Oregon Scientific PE316CA Pedometer with Calorie Counter

I just got this pedometer. I have tested it while walking. On its lowest setting it overestimates my steps by about 5 to 10 percent. I have tested it about 10 times each time taking more than 100 steps outdoors. Everytime it has overestimated by that much. I am not very happy about it.Well now after 3 weeks of use it has stopped functioning right. It now overestimates my steps by around 30 to 40 percent. I am going to give it back.

This is good meter. We had to replace it after its sensitity switch went bonkers. We bought the same model.It worked every day for four years. I think it served us well.

Having a pedometer is fantastic, and definitely inspired me to make sure I was more active. However, this product is not up to snuff. The first one I ordered was next to impossible to open, and returned to Amazon within a day. The replacement I received worked fine, and then stopped working completely after 2 weeks. I have decided to research pedometers and find a good working model that will work consistently for a reasonable amount of time.

Unlike another reviewer whose review I read, I found this pedometer to be inaccurate. It indicates many more steps than I actually take and is off by over a tenth of a mile in distance walked. I was especially disappointed when I learned that a friend and his fiance had purchased a different pedometer (for the same price as I paid for this one) that records their steps and distance travelled extremely accurately, even though they are completely different in height/weight characteristics. Moreover, theirs has a "talking" feature which tells them how many steps they have taken, etc. And, it looks nicer, with a black and silver case.

I tried several relatively inexpensive pedometers ($5-$15) and was disappointed in their accuracy. This Oregon Scientific PE316CA has been the best I have tried. It has a sensitivity slide, which the others did not have. This feature allows you to set the sensitivity to the energy of your stride. (The others didn't record steps if I was sauntering easily, only when I was "power walking.")I have not had trouble with the snap opening the display, as others have reported. The digital display is large and easy to read. The time is always displayed, along with either steps or miles walked, or Calories expended (set by entering your body weight). The distance of your step can also be set, whereas some of the other models use a default setting only.I have only a few quibbles. Although the advertising indicates that you can use either a 12- or 24-hour clock, the instructions indicate only 12-hour. Also, the distance display is given only in miles. You cannot set kilometres if you prefer.