what is imaging?

[cjw]

I see many references to imaging.

I do not have it on my ( newly acquired ) ACE 250.

Is it on every other Garrett model?

What is imaging and how does it work?

thanks for any info.

 

[cc8137]

Imaging is the size of the target. Along with identifying the denomination of the coin, Imaging allows the user to identify the probable size of the target. (i.e. smaller then coin, coin, larger than coin, drink can size and large cache ) Currently used on the GTI and GTP models. Go to Garrett's website for more info.

 

[cjw]

Imaging is the size of the target. Along with identifying the denomination of the coin, Imaging allows the user to identify the probable size of the target. (i.e. smaller then coin, coin, larger than coin, drink can size and large cache ) Currently used on the GTI and GTP models. Go to Garrett's website for more info.

thanks cc,
I went to the Garrett site and downloaded a PDF manual for the 2500. ...Pages 57 - 58...explains IMAGING.

Imaging gives the size and depth.....and does it with good graphics.

probably nice to have...

thanks again

 

[Alan Applegate]

I own an Ace 250, and a GTI-2500. The Ace is very hard to beat when it comes to hunting coins. You do have to operate it in all-metal mode if you want to find nickels, especially clad ones which show up most of the time in my soil conditions as a pull tab. Mineralization isn't easy to deal with either, but the Excelerator coils do help.

The GTI-2500 is heavy, especially if you use the larger 12.5 inch coil. A bungie support is almost a necessity for long hunts. For US coins at least, the 2500 is very accurate in depicting what it's looking at. In my soil conditions, I can tell the difference between a clad and a silver quarter rather easily. The same thing with pennies. However, any nickel ends up the same place on the scale. Like the 250, if you want to find rings, you almost have to use all-metal mode, and just dig what you're not sure of.

I can't speak for every type of soil conditions, but here in my neck of the woods (Roswell, NM), the 250 will find a quarter down to about 10 inches, and the 2500 well past 12 inches. Thus the 2500 will give you a slight edge when looking for really old silver. At least it has for me.

Alan Applegate

 

[Uncle Willy]

Imaging displays the size of the target which saves digging a lot of big hunks of junk. Currently two models have imaging - the 1500 and the 2500. The GTP 1350 has profiling which requires no imaging coil and just displays large, medium, and small for target sizes. Garretts are the only detectors on the market with these features.

Bill

 

[Old Katz]

Imaging is nice to have I'm sure but you'll still find alot with the Ace 250.

After you've been out awhile you will soon beable to tell if you have
a large object or small one under you're coil just by the way it pinpoints.
Also when you first detect the target. When you swing your coil over a coin it
will stop sounding off within a certain width. If its a larger item it will have a larger window
within which it will sound off. You'll see what I mean after you've been ouot with the
Ace 250 for awhile. Imaging is great if you have the extra money and can afford it.
Its helped alot of people save time if there's one thing I've learned, you want to dig everytjhing.
That large idet to decide might be junk and you don't dig could be a hord of coins someone buried.
Katz