Callaway Rangefinder LR550 Review

Technically speaking, it is the budget model of the Callaway line of rangefinders, but it does not appear to lack much in terms of features. In fact, despite being scaled back in some functions, its low price tag has been found by the Callaway Rangefinder LR550 Review to address the constant complaint that the LR1200 model was too pricey to be worthwhile.

Despite being branded as a woman's sports model, the LR550 really has nothing gender-specific about it, and male golfers will no doubt appreciate all of its features as much as women would.

Small Reductions and Limitations

Of course, the Callaway Rangefinder LR550 review would be surprised if, at almost two hundred dollars less than the LR1200, it offered the exact same set of features. Instead, some areas do have reduced effectiveness and other limitations.

Most noticeably, is the range, where the LR550 offers a 550 yard top range as opposed to the 1,100 of the LR1200. Likewise, it also only has a 6x magnification capability that, while respectable, is not as good as the 7x which some other models offer.

Lastly, the 20-second scan mode of the LR1200 is only 8 seconds when tested in the Callaway Rangefinder LR550 review, which may or may not be a consideration depending on how one likes to use this rangefinder.

Offering Value for Money

When all is said and done, none of the limitations that were studied in the Callaway Rangefinder LR550 review limit it very much at all. For the sake of a much lower price tag, they are sacrifices that many feel are worth being made.

Still very much a part of the LR550 is the one touch controls, LCD backlight, and first target priority mode which can really ease picking out the flag amidst a background of trees. Admittedly, the LR550 does not measure distance as fast as the LR1200, but it isn't too slow that it would be tedious either.

Bottom line is, for a budget rangefinder, the Callaway Rangefinder LR550 review finds it to be extremely effective and priced attractively. Where the LR1200 sometimes drew criticism for being too expensive for the features that it offered, the LR550 gains praise for offering so many features at such a low price tag.

No shadow of a doubt about it, among the cheaper rangefinders that are available, the LR550 is markedly set apart by merit of its distinguished features.

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