Nothing like a product review from a guy who not only doesn’t own one, but has never used one? Thanks Brian your assumptions and guesses from videos and pictures are pretty much off base on everything.
I’ve had mine on the ice twice now on two different lakes. Unit worked as advertised. Yes you get a little snow storm in deeper water from the IR but it in no way affects your viewing. From what I can tell the IR lights help keep the image in color.
Seems to me from reading this is guys are expecting the micro to preform like full size cameras. While you can use them to fish with, they are more for scouting around checking holes and bottom content. The field of view is large and they sure are small and easy to bring with. If you want a camera to look at all day and fish with, a full size is a better choice.
As for screen viewing outside, like any flat screen in direct sun you have to shield it with your body which is a lot easier with a unit this small then a full size. This is no different then any flat screen camera, MarCum, Aqua or Vex I don’t care how sun view-able they claim they are.
Overall I have been very happy with mine and would recommend it for what it does. It makes a nice one-two punch with my LX-5. Now if I could only afford an LX-7 I would really be styling.
Shawn