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WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN

The key to making side imaging work for you on the water is learning how to read and interpret the returns with confidence.

Side Imaging Overview

UNDERSTANDING

SIDE IMAGING

It's all in the details. Gain a 180 degrees side-to-side perspective on the world below the surface with remarkable Humminbird® Side Imaging®. In an instant, the ultra-thin beam scans the area up to 400 feet to the left and right of your boat location - for total coverage of up to 800 feet. The return image for each slice is then added to the images taken immediately before and after to build an incredible view of the lake bottom. You can then magnify the detail of the image with the zoom feature or mark the GPS location of promising cover or structure directly on the screen.

Humminbird - Side Imaging Illustration

INTERPRETING YOUR RETURNS

Humminbird Side Imaging sonar uses a razor-thin beam to take a "sonar snapshot" of the area up to 400 ft. to the left and right of your location. The return image for this slice is then added to the images taken immediately before and after to build an incredibly detailed view of the lake bottom.

Humminbird - Side Imaging Folding Illustration

READING THE SCREEN

The dark, center portion of the screen represents the column of water below your boat. The lighter portions on the far left and right of the screen show you the bottom below and to the left and right of your boat. Keep in mind, Side Imaging is a record of the water and terrain your boat has already passed over

THROW OUT

A 800' WIDE NET

Side Image of Bottom and Rocks

BOTTOM AND ROCKS

Get an understanding of your bottom type by locating rocks and crevices.

Side Image of Weedbeds and Structure

WEEDBEDS

Clearly identify weedbeds (lower left) along with the detailed wall of an old foundation and even the steps leading into the house.

Humminbird Side Image of Fish

FISH DETAIL

See fish so defined you can practically target each one individually.

FEATURES

THAT GET TO THE POINT

Humminbird SOLIX Side Imaging Screen

MARK WAYPOINTS

See something interesting with Side Imaging, like a school of fish over a bridge piling shown here with MEGA Side Imaging? Save its exact GPS location as a waypoint.

Humminbird Side Image Zoom Feature

ZOOM

Enable the zoom mode to hone in on the tiniest details. Here, an angler has identified a school of crappie.

Split Screen Views of Side and Down Imaging

SPLIT SCREEN

View multiple Humminbird sonar and imaging technologies at once for a complete picture. Here, we can see trees, weeds, and fish to the right side of the boat as the depth falls off.

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RANGE LINES

Enable range lines to help determine the distance between your boat and fish, structure or weeds. Here, we can see a large tree between 30 and 70 feet off to the right .

Side Imaging Contour Mode

CONTOUR MODE

Use Contour Mode to remove the water column. Notice how you can clearly see the bottom hardness and depth transition beginning at the bottom of the screen and leading to the large tree and old building foundation.

Side Image Color Palette Display

COLOR PALETTE

Choose one of twelve color palettes and adjust the sensitivity and sharpness. Customizing your screen to match your water conditions will make it easier to identify structure and fish.

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