Comments on: Geotagging with YongNuo GPS receiver for Nikon D700 (GP-1 compatible)

By: #190 - rote Knöpfe drücken | Happy Shooting - Der Foto-Podcast

#190 - rote Knöpfe drücken | Happy Shooting - Der Foto-Podcast — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:03:00 +0000

[...] GPS-Tagger für Nikon von YongNuo [...]

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:34:41 +0000

Just remind Easytagger GPS also supports Compass and auto indoor fix. And plus the tracklogger.

By: Volker Schenk

Volker Schenk — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:38:35 +0000

Hey, guys, I just bought a SAMSUNG WB650 – this camera has a built in Geotagging and GPS. The rationale behind it was, that I had to buy another GP-1 from NIKON or evilBay for my second camera, and you do not want to switch, while you are shooting. (The camera is only 100$ more than a NIKON GPS). I could take a shot of the scene and use it as a quasi photographic diary. While I was surprised by quality and features of the camera itself (If you are interested check test photos here:. volker.smugmug.com/123-110-cm-CCD/SAMSUNG-WB650-HZ35W-GPS-15x-Zo/Belt-Cameras-Digital/12347025_BfyLm#887820793_yEPqu , setting up the GPS seems to be cumbersome; manual and instructions are not clear. Has anyone experiences with it and “translate” instructions how to download and use?

By: Jan

Jan — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:26:17 +0000

gpsman, I fully agree with you. That’s why I’m using this one instead:
http://trick77.com/2010/04/10/.....ikon-gp-1/

Cheers,
Jan

By: gpsman

gpsman — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:18:37 +0000

The main points for me are that this Geotagger has no

- indoor fuction (Dawntech Mini 3L or Solmeta Geotagger Kompass do this better.
- has no switch to turn it on/of. It runs allways on “auto” but it can be handy to use “on” even if the camera is off. Especially when travelling with people who do not want to wait for your GPS. My D90 feeds my Dawntech Mini 3L for about 30h with one battery (without taking pictures) So why bother?
- has no further functions like Dawntech or Solmeta.

==> To my eayes this is just a cheap (I did not say bad) copy of GP-1 with no intelligent features as a plus.

By: N.R.

N.R. — Mon, 03 May 2010 11:50:48 +0000

Bought this from ebay for 100$ including shipping. Works just like you described, but I think the soldering inside is loose, or it’s a damaged cable, because the GPS device seems to turn off at random times (nope, it’s not the Auto-Off setting). Ebay seller agreed for an exchange, as I don’t want to rip it apart just to find that I can’t repair myself. So your note on the bad soldering job seems to be quite accurate :)

By: Volker Schenk

Volker Schenk — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:38:36 +0000

Thanks very much for the detailed information provided to the community. The nice thing in Photography is, you can learn so much from each other. I shoot D700 and D2x, with the different “crop” – factor and the HSC mode of the D2x I cover 12-1920 mm with only a couple of lenses. Adding a geo tagger is my next goal (In a couple of years every ‘reasonable” camera will have one built in). I still am not sure whether to carry a geotagger all time, like a watch and synchronize when editing photos, or a camera hardwired like the excellent described Yong Nuo N-918. We are using Yong Nuo wireless remotes on our intellishooter MKII, they work better than comparable Chinese products. Feedback is greatly appreciated!

By: Scott Spencer

Scott Spencer — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:00:12 +0000

Another test yesterday at a number of locations around Perth returned similar results, ie. accuracy to within a few meters if the unit has enough time to log on properly. Excellent results.

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:16:34 +0000

Scott, thank you for the feedback.

Cheers,
Jan

By: Scott Spencer

Scott Spencer — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:08:59 +0000

Just received a Yongnuo N-918 which I’m using with a Nikon D2X. The review is spot-on. I’ve found the unit very easy to use and very accurate, providing that you allow enough time for proper satellite access. Interestingly, the altitude reading, not something we normally pay much attention to, can be an indication of accuracy. This evening I was at the riverbank (in Perth, Western Australia) and at first the unit reported an altitude of 71m. I thought that this couldn’t be right, so waited a short time and reshot the photo. Subsequent checking in Picasa, using both the mapping (“Places”) and Geo-Tag functions, showed an accuracy within a few meters. I’ve had the same results at other locations.

So if used properly there’s no doubt that this unit can produce very high-quality results.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:13:22 +0000

Hi, 77, this is Bryan from Easytag GPS. We have improved our product and the disturbing facts mentioned in the doc are no longer exists.

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:30:44 +0000

Garby, yes, having a compass is a pretty unique feature for now but keep in mind that you have to always carry the camera in an upright position in order to use it to log a trail. Nobody does that. You’ll need to detach the device and mount it somewhere else, the antenna always facing the sky and once you take a photo, reconnect it to the camera. In theory the logging feature sounds good but I don’t see its practical value in the field.

By: garby

garby — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:05:41 +0000

Many thanks for the detailed introduction. Yongnuo looks good. Just no other good features. I see easytagger can log the trail besides owning a compass.