Lowrance Elite 7HDI sonar returns

[Nitrofreak]

Looking to go to the lake this weekend and I have a little understanding about what I am seeing from the owners manual on these sonars, since I am a newb to this sonar my trip is basically geared for learning how to interpret what is being sent back, I took these with a cell phone and want to apologize for the clarity, in the one picture it would appear that I captured an image of Batman lurking in the depths and for the most part was just an image I thought would be cool to show my friends, sorry, this was my first trip out playing around with this new to me technology, come to find out this is actually a bridge piling that I could have marked UGH !!

The second photo is one that has some fish arches on the bottom and some blotches in the screen, I have no clue how to interpret what I am seeing in this photo, is it just clutter?  

[Wayne P.]

The unit records what the bottom shape is and stuff suspended.

"Batman" looks like a bridge.

The stuff in the second picture is schools of fish.

[Nitrofreak]

Thanks Wayne, I'll do better at getting clearer photos as well, I do not know if I can take a screen shot with these yet, at least I have not read about doing so in the manual, is it just me or is it normal to see that much return at the top of the screen, will adjusting the level of surface noise aid in clearing some of this up? I have seen some videos that suggested turning some of the auto features off like sensitivity but I am wondering if screens that look like these are normal returns for these units and should I mess with the settings at all since I am just learning about these.

[eddallen]

Press the POWER and +ZOOM buttons at the same time quickly to act as the shutter button.

[Nitrofreak]

 

3 minutes ago, eddallen said:

Press the POWER and +ZOOM buttons at the same time quickly to act as the shutter button.

SHAWEEEEEEEEEET !!!  thank you !!!!!