Garmin Gpsmap 1253xsv Traditional Chirp Sonar with Mapping

Easily integrate with more engines.

Connect to compatible third-party devices with OneHelm™ digital switching.

Easily build your marine system using the best of network connectivity.

Navigate any waters with preloaded Garmin Navionics+™ charts and mapping.

See below your boat with built-in sonar capabilities.

Manage your marine experience from nearly anywhere.

ULTRA HIGH-DEFINITION SCANNING SONAR

Get built-in Ultra High-Definition SideVü and ClearVü scanning sonars with vivid, high-contrast color palettes to help distinguish fish from structure. GPSMAP® X3 series also supports 1 kW CHIRP traditional sonar capabilities. Built-in sonar compatibility only available on xsv models.

PANOPTIX™ & LIVESCOPE™ SONAR SUPPORT

Pair with Panoptix or LiveScope™ easy-to-interpret live sonar (transducer required, sold separately) to see all around your boat in real time.

FASTER, SHARPER, SMARTER

With its added processing power and new slimline design featuring edge-to-edge glass and a smaller unit footprint, it’s easy to retrofit this plotter in a wider range of dash configurations.

IMPROVED DISPLAY OPTICS

New higher-resolution IPS displays for 9" and 12" plotters offer improved sunlight readability and visibility from any angle, with 50% more pixels than previous-generation 9" GPSMAP devices.

CHARTS AND MAPS

Bring a fresh new look and feel to your chartplotter with optional Garmin Navionics+™ or premium Garmin Navionics Vision+™ cartography featuring integrated coastal/inland content, access to daily updates, Auto Guidance+™ technology and more.

OPTIONAL RADAR BUNDLE

To help you avoid weather and traffic on the water, the compact 4 kW GMR™ 18 HD+ dome radar is available as a bundled option with your GPSMAP chartplotter/sonar package.

GARMIN SAILASSIST™ SAILING FEATURES

View laylines, race start line guidance, enhanced wind rose, heading and course-over-ground lines, true wind data fields and tide/current/time slider, wind angle, set and drift, wind speed and more.

OPTIONAL PREMIUM NAVIGATION FEATURES

These optional charts offer the best of Garmin and Navionics® data, Auto Guidance technology and other premium navigation features.

SAILING POLARS

Use the polar table to see key data, including how fast you should go at a certain wind angle and speed — so you know whether you need to adjust sail trim.

GARMIN MARINE NETWORK

If you have multiple compatible Garmin devices on your boat, you can share information — such as maps, user data, radar and IP camera video — among them.

NMEA 2000® AND NMEA 0183 NETWORKS

Connect to compatible autopilots, digital switching, weather, Fusion-Link™ audio system, media, VHF, AIS and more from one screen.

ACTIVECAPTAIN® APP

Built-in Wi-Fi® connectivity pairs with the free all-in-one mobile app for access to the OneChart™ feature, smart notifications, software updates, Garmin Helm™ digital switching, Garmin Quickdraw™ Community.

INTEGRATED ANT® TECHNOLOGY

Connect with some of your favourite devices, such as quatix® marine watches, gWind™ Wireless 2 transducers transducers, GNX™ Wind marine instruments and wireless remote controls.

ENGINE CONNECTIVITY

Now you can connect your chartplotter to different kinds of engines, including select Yamaha engines.

ONEHELM FEATURE

This feature brings together all the operations and capabilities of select third-party devices, such as EmpirBus™ digital switching, on one screen.

SEND INREACH® DEVICE MESSAGES

Pair your inReach satellite communicator to your chartplotter, and type custom messages using your MFD’s on-screen keyboard. Access your contact list or enter an email, inReach address or phone number. You can also group messages by conversation for a texting-like experience.

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