CD-111: GiSTEQ PhotoTrackr for Digital Camera GPS Data Logger with Motion Sensor (51 ch. MTK, Windows and Mac Supported)

by GiSTEQ

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 1.8 x 0.9 inches ; 2.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• ASIN: B000NM1LCG
• Item model number: CD-111
• Batteries: 1 Lithium ion batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,715 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

GiSTEQ PhotoTrackr is a photo tracking solution that integrates digital photo with location information for online digital mapping and photo sharing. It also provides trip recording and playback function.FEATURES: Share your photos with family and friends with location mapping in PhotoTrackr software. (With integrated Google Maps.) Integrated with Flickr / locr / Picasa Web Album / SmugMug for easy online photo sharing. Keep track of your digital photos with satellite precision. Display or playback trip routes with the PhotoTrackr software. Compatible with ALL digital cameras Light weight & low power consumption. Power saving with build-in vibration sensor. Automated photo slideshow function. Geo-tagged function enables image-sharing in 3rd party Geo-photo sharing websites. Capable of writing GPS info to the pictures and exporting NMEA and GPX info from the GPS log files Google Earth support (PhotoTrackr program is able to export GPS log files and pictures to google earth format) Multi-language support (PhotoTrackr software now supports Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish.)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good tracker, July 13, 2007

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J Sanchez - See all my reviews

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This review is from: CD-111: GiSTEQ PhotoTrackr for Digital Camera GPS Data Logger with Motion Sensor (51 ch. MTK, Windows and Mac Supported) (Electronics)

I've used it during a 3 weeks trip around Europe.

Good reception and reasonable cold start. Tested it side to side with a garmin NUVI and this device was able to recover the lost signal when coming out of a tunnel as quick as the Garmin.

Position is quite accurate, though sometimes it creates a "spike" on the map when loosing the signal (eg when going inside a building).

Software is ok for tagging but somehow basic whith other features. I prefer the more advanced features of jetphoto, so I invested another $25 on that software and now I have the perfect combination. Because of the software I only give it 4 stars, the hardware deserves full 5 stars.

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Overall good product, December 26, 2007

By 

Matt Fox (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CD-111: GiSTEQ PhotoTrackr for Digital Camera GPS Data Logger with Motion Sensor (51 ch. MTK, Windows and Mac Supported) (Electronics)

The good:

- Performs as promised

- Good GPS positioning, also tracks altitude

- Does good job of locking onto and holding GPS signal

- Software (ver 2.1) has a lot of advanced features.

- Compact and lightweight device

- Once you get it set up and figure out the software, its easy to use.

The bad:

- Software installation is confusing. Software, Drivers, and Firmware that ship with device were very outdated and updating all of these was a bit painful.

- Even though the software has a lot of modern and advanced features, it has the look and feel of a program that was designed about 6 to 8 years ago.

- The 1/2 page manual that shipped with the product is pretty bad. There is a PDF manual with the software that is a bit better.

- Some of the sounds the unit makes are right up there with fingernails on a chalkboard (thankfully they can be disabled). The voice prompts the unit gives are a bit cryptic.

Conclusion:

The device and software do not have the polished look and feel of something that would come from a major electronics company. However, I'm pleased with the product and would recommend it. Just give yourself a little extra time for installation and figuring out the software.

44 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great device, June 7, 2007

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Jeremy E. Schultz "JeremyES" (Harrisburg PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CD-111: GiSTEQ PhotoTrackr for Digital Camera GPS Data Logger with Motion Sensor (51 ch. MTK, Windows and Mac Supported) (Electronics)

I pre-ordered this and got it soon after the release and can't think of a reason to never use it. This is not just a photo tracker, but a full-fledged GPS tracker with excellent battery life. Think of the fun, hide it in a car of someone you don't quite trust and then retrieve it later. The software uses Google Maps to route tracker, and it matches the time code on digital pictures to the time code on the GPS files. If you go inside a building, the signal will be lost, but the software is smart enough to assume you're in the same place. The pictures upload to Flickr with a couple clicks and so long as you hard encode the GPS data to the picture files, Flickr will map them for the world to see.

This works with any camera, because all you have to do is match the time.

Also included in the box is a travel adapter, which is a USB charger that plugs into a car outlet, a home charger, and the needed cables. This works perfect in pockets, bags, and picks up a signal faster than my Garmin car unit.

This is the best device until a camera is released with a built-in GPS tracker.