gps logger

What i have been doing lately is using my Iphone running the Geotagr app. maybe not the best sollution but was fairly cheap and i can get a full day out of it.

ideasman69 said:

ideasman69 wrote:

hey guys,

im going on a holiday in a few weeks and was hoping to have all my photos geotagged. i have a nikon d90 and decided that the stock gps addon was too pricey so i'm looking into grabbing a gps logger.

i thought that this was the way to go as it wasnt locked to a particular camera and should perform better as ill leave it running all day.

having done a bit of research, im still struggling to find a recommended product.

my "wants" include:
- fast gps aquisition
- accurate logging
- battery to last a full day
- small as possible

i have no idea about chipsets. it seems that sirf iii (?) chips are recommended but they appear to be quite old.

any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

cheers!

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Sony GPS-CS3KA GPS Image Tracker
or
Sony GPS-CS1
I don't think either is currently sold, but you can probably find one on Ebay, they might have a new one if you check out Sony's site. I have the GPS-CS1, it's pretty fool proof. stick a AA battery in it and turn it on, a green light blinks. Plug it into USB port (standard connector) and download the files from it.
They included some geotagging software with them, but the format of the log file is pretty useable with many other software programs.

ideasman69 said:

ideasman69 wrote:

hey guys,

im going on a holiday in a few weeks and was hoping to have all my photos geotagged. i have a nikon d90 and decided that the stock gps addon was too pricey so i'm looking into grabbing a gps logger.

i thought that this was the way to go as it wasnt locked to a particular camera and should perform better as ill leave it running all day.

having done a bit of research, im still struggling to find a recommended product.

my "wants" include:
- fast gps aquisition
- accurate logging
- battery to last a full day
- small as possible

i have no idea about chipsets. it seems that sirf iii (?) chips are recommended but they appear to be quite old.

any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

cheers

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I use a Qstarz BT-Q1000XT - Mine has been reliable and extremely handy.

http://www.qstarz.com/Products/GPS Products/BT-Q1000XT-F.htm

I use a Holux M-1000C Data logger that is also Bluetooth. Rather than spend countless hours in post tagging each photo I also bought an Aokatec AK-4N II GPS module. So the two communicate with each other and every time I take a shot the GPS coordinates are embedded in the EXIF data. Worked real slick on my trips to Kenya and Tanzania.

They make various models depending on which camera, make sure you use a tether or you'll lose the module. The new AK-G looks great with the 10 pin screw lock, hmm maybe I'll get one of those too.

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35 to 4 x 5 - NPS Member

ideasman69 said:

ideasman69 wrote:

hey guys,

im going on a holiday in a few weeks and was hoping to have all my photos geotagged. i have a nikon d90 and decided that the stock gps addon was too pricey so i'm looking into grabbing a gps logger.

i thought that this was the way to go as it wasnt locked to a particular camera and should perform better as ill leave it running all day.

having done a bit of research, im still struggling to find a recommended product.

my "wants" include:
- fast gps aquisition
- accurate logging
- battery to last a full day
- small as possible

i have no idea about chipsets. it seems that sirf iii (?) chips are recommended but they appear to be quite old.

any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

cheers!

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Indeed the QSTAR is the best I have used it all over the world and its fantastic. I bought a small device that can wirelessly communicate with QSTAR and for fraction of the cost of what Nikon changes and 3/4 less the bulk i can automatically log GPS co-ordinate on my RAW files.

it depends a bit on how you are going to work with the data.

I have used a QStarz BT1000XT with lots of pleasure, but the drawback it will not work nice with a iphone of ipad... So if you work on a pc then you should be fine.

there is a lot of software from QSTARZ for the normal phototag, trip, sport thingies. But stable nope

Would allow me to tag for 2 weeks holiday easy. And will work for 12-16hrs also.

But it would not talk to my iphone unless i hacked it sooooo....

Recently i got a Bad Elf GPS pro, not as cheap, and a bit bigger, but this one does work with an iphone, ipad giving you the option to download your tracks to the iphone as you go.

This gimmick comes in handy if you are doing multi-day trips and you want to separate the tracks or simply need to store a lot more or a lot more detailed stuff.

Not sure if it is as smart as the Qstarz, which can change the number of points needed depending on how fast you go. Otoh you can change that with the Bad Elf on your iphone as well.

The data files are gpx, htmlx which should help you tag in lightroom.

One big plus, it has a display so you get a bit more info as lock or no lock on satelites, it even gives you a heading. Hmmm would be nice to have a find your way home function.

One Tip, make sure your gps and camera have the same time/date! Especially abroad.