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Just visited Venice. Spent a very happy, long, day just wandering around.
Got back and found I had 130 photos that I didn't want to delete.
2 weeks later and I have no idea where most were taken or what the buildings were!
So...
I reckon I need a photo tracker but which?
Camera is Nikon D90 but don't really feel that the £250 for the GPS-1 is justified and in any case I think I would rather have the box in my pocket than stuck on the hot shoe.
Going on reviews, maybe the Qstarz BT-Q1000P Platinum Travel Recorder might be the answer.
All comments and advice gratefully received.
Patrick
I've used a Gisteq Phototrackr for a couple of years now and have mixed results with it. Mostly it's pretty good once its aquired a statellite fix, which can take some time. If you try and get a fix on the move it may never do so, which is frustating.
It uses a different GPS module than the model you refer to so your suggestion may be better. You'll only find out when you come to use it.
Lately though I've considered switching to a full blown handheld GPS device like the Garmin Oregon 550 - much more expensive but then we do a lot of walking anyway. It's more sensitive than the cheaper trackers
It depends on what your objectives are - plus I like gadgets.
But seriously I take many shots in remote locations for which copying down my location would only require noting Lat and Long anyway. Plus its not always convenient to take down notes, longhand, and trying to do so sometime after the event requires a good memory and ability to distinguish between images. Foreign locations can be challenging as well.
It was a little tongue in cheek, but I do write down something like shots 34 to 40 taken at wherever, and sometime mark on an old map the location too, it's very simple but works fine.
I used it during a month long visit to Thailand at the beginning of the year.
Very simple to use; Make sure that your camera has the correct date and time and put in some fresh batteries and Bob's your uncle. The only unfortunate thing is that it takes 3 batteries(Not two, Not four, but three).
At day's end, I downloaded my pictures and the gps log (set to record at 1 location per second) onto my pc and then merged the gps data into the photo file exif data using a (free) program called Geosetter.
What ever one you go for it is essential that the times are in sync. If not then the locations will be wrong.
I had a standalone and have used a Garmin GPS and saved the data but in the end went for the Nikon GP1 for my D90 and it works like a dream as it writes the lat and lon direct into the EXIF data
Not a cheap option though. But hey I, too like gadgets
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