Hi,
I'm new to the Garmin forum, (and to GPS usage in general), so hope that this post meets with forum rules.
I'm using Garmin Basecamp on a Windows 10 Desktop, in conjunction with a Garmin GPSMAP 64s.
When basecamp is opened, and the GPSMAP 64s is connected to the computer, (and recognised by Basecamp), all maps, Birdseye satellite images, and Birdseye Select downloaded maps, etc. etc., are correctly proportioned on screen.
However, when I open Basecamp on the computer, (and the GPSMAP 64s is not connected), all the maps, Birdseye satellite images, and Birdseye Select downloaded maps, (as stored in "My Collection" folders), appear laterally stretched on screen.
i.e. each individual map grid square on British Ordnance Survey maps shows as a substantially oblong box rather than the correctly proportioned square that it should be.
EDIT - I've added comparison images below, in order to show what the problem is: -
Correctly proportioned when GPS connected -
Laterally stretched when GPS not connected -
Is this normal? (Perhaps something that Garmin have incorporated to prevent copying & pasting of maps?), or is there something I've perhaps not set correctly that would allow the maps to show correctly?
I was hoping to be able to create routes/tracks etc. using Basecamp alone (without having to connect the GPS itself to the computer every time), but with the "stretched" mapping that is on view, I'm not sure if such tracks/routes would then be properly aligned with actual paths on the ground, when transferred at some later stage to the GPS unit.
Any replies / clarification / suggestions will be much appreciated.
Regards,
Mike.
