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Sony GPS-CS3KA GPS Digital Imaging Accessory (White) |  | Brand: Sony
Category: Photography
List Price: $149.99
Buy New: $98.83
as of 9/8/2010 23:00 CDT details
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Seller: The Shutterbug
Rating:  19 reviews
Color: White
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.5 x 2.1
MPN: GPS-CS3KA
Model: GPS-CS3KA
UPC: 027242760660
EAN: 0027242760660
ASIN: B001PO5VV8
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Identifies the location of both photos and videos | | • | Precisely records location, date, and time of photo | | • | Built-in dual card slots for MS/SD memory cards | | • | Long life battery for a one-day trip, up to 15 hours | | • | Powerful Picture Motion Browser software (v.3.0) |
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Product Description
GPS IMAGE TRACKER UNIT W/ PERPPICTURE MOTION BROWSER & SOFTWARE
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 19
 A Simpe & Nice product August 17, 2010
Nara (Chennai India)
I started using the GPS for two of my trips.It takes some time to get the satellite reception.However,once it gets locked,it starts tagging.the battery life is impressive.
Over all: Easy to Use.Software which tags the photo works seamlessly.Great Product.
Just About Perfect Save For Fixed Time Interval Between Data Points August 13, 2010
Avid Reviewer (San Jose, CA)
The Sony GPS logger can help you to geo-tag your photos with ease. Its most impressive capability is its lengthy battery life. However, the major shortcoming of this unit is it can log data points only in 15 second intervals. Here's a detailed accessment of the pros and cons.
Pros
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- Software Makes Geo Tagging Your Pictures Easy
Sony really did a bang-up job on the software. The user interface on the software is intuitive and user friendly. It comes with GPS Image Tracker and PMB.
o GPS Image Tracker
After you plug in the unit, the GPS Image Tracker immediately launches and asks if you would like to import the log files. Click on Yes.
> In no time, it shows you a an embedded Google map that traces the path you took. You can zoom in/out of the map or drag to move it. You can see your route overlaid over a satelite image as well. (I took a long drive to the Animal Ark in Reno yesterday, and it traced my route, plus all the pit stops I made along the way. Nice!)
> The right pane on the app contains an area that you can drag and drop the files you want to geo-tag. After you have done that, "push pin" icons are placed on the map with each icon corresponding to an image (it takes about a minute to complete this operation on 3-400 images). Clicking on each icon selects an image on the right pane. Clicking on an thumbnail image on the right pane brings up a larger thumbnail with all the GPS tag information (Latitude Longitude, GPS date-time) as well as file location and file name.
o PMB
PMB is a picture viewer, editor, and more. The picture viewer, like the GPS Image Tracker, allows you to view the location where the picture was taken on Google Maps. You can seamlessly upload your pictures/videos to eDeco, YouTube, Daily Motion, Photo Bucket, Picasa, and Shutterfly.
- 3 Month's Worth of Logging
The internal memory is able to hold 3 month's worth of data (or over half a million data points: 90 x 24 x 60 x 60 /15 == 518,400).
- 15 Hours Battery Life
No, I'm not just quoting the specs. I use rechargeable batteries and the battery life on this unit is 15+ hours - easy. A word about the battery indicator - it almost always shows 3 full bars of power left even after 12 hours, so it's not a very reliable gauge of battery life.
- Small Size
The unit measures 2 1/4 x 3 inches -- about the size of one of those pagers of yesteryear. Its small size allows it to easily fit in your shirt pocket. Alternatively, you can also attach it to your belt or backpack using the velcroed belt loop on the back of the case.
Cons
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- GPS Coordinates Recorded At 15 Second Intervals
Although the GPS tracking is very accurate, the accuracy of the geo tracking is limited by the time interval at which every GPS coordinate is recorded. The GPS coordinates are recorded every 15 seconds. There is no way to set the time interval between each data point.
- Some Raw File Formats Not Supported
Some raw file formats such as Canon's CR2 format is not supported.
- Absent PMB & Image Tracker Integration.
There's no way view an image in Image Tracker as an enlarged image in PMB, for example.
- Image Tracker Quirk
You have to manually make time zone offsets/adjustments on the Image Tracker software in order for the geo tagging to work correctly. For example, I have to select GMT -07:00 (an offset of -07:00 from Greewich Mean Time) in order fo the images to be tagged correctly.
- Cumbersome SD Card Tagging
If you want to tag your files right on the unit itself, the unit will tag your file in batches of 60 pictures -- not a recommended method if you have hundreds of pictures to tag.
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The software deficiencies aren't that big of a deal because you can avoid them altogether by using third party software. But a major (and rather grave) shortcoming of this unit is it can log data points only in 15 second intervals (there are other units that log data points in 5 second intervals). Personally, it's not a problem for me because it is accurate enough for my purposes. But you may want to take that into account before making a purchase decision.
Sony GPS-CS3 June 20, 2010
Francis S. Fitzgerald (SC)
This is a great unit depending on what you are using for. I have several other devices and this one will just keep gathering points while the others batteries die.
 First Try = Fail May 30, 2010
VathekNet
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Received the device today, popped in a new battery and the screen just flashes white then goes black. Returning it and will try a new one. Hope the next one works.
Packaging was good, appeared new. Vendor used by Amazon was "DependableResource".
Love this thing. Easy to use and works very well. May 18, 2010
Mike (Orange County Ca)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is my second GPS system for my D90. First one worked ok but was a general pain to use. Difficult to tell if it was working, had to screw around with the PC software, etc.
This is as close to a pain free, no brainer GPS as you are going to get. Has a little screen so you can see what's going on. Works with any camera that uses SD cards.
You don't have to mess with any cords to your camera, and no fooling around with your computer. You turn it on, put it in your shirt pocket, and at the end of the day put your SD card in and it writes out all the GPS locales to your pic files. You can leave it on all day on an AA battery....never did actually run out of battery but I used rechargeables and put in a fresh one each morning.
Have used it in photo workshops in Death Valley, Arizona, and Utah.
I do download everything first to my pc just for safety's sake, then put the card in for update, then download again. But as yet have not had a single problem.
Seems to be able to grab and keep the satellite signals very well. I had it in the pocket of my Levis and it still worked fine.
One minor thing....at the end of the day, when you are ready to get the GPS data into your pic files, even though it might have thousands of data points, it only writes GPS data to 60 pics at a time. Maybe just a failsafe in case the battery fails or something. Don't know. But it keeps track of where it stopped so you just click, click and it starts back up right where it stopped. Takes a couple of seconds per pic.
Very smart little device. Some very clever thinking in this product's development. Like I said, you can't more goof proof than this thing.
If you can read you can set the GMT for the clock in about 5 seconds. Can't believe some people can't figure that out.
Only three other things you have to remember.
(1) Remember to make sure your camera is set to the same exact DATE and TIME...easy to see in the GPS screen.
(2) Remember to turn it on.
(3) Remember when adding GPS to your pic files, it only updates 60 pics at a time so you have to be sure it has done all your pics before you take the SD card out.
Highly recommended.
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