Garmin Descent X50i Premium Dive Computer

Why Divers Choose the Garmin Descent X50i

The Garmin Descent X50i is designed for divers who want a large, information-rich display without sacrificing the advanced capabilities required for serious technical diving. Its 3-inch high-resolution color screen makes critical dive information easy to read at a glance, while leakproof physical buttons provide dependable underwater control.

Recreational and technical dive modes include single-gas, multi-gas, closed-circuit rebreather, and gauge configurations. Garmin's Bühlmann ZHL-16C decompression model supports adjustable conservatism and custom gradient factors, while multi-gas configurations can accommodate oxygen and helium mixes for advanced decompression planning.

When paired with optional Garmin Descent T2 transceivers, the X50i adds wireless tank-pressure monitoring and Garmin's SubWave™ sonar network. Divers can monitor pressure, depth, and distance information from other equipped divers and exchange preset underwater messages, adding an entirely new level of team awareness during a dive.

Above the water, built-in GPS and DiveView™ mapping help with dive-site planning and navigation. The X50i also provides real-time depth-history graphs, projected ascent profiles, a 3-axis dive compass, tide information, and an integrated backup dive light for added versatility in demanding environments.

Key Features

• Large 3-inch high-resolution color display provides excellent visibility of critical dive information
• Touchscreen operation on the surface with leakproof physical buttons for underwater control
• 20 ATM dive rating with depth-sensor operation to 200 m / 656 ft
• Bühlmann ZHL-16C decompression algorithm with adjustable conservatism and custom gradient factors
• Single-Gas, Multi-Gas, CCR, and Gauge dive modes support recreational through advanced technical diving
• Supports up to 12 breathing gases per applicable dive mode, including oxygen and helium mixtures
• Optional Descent T2 transceiver enables wireless air integration and tank-pressure monitoring
• Monitor tank pressure, depth, and distance for up to eight equipped divers within approximately 10 meters
• SubWave™ sonar enables preset diver-to-diver messaging at distances up to approximately 30 meters
• DiveView™ maps provide bathymetric depth contours and access to thousands of dive-site locations
• Real-time depth-history graph helps visualize the dive profile and its effect on decompression
• Projected Ascent view displays decompression stops, gas switches, and estimated ascent profile
• Built-in 3-axis dive compass supports underwater navigation
• Integrated backup dive light provides convenient secondary illumination
• Rechargeable battery provides up to 20 hours of dive time depending on display brightness

From advanced recreational dives to trimix, decompression, CCR, wreck, and exploration diving, the Descent X50i combines a large, easy-to-read interface with Garmin's most advanced dive communication, mapping, navigation, and decompression tools.