In the end you just can t pick a sonar type over the other.
Side imaging sonar pictures.
Side imaging sonar uses a razor thin beam that projects deep into the water to both sides of the boat with broad coverage across the bottom.
Side imaging finders are better in shallow water and cover a wider range.
The return image for this slice is then added to the images taken immediately before and after to build an incredibly detailed view of the lake bottom.
The best part is that natural structure submerged wreckage and even bait fish can be clearly seen when using side imaging.
Your decision has to be founded on certain cases of use.
To the left and right of your location.
Side imaging sonars also referred to as side scan sonars are a set of sonar system that was developed to create an image of large areas on the seafloor effectively.
And even if you do know what you re looking at but you don t fully understand how your device works you might wildly misinterpret where structure or a school of fish actually is.
Although side imaging looks like photos it doesn t depend on light or darkness.
Side imaging aqua vu and boulders posted on december 13 2016.
Humminbird side imaging sonar uses a razor thin beam to take a sonar snapshot of the area up to 400 ft.
This sonar device emits conical or fan shaped pulses down towards the bottom of the sea across an extensive range perpendicular to the path the sensor follows through the water.
This image is a boulder reef.
On this image the biggest boulders are next to smooth bottom.