Pulse Oximeter

Your watch has a wrist-based pulse oximeter to gauge the peripheral saturation of oxygen in your blood (SpO2). As your altitude increases, the level of oxygen in your blood can decrease. Knowing your oxygen saturation can help you determine how your body is acclimating to high altitudes for alpine sport and expedition.

You can manually begin a pulse oximeter reading by viewing the pulse oximeter widget (Getting Pulse Oximeter Readings). You can also turn on all-day readings (Turning On All-Day Pulse Oximeter Readings). When you view the pulse oximeter widget while you are not moving, your watch analyzes your oxygen saturation and your elevation. The elevation profile helps indicate how your pulse oximeter readings are changing, relative to your to elevation.

On the watch, your pulse oximeter reading appears as an oxygen saturation percentage and color on the graph. On your Garmin Connect™ account, you can view additional details about your pulse oximeter readings, including trends over multiple days.

For more information about pulse oximeter accuracy, go to garmin.com/ataccuracy.


Screenshot of the pulse oximeter reading and graphs with callouts

Callout number one

The elevation scale.

Callout number two

A graph of your average oxygen saturation readings for the last 24 hours.

Callout number three

Your most recent oxygen saturation reading.

Callout number four

The oxygen saturation percentage scale.

Callout number five

A graph of your elevation readings for the last 24 hours.

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