven't had the chance to test while swimming. Fear of loosing the watch
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Its water proof so i eould worry too much. And if it breaks warranty should cover.
Yeh runnin and jumping rope gives me TE. i dont have a bike to test cycling but should work like your case.
I have just got this watch for my swimming. So far I am very pleased with it but I am having an issue with the lap counting. Firstly I hope this is not too out there but it seems when I wear it on the left wrist I get extra laps counted, it seems to tick over laps in the middle of laps...after 4 pulls. I have tried it on my right wrist once and it worked perfectly. My theory is I damaged my left arm many years ago and have somewhat limited rotation and my stroke on the left is not as high as my right. This round arm stroke seems to trigger the watch as a lap. I know the answer maybe to wear it on the right but I have always worn my watches on the left (60+ years).
It seems the sensor(s) might be a bit sensitive and I wonder if anyone else has had a problem. Another thing is I have a mi Band 6 and it was very accurate on my left arm.
I would be pleased to hear from other stratos 2 swimmers if they have accuracy problems in the lap counts...maybe there is another setting I have not found yet. (I do set it to the the correct wrist).
As I said the watch has all I need as far as usability goes I just need to get the accuracy....Thanks.
trev17 said:
I have just got this watch for my swimming. So far I am very pleased with it but I am having an issue with the lap counting. Firstly I hope this is not too out there but it seems when I wear it on the left wrist I get extra laps counted, it seems to tick over laps in the middle of laps...after 4 pulls. I have tried it on my right wrist once and it worked perfectly. My theory is I damaged my left arm many years ago and have somewhat limited rotation and my stroke on the left is not as high as my right. This round arm stroke seems to trigger the watch as a lap. I know the answer maybe to wear it on the right but I have always worn my watches on the left (60+ years).
It seems the sensor(s) might be a bit sensitive and I wonder if anyone else has had a problem. Another thing is I have a mi Band 6 and it was very accurate on my left arm.
I would be pleased to hear from other stratos 2 swimmers if they have accuracy problems in the lap counts...maybe there is another setting I have not found yet. (I do set it to the the correct wrist).
As I said the watch has all I need as far as usability goes I just need to get the accuracy....Thanks.
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A quick update....I have done several more swims with the watch on my right wrist and it performs perfectly....looks like my action is the culprit. This post may be of some help if you are having accuracy problems....