Customer Reviews
Damian P. Gadal said:
Geotagging images is essential to me. i do know where they were taken, nevertheless it’s an argument of public access to the where and when of a picture.
We’re not on the point of getting all cameras equipped with inbuilt GPS. It’s only a matter of time before this occurs. Meanwhile, in order to geotag a picture, you either discover a GPS unit that works along with your specific camera, otherwise you do it manually.
What I’ve noticed is that doing it manually is lots of trouble for many folks(i do know it’s time consuming for me), so many people will just indicate what city, or state, or even just the rustic they were in on the time a specific photo was taken, or the indicate nothing in any respect and leave you guessing.
For me, this just doesn’t work. Really, in spite of the fact that I manually tag all of my photos on a map once they’ve been uploaded to flickr, and carry around a GPS unit on trips to areas I’m not completely conversant in, i need an easier and more accurate way of geotagging images, that lets me scale down at the time it takes.
The problem is that I’ve got several digital cameras, going the route of having a GPS unit for every camera doesn’t work. Not your complete cameras will support this.
What to do? Well, I did a little research and located the i-gotU unit so that you can support any camera, provided the photographs are shot in jpg format.
It’s just a little stand alone GPS device, quite simple and actually the only real button it has is to show it on, and it’s in regards to the size of a matchbox.
I tried it for the previous couple of days, and feature been very impressed with it. I made sure that my camera’s clock was set kind of like that of the i-gotU (that’s how this thing works) after which went out and took some pictures.
After returning home, I downloaded the pictures I took, and plugged within the I-gotU GPS device and had it map my images. It was spot on. It even saved the information to the EXIF data.
I’m going to like this thing. I wish it worked with camera RAW files, but in the meanwhile it doesn’t and it’s not an excessive amount of trouble for me to work around this limitation. Actually, I’ve already found a freeware solution that uses the gpx data and should work with RAW images.
Still, i will be able to’t await the day when this doesn’t need to be done and cameras come equipped with in-built GPS.
I do wish this had a touch case that i may clip to my belt or camera strap, but that’s a minor issue.
Debbie Scott “Only seeking things that ma… said:
From the primary time I saw this logger it was love at the start site! i used to be using the AMOD AGL3080 and was somewhat disappointed with the scale of it…and that it kept banging against me as i used to be walking (I had it attached to the camera strap), it also would get within the way after I’d try and take macro photos or desired to get yet another angled shot.
This unit is so small that I hardly notice it on my camera strap. i’ve got no trouble with a satellite finding it after I start it within the RV (or maybe contained in the house for that matter). The most important plus is the rechargeable battery that gets charged whilst you plug the included cable into your computer. Another plus is the included software that makes it really easy to get your logs from the unit, synchronize your photos and upload all of it to the a-[...]website. i admire the assistance that’s available both on and offline.
If you’re just moving into geotagging your photos I highly recommend this unit.
Product Details
- Compatible with 3rd party GPS navigation software, function PC GPS receiver to boot.
- Water-resist hardware design, suitable for rainy days, skiing, water sports
- Compatible with all digital cameras and camera phones, coolest GPS tracking gadget on your journey.
- Export in multiple file formats, supports popular web album
- Create and share your live travel blog with your entire friends quick and easy
What’s New:
# Larger memory capacity for long trips: 64,000 waypoints. 4 times memory then GT-100
# 30% less power consumption vs GT-100
# Faster satellite acquisition: <35 sec vs 60 sec with GT-100
The way it Works:
# Be sure that your digicam time is true
# Power at the GPS Travel Logger outdoors
# Wait auto-positioning and locate your current position
# Take the GPS Travel Logger with you when taking photo
Related GPS Trackers Products
i-gotU GT-120 Travel Blog Master (USB GPS, Data Logger, SiRF III Chips… ($56)
They are now grounded and lost their run privelidges. Now I am going to find a new use for this great little gadget. Worked great and software was very easy to use.
i-gotU Bluetooth GPS Travel Logger (GT-200e)… ($65)
All-in-all, I’m happy with my purchase. It’s not perfect but with the software, I’ll probably do away with my GPS adapter. One less thing needing to use my 10 pin slot on my camera.
i-gotU USB GPS Travel & Sports Logger – GT-600… ($83)
While the hardware is good, the included i-gotU software is EXCELLENT!!! The CD that was included with my unit had the newest version (v. 3.1, Build 1002,243, February 2, 2010) that is also available on the Mobile Action Technology’s website. It installed without problems on Windows 7 32- and 64-bit versions. Yes, you need to ignore the Windows 7 warnings about drivers; however, this problem happened to me with several other drivers as well.
The biggest difference between the software included with the i-gotU tracker and software that is included with many brands of other Taiwanese-made GPS trackers is that this software is not only perfect for geotagging photos, but also has the PC Composer, a powerful annotation editor. Moreover, Mobile Action Technology provides a server for uploading annotated trips. There is no charge for the use of this server and you do not even have to own an i-gotU unit to register. While each user has a limit of space on the server, the software provides an option to keep the picture files on Flickr or Picasa. Thus, animated trips (even in 3D) can be displayed on this server, while files are stored elsewhere – this combination creates a perfect Web 2.0 application! I created over 80 trips in a bit over one year, so I speak out of experience…
In addition, I cannot verify the comment about incompatibility of exported GPX tracks with Google Earth. The @trip PC software uses Google Maps and Google Earth, so it has to be compatible. I encountered no problems when opening tracks exported in the GPX format with the current release of Google Earth – 5.2.1.1329, Build Date Jun 10, 2010.
If you want just to geotag your pictures and upload them to Picasa, Flickr, Locr, or any other “static” website, GT-600 and the included @trip PC software works very well; however, if you want to create animated trips that will “play” your travels (even in 3D), there is nothing that come close to what Mobile Technology Action offers. This my perfect photo blogging package.
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