Thread: Which one can you see in daylight

color is better HD color is even better, however in the sun I still find them hard to see. They make a cap you can place over the top to shade it with and that helps a lot

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Humminbird | HELIX 5 DI

Rickie

X2 on helix DI. Once you go to a color unit, you won't want the 561.

Originally Posted by bigben1

I have a humminbird 561 di and I cant see it at all when the sun is out.Would a color unit be better in the sunlight if so which one would be best in the same price range as what ive got now

bigben, You may just need to go into menu and turn up the brightness. My friends unit seems to be very bright. Might help to try......crappie1133

Pretty much all of them are going to be hard to see if the Sun is shining directly on the screen. A screen shield would help, as would angling the unit more vertical (but still viewable).

I have a Lowrance Elite 5 DSI and have to take my sunglasses off to read the overlay info (tmp, speed, depth), and view the screen image to any degree of detail. But, if the Sun is shining directly at the screen, then I have to angle it or swivel it before it's viewable (even with my readers on ). It's color and the same size screen as your HB561di ... but, it's also a discontinued model, so you'd have to find one used (though I doubt you'd find one for around the $200 price range).

... cp