Raymarine Dragonfly-4 Pro Sonar/GPS with US C-Map Essentials
- Optically bonded for sharp color, wide viewing angles and no internal fogging
- Includes US lakes, rivers and coastal maps; Includes transom mount CHIRP transducer with temperature sensor; MicroSD memory card reader for saving sonar screen shots
- Dual-channel sonar – wide-spectrum CHIRP DownVision sonar for photo-like images and a second CHIRP conventional sonar channel for targeting fish
- 4.3″ All-weather, high-definition LED backlit display
- Stream live sonar data to your smartphone with Raymarine’s Wi-Fish mobile app; With the Wi-Fish you can rewind, save and share the day’s catch with friends on your favorite social networks
Raymarine Dragonfly 4 Pro -US. 4″ CHIRP Sonar/GPS Combo with DownVision plus conventional sonar. Wi-Fi built in. Includes C-MAP Essentials maps of US lakes, rivers and coast lines Dragonfly Pro combines GPS navigation with Raymarine’s advanced dual-channel CHIRP sonar. Dragonfly Pro will change your underwater view and maximize your time fishing with Raymarine’s wide spectrum CHIRP technology. Easily identify fish and underwater objects with photo-like sonar images from the DownVision channel and target fish with the conventional CHIRP sonar channel. A built-in 50-channel GPS delivers precision guidance and built-in Wi-Fi lets you stream live sonar right to your smartphone.
Marine Gps And Fishfinder
John
September 30, 2015Great Sonar, OK GPS,
As far as the chartplotter goes, I was a little disappointed. I got the model with the Jeppesen C-Map essentials and upgraded the maps to the 4D Max with the discounted maps on Jeppesen’s website. I fish coastal rivers in SC and the depth contours aren’t nearly as detailed as they were with my old Garmin even with the upgrade bathymetry. There are also fewer options and features for navigating. With a lot of depth changes and an avg 8 foot tidal change running into a sandbar is an easy thing to do so I was hoping for more detail on the chart. I think the more I use the C-Map the more I will get used to it but it does take some getting used to over my old Garmin.
Lastly the speed of the unit can be annoyingly slow. Maybe I’m just spoiled but waiting 20+ seconds for it to power up, then another minute or more to get a GPS lock is obnoxious. There is also a noticeable delay after clicking through menus to get to different options. For example I will try to zoom in/out and there will be a long delay so I click again and again, then when it finally catches up, the zoom is too far in or out. I’m guessing that the processor just isn’t powerful enough to quickly power all the features and graphics it has. I’m learning to be more patient when I click but like I said, it’s annoying.
Overall if you want a great depthfinder and wouldn’t mind having an ok chartplotter too, this is a good choice. If you need a chartplotter that you’re going to use a lot and really need for navigation, I’d probably look at something else.
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|William S.
September 30, 2015I Expected Better.,
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|Grayrider
September 30, 2015Great little brother to Raymarine Dragonfly 6!,
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