to all the ambit3 users - need some hints on fused-anti

mario_b

Hi @TELE-HO !
about the auto: yes you’re right. if you move in elevation for 3 minutes 5 meters (around 0,5 hPa pressure change) it switches to alti. if you’re in between 5 meters for 12 Minutes it switches back to baro mode. i like the documentation on this watch, so there is no guessing.
but thanks very much, i think you solved my question. i think that the elevation is just around 5 meters of ups and downs, that why it sticks on baro. and the days before it was just over the 5 m point to switch to alti.

mario_b

@Saketo-Nemo i just found the same. thank you.
works great!

mario_b

@TELE-HO said in to all the ambit3 users - need some hints on fused-anti:

@mario_b
I either let it calibrate automatically before an activity or I manually adjust the altitude when I know the exact altitude… I then assume fused alti does the rest during the activity.

@TELE-HO for your info: if you manually calibrate the altitude while in an activity, fused-alti will be turned off. https://www.suunto.com/Support/Product-support/suunto_ambit3_peak/suunto_ambit3_peak/features/exercising-with-sport-modes/

freeheeler

@mario_b
I only adjust the altitude manually before I start an activity.

mario_b

@TELE-HO ah ok. i will try that too. thank you

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

I would avoid auto for all cases except track and filed (although there should be baro) and flat runs eg Netherlands.

mario_b

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos thank you. i changed every activity to alti profile except the ones i do no care about elevation and hiking. (hiking because here in the alps it would be nice to get a “storm-alert” on weather changes) and i do not hike in flats.

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

@mario_b good point.

freeheeler

@mario_b
when I’ve had the Suunto Core couple of years ago, I tried the storm alert and it came up several times without any signs of a storm… I use the weather alert from the Swiss Meteo… don’t know if there is something similar in your area?
To be honest but without wanting to be mean: I think the storm alert is more a gimmick…

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

@TELE-HO Kida gimmick. IT works as it should (3HPA drop) but not all storms drop that nor it means definately that a storm passes by.

freeheeler

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos
I think it could be useful when you’re out in nowhere, no cellular network, no radio, no access to meteo news etc
But I’m never there… so I have it as you recommend always in alti mode

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

@TELE-HO yup. Except at nights that wakes me up sometimes here due to the summer storms

mario_b

@TELE-HO i know that on baro watches it only works when in baro not in altitude mode. if you do not a sport and you are in auto mode, often it raise up the altitude instead of a storm alert. but in sports mode, with auto profile and fused-alti enabled, when it corrects the elevation it also corrects the sea level pressure. (i saw that on a friends watch and found it works great). and i could be wrong but @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos i think it is 4 hPa in 3 hours.
i know it does only give you a hint, if a storm could be and i would not rely on it, but its a nice thing to have.

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

@mario_b yup I dont remember the number by heart and I think what I said might be for Spartans/s9

mario_b

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos i think it does not really mather too. pressure drops, watch peeps and bad weather could come. the good point is, everybody can choose to turn it on or off.