How to improve Livescope Image?

[DTS]

I am looking for opinions/suggestions on how to improve my Livescope image. Currently I have an LVS 34 wired with 10 ga marine duplex wiring directly to the battery switch, my GPS Map 1243 is wired with 12 Ga to a fuse box under the console. I also have 3 helix 12’s, and mega 360 wired to this same blue seas fuse box. The fuse box is wired to the battery switch with 8 ga wiring. The battery is an Ionic 125 AH 12v battery that is my cranking/house/electronics battery. So far this battery has been absolutely great and typically never gets below 70% during a 8-9 hour day on the water. I’m not disappointed in the image quality but feel like I’m leaving some meat on the bone. Would improving/changing the wiring help? Adding a standalone 12v or 16v battery just for Livescope help? Or upgrading thr screen the best option? Keep in mind here in Florida the water is shallow(mostly less then 15’) and dirty for the most part. Any opinions or suggestions are appreciated!

Thanks in advance!
DTS

[Ryno 615]

Probably nothing with your wiring will improve your image, especially not a 16v battery. Your image may improve with your settings. There’s tons of videos out there showing what items to change/tweak.

[MonteSS]

Image will change as the seasons and water changes. Don't just look at someone else's image and think, I want that. Everyones water is different. Usually image is cleares in cold water when there is no pollen, thermocline, less plankton, etc. Spring pollen can make the image a mess. Rain and dirty water affect image quality. Plancton and algae can change during different times of the day causing screen clutter. The depth you are in can have a huge impact. Sometimes turning gain down or making other adjustments help, and other times there is not much you can do.

[DTS]

Thanks for the replies fellas. I will keep playing with the settings. Most of the water, especially right now is pretty dirty or has a lot of pollen in it, hopefully as summer approaches it cleans up a bit.

[mperry]

Thanks for the replies fellas. I will keep playing with the settings. Most of the water, especially right now is pretty dirty or has a lot of pollen in it, hopefully as summer approaches it cleans up a bit.

My fish just looks like blobs. I can see the blobs going after my bait so I’ve never tried changing anything. I have seen videos of fish that you could almost make out what they are. I figured I’m never going to get that so I’ll just live with my blobs. ��*♂️��

[Hoffy1337]

YouTube Garmin Guru. Helped me out with settings.

[Sam_84]

I would try these settings, if you want to see more details and target separation on livescope:

Color: Amber (best target separation)
Color limit: 0 % (don't limit color if you want the best details)
Color gain: 40-50 % (too much CG will decrease some details)
Gain: 65-70 %
Forward range: 33 - 66 feet (too much range will decrease details and increase the "blobness")

[tommoorehouse]

What is the problem with your image? The best upgrade I have done to mine was to get a fish obsessed mount. I see my bait on a cast much easier now.

[jjue1979]

I'm just using a 3D-printed zero-degree mount on the shaft of my trolling motor on a set of 12V AGM batteries, and I typically see the fish and structure pretty well without adjustments all year long. I'm sure that I can get better results if I did tweak depending the water conditions, although I don't see a reason to monkey around with settings to that level.

[sb220]

take screenshots and post them imo. Mabye itll help some figure out your problem

[Rangerdeepv]

Color gain, signal gain and palette color.............

[DTS]

Thanks for the tips guys. Next time I go out I’ll get some images. Fished a local reservoir this past weekend and water had a visibility of about 3’, my image was pretty decent out to about 75’ on a 90’ distance screen. Seems to be mostly settings oriented. Kind of like my hummingbirds the Garmin seems to need constant adjustments.