Thread: 899 side and down imaging looks awful

Well the saga of the fishfinder continues. After upgrading from a 398 SI to a helix SI to an 899 SI I have seen them all on the screen while in use and on humviewer. Went out today with the 899 and the compact transducer (decided to keep it and upgrade later if needed). Recorded several tracks to review at home. While on the water I was unable to see much of anything even in areas that I new were loaded with wood. Looked at only one side at a time, turned off read outs, and played with sensitivity. Had to turn sensitivity way down to 2 or 3 to be able to see. Down imaging was so fuzzy it wasn't even worth looking at. Figured I would still have some fun looking at the recordings on humviewer so just relied on 2d which worked great and the jigging mode was awesome.

Got home looked at my recordings and as hard as it is to believe it looked worse than the screen did on the water? Since I still have enough time to return this fishfinder I wanted to check for advice. I have read through all the past posts but don't know what I can do to improve this. I do have a full understanding of the controls since I'm a bit of a ravenous reader when excited about something. Had chart speed at 1 or 2 and moving at about the same speed 1or2 mph. 50 foot view to the side in 10 feet of water. Thanks for any advise. Btw the helix side imaging both on the screen and on humviewer was much better than this with the same transducer