CD-111: GiSTEQ PhotoTrackr for Digital Camera GPS Data Logger with Motion Sensor (51 ch. MTK, Windows and Mac Supported)
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Customer Review: Garbage!!!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
I really wanted this to work but it is just an expensive paperweight as far as I'm concerned. I used it on a short trip so I could figure it out. It acquired satellite info OK on that trip in July but now when I turn it on it never can acquire a signal. I was able to pull in the information from that first trip but now the device is no longer recognized by either my mac or my pc. I never did figure out how to get the pictures with the location information to import to iphoto even after spending $29 on the "Pro" version of the software. I tried to upgrade the firmware on my pc but since the device is not recognized it can't happen. I tried going to their "support" site and it's a joke. Its almost like they don't want it to work. I work in tech support and I certainly know this is not the way to provide customer service. This device is definitely not ready for prime time. I'm going to throw this piece of junk away and try to find a better one before I go to Ireland next month. Wish me luck!Customer Review: nice unit
Summary: 5 Stars
I looked long and hard at the different trackers and I'm sure if I tried each and every one they would have features that I'm missing. The reason I got this one is the motion sensor. The unit is very controllable as to the time before "going to sleep" can be set in minutes, the tracking set in distance covered (in feet) or time between readings in seconds (every-X_seconds). So charge it up for 30 hours of continual use or weeks of it turning itself on when it detects motion and off after 5 minutes of no motion. The aquisition is fairly quick and once aquired locks on well. The unit can be connected with a usb cable to a laptop using Microsoft streets and trips and will show your current location constantly thus becoming an onboard map system. You can see reviews at http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/default.asp for more info.
I tried it behind the seat of my nissan P.U. and was surprised it could catch some signal (not always) even with a shirt stuffed over it.
Customer Review: Not the most elegant solution, but effective enough once you get used to it
Summary: 4 Stars
It took a few practice runs to get this integrated into my workflow properly. The software is not particularly intuitive, and it took a little faith to trust that this device was actually logging every movement that was made. I just throw it in my backpack and forget that I have it, then sync up my edited photos with exif data intact (file -> save as in Adobe Photoshop NOT save for web). I have to go into the folder to retrieve the newly created files that contain the geotagged exif data after embedding it as it saves a copy rather than embedding into the files you loaded. However, uploading these photos to Flickr will allow you to see the geotagged location on their map with a single click to add the location to the your map. It's unfortunate that geotagging is not yet a standard feature on DSLRs and higher end point and shoot cameras, however, this is an effective enough solution in the meantime. Just practice with it first before going out for that big trip :)Customer Review: Very bad Software...
Summary: 2 Stars
I've just purchased this, and will be returning it.
The hardware is great (I don't even mind the flashing lights, which you can't see in sunlight anyway). It will sync itself within a reasonable time, and the auto shutoff feature is great.
The problem is the software simply doesn't work for me. Having set the time on my camera as instructed, it insists on thinking that the tracks are 8 hours ahead (which I suspect is GMT!)... the time on the photos is correct, and when you view the tracks they're correct as well. The issue only comes up when you try and geocode your photos (isn't that the sole purpose of this device!?). There seems no way to resolve this.
Don't bother to try and contact their Tech Support. If you call them, you're told to email. If you email them, you will never get a response (1 week and counting!). Their Tech Support Forum is basically a porn site, and contains no useful information.
Customer Review: Doesn't work on RAW files
Summary: 3 Stars
The product works well - on JPGs. Since I shoot RAW, I was very disappointed at the inability to add the GPS information 1st to my RAW photos' EXIF information as a group to be carried over to my post-processing conversion to JPG.
I really didn't understand the instructions for it very well & now wished I had left it turned on my entire 2.5wk trip so that I didn't have so many separate "trips" from my one trip. Now I know.
The instructions you can download from their site was better than included with the purchased product.
So now I have to remember after each or all JPG conversions to run it through the software to add the GPS info to it, whereas if I could have done that with my set of RAW files immediately after upload. So with it only working on JPGs, it's easy to lose track of which ones had been geo-tagged and which ones did not.