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Comparison Lowrance Elite-5 Ti vs Lowrance Elite-7 Ti

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High scanning power. Large touch screen. Wireless modules Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. Bottom and side scan. NMEA interface support. Accurate navigation.
Typefish finder-chartplotterfish finder-chartplotter
Specs
Scan depth
1524 m /optional 305 or 91/
1524 m /optional 305 or 91/
Number of beams of radiation22
Number of frequencies55
Radiation frequency50/83/200/455/800 kHz50/83/200/455/800 kHz
Total radiation angle120 °120 °
Emitter power500 W500 W
CHIRP Technology
Side scan
Bottom scan
Display specs
Display
5 "
touch
800x480 px
colour
backlight
7 "
touch
800x480 px
colour
backlight
Features
Functions
Sound alarm
Determination of the distance to the fish
Indication of symbols in the form of fish
Real time fish display
Quick screen update
Auto-change depth scale
Depth display range
Bottom density determination
Water temperature indicator
Speed indication
Distance display
Sound alarm
Determination of the distance to the fish
Indication of symbols in the form of fish
Real time fish display
Quick screen update
Auto-change depth scale
Depth display range
Bottom density determination
Water temperature indicator
Speed indication
Distance display
Connection interfaces
Wi-Fi
NMEA /NMEA 2000, NMEA 0183/
Wi-Fi
NMEA /NMEA 2000, NMEA 0183/
Specs of the chartplotter
GPS module
Memory card slot
Base map
Adding new maps
 /navionics series cartography/
 /navionics series cartography/
Waypoints30003000
Number of routes100100
Number of points in the route1000010000
General
Dust and water protection
 /IPX7/
 /IPX7/
Power source10 - 17 V10 - 17 V
Dimensions176x135x114 mm220x161x117 mm
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Display

— Screen size. Diagonal screen size in inches. The larger the screen, the more information can be displayed on it and the more detailed this information can be. On the other hand, this parameter noticeably affects the dimensions of the device, and large screens are expensive, especially since you need the appropriate resolution for normal image quality (see below).

Touch. The presence of a sensor in the design of the display. This feature allows you to control the device by touching the icons on the screen — similar to how it is done in smartphones and tablets. Touch control provides more options than the classic one, using buttons and switches, besides it is more visual — however, such devices are more expensive.

— Display resolution. Display size in dots (pixels) horizontally and vertically. The higher the resolution, the more detailed image the screen is able to produce, the smaller objects can be clearly displayed on it and the more comfortable viewing. At the same time, the specificity of echo sounders is such that too high resolution is not required even for high-end models: for example, modest by the standards of smartphones or tablets 640x480 with a 5" screen are considered quite sufficient even for an advanced device.

— Colour. The ability of a screen to display colours. In this case, the simplest division is used:

Monochrome.... Displays that display information only in shades of one colour. Theoretically, the main colour can be any, but in this case, the vast majority of monochrome screens are black and white. Their advantages are low cost and energy consumption, as well as good visibility in the sun; at the same time, such an image allows you to work with quite a variety of types of data, which is enough even for very advanced echo sounders (see "Type"). However, this variety is not as wide as for colour displays, as a result, for chartplotters (see ibid.), such an image is not suitable — if it is impossible to display different colours, some of the important information on the maps is lost.

Coloured. Screens capable of working with multiple colours. The variety of colours can be quite small, but the image still turns out to be more informative than black and white: different colours can indicate different depths on the map, water temperature changes, etc. Due to this, this type of display is found in all types of navigation devices (see above). Its main disadvantage can be called a higher cost than that of monochrome screens.

— Backlight. The screen has its own backlight system. This feature makes the display independent of ambient light and allows you to see the information on it even in complete darkness. At the same time, the backlight increases power consumption, which is important during long-term operation from an autonomous source (for example, a boat battery). Therefore, it can be turned off.
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