HDS Zoom fix..........

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11-04-2011, 04:49 PM
Cane Pole

HDS Zoom fix..........

Well, kinda.

I just received the Lowrance Lake Insight HD map SD I ordered. I put it in my HDS7 and now can zoom to 20 feet with full panel or 2 panel screen views. This "chip" has far more detail than the "built in" Insight maps. I installed the new "chip" in my HDS8 which has factory installed Insight maps. The unit loaded the new Insight map. I can now zoom to 100 feet with shaded relief maps. Before, I could only zoom to .2 miles without loosing the shaded relief imaging.

This picture is a shaded relief view of one of my go to locations. The shaded relief seems to be accurate as far as location goes. I will find out more as time goes by.

So to zoom to 20 foot without pain, you can get the Insight HD maps........

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...08/shot1-2.jpg
11-04-2011, 05:17 PM
gabowman

That's the first time I've seen the shaded areas. Love it.Thumbs Up
11-04-2011, 06:07 PM
mduncan62

How much $?
11-04-2011, 06:28 PM
Cane Pole

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Originally Posted by mduncan62

How much $?

I got mine at Cabelas cause I had some discount cards that were about expire....

Amazon.com: Lowrance Lake Insight HD US Inland Waters / Great Lakes on SD card: Sports & Outdoors
11-04-2011, 06:30 PM
Cane Pole

Below dam at Sardis....

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...08/shot2-1.jpg
11-04-2011, 06:50 PM
mduncan62

Not too bad. Looks awesome!
11-04-2011, 07:04 PM
Billbob

sweet
11-04-2011, 07:16 PM
jimp

neat, now a ? for ya CP;

All of the waypoints you have in the 1st pic, can you hit those waypoints dead on or real close when trolling with w/ your HDS only able to zoom in to 100' or do those waypoints mean something different to you?

I LL 99% of the time, and can zoom in to 20' on my HH Garmin gps. I seldom hit the mark (dead on the WP), as the HH beeps when I do. Trying to get a handle on how much zoom the HDS units are capable of, but it seems like you have to upgrade to have the good zoom capability, but its still limited to a point correct? like maybe 100' is the best zoom for the HDS ?
11-04-2011, 08:28 PM
Cane Pole

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Originally Posted by jimp

neat, now a ? for ya CP;

All of the waypoints you have in the 1st pic, can you hit those waypoints dead on or real close when trolling with w/ your HDS only able to zoom in to 100' or do those waypoints mean something different to you?

I LL 99% of the time, and can zoom in to 20' on my HH Garmin gps. I seldom hit the mark (dead on the WP), as the HH beeps when I do. Trying to get a handle on how much zoom the HDS units are capable of, but it seems like you have to upgrade to have the good zoom capability, but its still limited to a point correct? like maybe 100' is the best zoom for the HDS ?

With this map, I can zoom to 20ft. With Navionics, I can zoom to 50ft. With Installed Insight you can zoom to 20ft.

20ft zoom is restricted to 2 panels. If you have 3/4 panels, you can zoom to only 50ft and sometimes 100ft depending on your location.

I have NMEA 2000 network and use lcg4000 external antenna. It seems to be accurate, but I don't have much cockpit time with it.

I have 3 Garmins that I refuse to give up. I am a Garmin fan, however I now leave my Garmin at home and am gaining confidence in the lcg4000.

Time will tell.

You can turn the beeps off. ha......I can't hear them anyhow.
11-04-2011, 08:36 PM
Cane Pole

No upgrade required. Order units with basemap and get Insight SD. Solves zoom issues.
11-04-2011, 09:34 PM
Tenntomm

CP I am intereseted in knowing if this card will include the data from the fishing hot spots pro card on the MS lakes? The description says it conatins FHS data for 500 of the 5000 lakes listed, but it doesnt give the detailed lake list. Any idea? If so I would love to upgrade. I am running both the navionics and the FHS and would like to go to just one card
11-04-2011, 10:06 PM
Cane Pole

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tenntomm

CP I am intereseted in knowing if this card will include the data from the fishing hot spots pro card on the MS lakes? The description says it conatins FHS data for 500 of the 5000 lakes listed, but it doesnt give the detailed lake list. Any idea? If so I would love to upgrade. I am running both the navionics and the FHS and would like to go to just one card

I don't know. Might give Lowrance a call. I talked to a feller named Tom and he told me about this card. Talking to Tom was like talking to myself....ha..... He was very knowledgeable and he knew he wasn't talking to an idiot.
11-04-2011, 10:12 PM
Tenntomm

Ok, I will try that. Keep us posted on the new card Pro's and Con's after you get some cockpit time on the water.
11-04-2011, 10:14 PM
Cane Pole

Check this link out about the hot spots lakes.

Lake Insight - Detailed Lake | LOWRANCE
11-04-2011, 10:25 PM
Tenntomm

I may be wrong but I think this is the list for the 5000 lakes on the chip. I couldnt find the information specifying which 500 lakes have the FHS info.
11-04-2011, 10:37 PM
Cane Pole

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tenntomm

I may be wrong but I think this is the list for the 5000 lakes on the chip. I couldnt find the information specifying which 500 lakes have the FHS info.

I wasn't sure what this was about. New to me.
11-04-2011, 10:51 PM
mduncan62

Looking forward to a review on the card from you. I'd like to hear about User-selectable depth contour lines on/off. Screen shots would be pretty awesome. For the times when specific drops are key, this would be killer if it works as portrayed.

Thanks in advance
11-05-2011, 09:25 AM
Cane Pole

If you zoom in past 200ft (actually first click at 100ft) , the maps revert to 2d. Should be good for scouting.
11-21-2011, 09:16 PM
mduncan62

Tom, could you post a pic of the following area for me on the insight HD? 38°15'42.39"N 93°42'54.72"W If it has good detail for that area, I'm going to buy it. There's some other guys from my area that are interested in the detail.

Thanks in advance.
11-30-2011, 10:20 PM
mduncan62

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tenntomm

CP I am intereseted in knowing if this card will include the data from the fishing hot spots pro card on the MS lakes? The description says it conatins FHS data for 500 of the 5000 lakes listed, but it doesnt give the detailed lake list. Any idea? If so I would love to upgrade. I am running both the navionics and the FHS and would like to go to just one card

Yes. The card has Fishing Hot Spots. According to the packaging, this card includes 500 lakes with fishing hot spots, including detailed information including fishing tips and techniques, thousands of marked fishing areas and more. Looks pretty cool.
12-01-2011, 12:18 AM
jaxsprat

So then is insight a waste of $, just get with basemap and then buy that new card u got? And if I wait til early spring to get card it may be a 2012 model with more on it maybe???
12-01-2011, 07:49 AM
mduncan62

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaxsprat

So then is insight a waste of $, just get with basemap and then buy that new card u got? And if I wait til early spring to get card it may be a 2012 model with more on it maybe???

If I had it to do again, I'd buy 2 basemap units and 2 insight HD cards.
12-01-2011, 05:40 PM
blueball

on a hds with only one card slot i would go with insight preloaded,so i can use my card to record ,etc.
12-01-2011, 06:14 PM
mduncan62

Quote:

Originally Posted by blueball

on a hds with only one card slot i would go with insight preloaded,so i can use my card to record ,etc.

The Insight HD card has several GB's that you can save on. So it's perfect for any HDS unit.