GPS for Cameras

[Deleted account W]

A novel idea that would be good if incorperated in a full mapping unit.

Sony Electronics today announced a GPS device that puts your pictures on the map.

Using time and location recordings from Sony’s GPS-CS1 GPS device and the time stamp from a Sony digital still camera or camcorder, photo buffs can plot their digital images to a map and pinpoint exactly where they’ve been.

The 12-channel GPS unit is 3-½ inches long, weighs two ounces, and is sold with a carabineer to easily attach to a backpack or a belt loop.

“Whether you’re traveling to the Seven Wonders of the World, or just wondering where to buy your next house, our new GPS device can track your journey,” said David Johns, product manager for digital camera accessories at Sony Electronics. “Adding a geographic context to your digital images helps organize and make use of your photos in entirely new ways.”

To arrange your pictures geographically, import the logged data from the GPS device, using the supplied USB cable, and then download the digital images to a computer. The supplied GPS Image Tracker software synchronizes the images on your digital camera with the latitude, longitude and time readings from the GPS-CS1 device.

Once synchronized, your photos can become virtual push pins on an online map by activating the Picture Motion Browser software bundled with the latest Sony cameras and camcorders released after July. You can easily add new photos and coordinates to the mapping web site, courtesy of Google Maps, and showcase years of globe-trotting.

The GPS-CS1 GPS device will be available next month for about $150.

 

[sanqhar]

Apparently not restricted to Sony cameras

http://www.digitmag.co.uk/reviews/index.cfm?ReviewID=678

 

[Kritou]

With the appropriate software would it not be possible to match the time stamps and coords from Garmin track downloads with the camera's metafiles?

 

[ebbo]

It’s a clever gadget, and handy to carry around, but if your on a bike trip its not that difficult to match your pictures to the Garmin trail.

 

[HMR]

With the appropriate software would it not be possible to match the time stamps and coords from Garmin track downloads with the camera's metafiles?

I don't think you need any software to do this. Since the time stamp is visible on the photo file and you can look at the uploaded navigator track time stamps in MapSource it quite easy to match them by hand.

OK, you'll have to add the waypoints manually by if it's only 10's of photos it should be doable.

 

[ebbo]

I don't think you need any software to do this. Since the time stamp is visible on the photo file and you can look at the uploaded navigator track time stamps in MapSource it quite easy to match them by hand.

OK, you'll have to add the waypoints manually by if it's only 10's of photos it should be doable.

It is easily doable, especially after you've done it a few (dozen) times

Col de Creu de Perves - N42 21.485 E0 50.541 map

 

[araspitfire]

You can do this with any GPS that records a track.

http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~rakerman/geocode-photos.html

Al...

 

[jimbo]

Surely the easiest way is to take a picture of where you are standing?

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

Didn't tobers show a similar thing with google earth - 'bout 6 months ago ? ?

 

[Kritou]

I have a Bluetooth GPS ( GlobalSat BT-338) that pairs with my Nokia 3230 phone. Is there any phone application that will interface between the GPS and the camera function of the phone in order to add geographic coordinates to each camera shot file?