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I was disappointed in this pedometer after reading all the good reviews. I bought it as hopefully a step-up from the one I have been using, an Accusplit Eagle 120XL. I’ve been satisfied with the Accusplit, but thought it might be nice to have something that could be placed in my pocket, was silent (no clicking), and would have distance and calorie features.

Unfortunately, after some experimentation, I’ve found that it is not nearly as accurate under most conditions as the less expensive Accusplit. If you’re walking with very deliberate steps and at a steady, moderate pace, it should be pretty accurate. But if you are walking more slowly and stopping intermittently – still with definite steps, but less forceful, the kind of walking you might experience doing housework for instance, or walking from room to room – it doesn’t seem to be too accurate. Wearing both the Omron and the Accusplit, I counted 500 steps as I moved around doing various chores. The Accusplit undercounted 5 steps. The Omron undercounted by 88!

Also, in jogging it loses a good many steps. It is more accurate if clipped on my belt than in my pocket when moving around a good bit, but is still lacking in accuracy either way. With the Omron and the Accusplit clipped to my belt, I jogged 209 steps. The Accusplit undercounted by 2, the Omron by 14.

Two other negatives – it seemed to be a little on the bulky side, especially with the clip attached; and there doesn’t seem to be anyway to reset the step counter. It resets automatically at midnight, which is a nice feature, but I would like the option to also be able to reset manually depending on what I’m measuring.

I decided to return this one and stick with the good old mechanical Accusplit. I just need something that’s more accurate at counting different kinds of walking.
Madame Alexander CAMELLIA PARIS