The Garmin GPSMAP 953xsv features a sharper view with more than 50% more pixels and nearly double the processing power! Feature packed 9 inch touchscreen Chartplotter/Sonar combo unit with intuitive touchscreen controls and is pre-loaded with Australia & New Zealand BlueCharts for convenience.
The 953xsv provides NMEA 2000 and NMEA 0183 support for network connectivity, including autopilots, digital switching, weather, FUSION-Link, VHF, AIS and more! The Garmin Marine Network support is ideal for sharing sonar, including Panoptix sonar, maps, user data, radar and IP cameras among multiple units while the wireless connectivity allows for Garmin mobile apps, NMEA 2000 support and Garmin Marine Network capabilities for radar and Panoptix all-seeing sonar. The 953sxv includes built-in support for 1 kW CHIRP traditional sonar for superior target separation and ClearVü scanning sonar to see up to 1,000'' below your boat at 260 kHz (transducer sold separately).
Built-in wireless Wi-Fi and ANT provides direct connectivity to the Garmin quatix marine watch, Garmin Nautix in-view display, gWind Wireless 2 transducer, GNX Wind marine instrument and wireless remote controls. It also provides the capability to stream and control a VIRB action camera from the chartplotter!
Right out of the box this unit provides a range of sonar capabilities, requiring the addition of transducers. The unit has built-in Garmin 1 kW CHIRP sonar and CHIRP ClearVu scanning sonar and supports the Garmin Panoptix all-seeing sonar, premium Garmin sonar modules and a wide range of transducers which are sold separately.Networked combos can share their internal sonar with any other device on the network. The user can also choose what information is overlaid on the sonar screen, for example, radar, time of day or GPS speed.
The Quickdraw Contours mapping function instantly creates personalised HD fishing maps on-screen with 300mm contours.
This unit has the ability to transfer waypoints, tracks or frequently used routes stored on another manufacturer''s GPS product, or on a Garmin handheld device, via industry-standard GPX software formatting.