Nikon Readies Camera-Top GPS Unit
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Nikon is finally ready to ship its GPS dongle, the rather lazily named GP-1. First announced back in August, the device slips into the hot-shoe connector of compatible cameras (D200, D3, D700, D90, D300 and the brand-new D3X) and records the positional information to the image. This can be picked up later for geo-tagging images, either at home (most image processing software now supports geo-tagging, including Nikon’s own ViewNX) or by online services like Flickr.
The unit goes about its job pretty quietly. The only tech specs listed concern the GP-1’s flashing blinkenlights — green and red LEDS which indicates just how many satellites have been locked onto. We expect this to be of the usual Nikon set-and-forget quality. Unfortunately, it also has another, less attractive, Nikon trait — the outrageous $240 price tag.
Product page [Nikon via Rob Galbraith]
See Also:
- How to Geotag Your Photos
- Eye-Fi Adds Geotagging And Hotspot Support
- Clip-On Geotagging for DSLRs
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