Suunto 7 diving + update 19.4

Aleksander H

@stiniva said in Suunto 7 diving + update 19.4:

And i am fresh in Suunto i try to download the newest firmware (today is 19.4). Does it depend on from country to country because in my Suunto status that i have the latest update but it is this from January?

Updates tend to go out in waves. Some will probably get it today, som tomorrow, etc. I expect we’ll all get the newest one by the end of the week.

[Edit] waves isn’t the right term. What’s the word I’m thinking of ?

JANTIKAINEN

@aleksander-h in stages…maybe?

Aleksander H

@jantikainen said in Suunto 7 diving + update 19.4:

@aleksander-h in stages…maybe?

staged, yes, thanks

___Alejandro___

@stiniva That barometer is not designed for underwater pressure… If I were you (and If you still can), I would change your S7 for anything on this page:

https://www.suunto.com/Product-search/dive-watches/?sports=6972

Stiniva

@aleksander-h My Sunnto has newst update
Well 2/3 . i really need good sport watch with HR tracking sleep analyse and Baro funcktion for diving…
I know Sunnto 9 Baro was my first option but budget tell me something another

But i am sure that i saw some review on y2b with comparation Garmin Fenix XY vs Suunto 7 and both with diving mode… And i thought well on compare list they have Baro so… maybe some update or app can give me this funktion…
Like i dont know Suunto 7 has this HR sensor but before this update not so precision analyse and intervals for good HR tracking… with new update we have that
I really need to learn how make best setup with Suunto 7.

DMytro

@stiniva it’s not a software issue, but a hardware one. S7 is only waterproof up to 50m, but it’s assuming you don’t move at all and water doesn’t either, which is not the case in real life. I think with s9/s7 you can do snorkeling max.

eurohiker

@дима-мельниченко Most Scuba divers don’t go more than 18m (open) because you need advanced to go to 40m. Freediving obviously much less.

Hardware wise. I don’t know the difference between a water and an air barometre. Personally, i thought they had the same hardware tech specs.

Site does specify it is an “absolute air pressure barometer” https://www.suunto.com/en-gb/Support/Product-support/suunto_7/suunto_7/sports-by-suunto/different-sports-and-measurements/
It would be cool if it could be updated to do water pressure though. Again, i don’t know if it’s even possible

DMytro

@eurohiker I wasn’t talking about the pressure sensor itself. Rather about the watch being able to withstand a high underwater pressure.

eurohiker

@дима-мельниченко ohh ok. I have no idea about that stuff but only put water depth into account lol. Misinformation on my part due to ignorance, my bad.

tuxella

The suunto Core can act as an underwater depth meter, limited to 10m though: https://www.suunto.com/en-gb/Support/Product-support/suunto_core/suunto_core/using-alti--baro-mode/using-depth-meter-profile/

The difference in static pressure between 3000m above sea level and 20m under water isn’t as extreme as you would imagine: 0.7 bars at 3000m and 2 bars at -20m :

https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=pressure+3000m+above+sea+level

https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=pressure+20m+below+sea

isazi

Pressure aside, the Suunto 7 is not a diving watch nor a diving computer, and I would not trust my life to it.