Gear: Raymarine Element launches new-gen sonar imaging
A new sonar and GPS system gives the most realistic impression yet of what’s under your boatRaymarine Element, a GPS system incorporating a new generation of sonar technology that paints an almost lifelike image of what’s below a boat, has officially launched.
The unit now includes Raymarine’s RealVision 3D and HyperVision compressed high intensity radar pulse (CHIRP) sonar technology to paint what looks like a lifelike image of submerged terrain, vegetation and more importantly, fish.
“With the new Raymarine Element series, we are making our most advanced sonar technology and intuitive user experience available to a larger audience of recreational boaters,” Jim Cannon, the chief executive at Raymarine’s owner FLIR Systems, said.
“Element has impressive performance for its category, with the remarkable clarity of HyperVision imaging and our new LightHouse Sport operating system. Together, Element redefines the category for combined sonar and GPS navigation displays, giving anglers topline capabilities.
Raymarine said the new operating system and “intuitive” keyboard would let anglers “quickly mark their favourit efishing spots and create their own high-definition bathymetric maps”, a topographical map of the terrain below the water.
“Element’s experience is further enhanced by an onboard quad-core processor delivering instantaneoius chart redraw, smooth RealVision 3D imaging, and fast response while on the water,” Raymarine said.
The Element series consistes of 7.0-, 9.0- and 12-inch displays. The first units are expected to arrive in Australian retail outlets in the first quarter of 2019.
Prices are expected to be announced closer to the Raymarine Element systems' Australian release.
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