In addition to heart rate recording, the device can have a fitness app for af mitAndroid and IOS generate Fittnessdaten following:
- Deep sleep phases and light with Pulsfreqenz (five-star!) - Worked very well. Sleep period to be displayed can be adjusted (to exclude embarrassing moments when you view the Office dormitories)
- Being / state (three stars Nice, but why?), If you are excited or relaxed. With the value I could not do much, it will probably fast pulse rises interpreted as Excited and uniform pulse waveforms as enstpannt.
- Pedometer (five-star): Shows roughly the same as the pedometer in the iPhone 6, which I have always carried to the test.
- Movement (three stars): is divided into different areas pulse rate "Under", "fat burning", "aerobic", "anaerobic", "Maximum". Works, but you can not adjust or set threshold levels. Not even with the app. This also confirms the Epson Support. That is also the threshold for displaying the pulse rate (over Number of lit LEDs and vibrating optical) can not be selected, so only three stars.
- Calorie consumption (****): Indicates especially the basal metabolic rate and the generated through additional training consumption.
I tested the unit with an iPhone 6, it also works together with Health app from Apple. Therefore, I assume that it works well with other fitness apps. As for the data transfer, this seems a bit slow and sluggish. The Apple Health app takes a long time to display individual data. The app is developed by Epson somewhat sluggish in adjusting the band. The Refreshed data in the Epson app displays a small icon at the top right Duch. The Accu is still nearly full after 24 hours.
The band is very comfortable to wear and easy to adjust, Epson has here probably resorted to the expertise of Seiko, the wearing comfort is very good. Men with should take the bigger version, women with smaller Armgelenkumfang rather the small version. One wonders, why just a printer manufacturer must bring such a good device on the market in order to boost the market. As for support and guidance, Epson has yet to catch up here. I was first greeted in the Hotline by an expert for laser printers, but immediately transferred. Also manuals and Web sites of Epson seem not yet fully to this new product segment to be prepared.
The device is suitable as a heart rate monitor in my opinion for recreational athletes with no health problems. For professionals or people with cardiovascular problems, for example, the device is less suitable, but because do not let just set the pulse frequency ranges on the individual fitness or altered by beta blockers target pulses. Maybe Epson can still reloading.
