Has Anyone Tried This?

That looks like a big improvement over having a gps connected with a wire to a camera.

Seems like a fancy gadget. What you mean works with Garmin? Compare accuracy?

I was wondering if you could upload geo tagged photographs from this unit and if my Garmin would navigate to them.

As the subject line says "Nikon does not make junk"
Every product I have ever used made by them has been a superior product.

Found this site that elaborates a bit on this item.

http://www.digitalreview.ca/content/Nikon-GP1-D90-GPS-Access...

It appears that this provides an integrated solution for specific Nikon camera models. There are less expensive ways to do this (unless you count your time). Some come with software that simplifies the process, but this Nikon unit seems to be the end-all if you have one of those cameras.

Wouldn't be surprised if this function will be a standard feature on the next generation of higher end cameras.

For the really gadget minded, here's an SD card with built-in Wi-Fi and geotagging!

http://www.eye.fi/cards/pro.html

I will just take my trusty Garmin and look before spending that kind of dough. You would have to want to know where you are or be in a business that you needed exact coords'

We have another GPS for our D90 (it's at the theatre now so I can't look at it for reference). Every so often it turns out to be really useful, so we use it most of the time for day-to-day stuff, and all the time on vacation trips. I expect it's going to be one of those things built into most cameras above the entry level in a few years.

geotag is embedded in the picture itself, so you copy file as usual. There are many tools that allow you to view the picture on a map, export and convert to garmin format etc.

Looks cool, but do you really need the exact location of a picture?

Hi

Well if you upload pictures to google Eath, then you need exact coordinates, and if you will use Garmin Connect photos in your Garmin it is a good thing with a exact coordinate

Regards Michael

I can see where that would be handy. In Newfoundland, I went hiking and came across a spectacular view of obscure waterfall. I took a great picture but a GPS tag would have been nice in order to locate it on Google Earth or something. Next time I think I'll just cut and paste the "Coordinate" screen using the Display Screen Shot function.

I have noticed a lot of new geotagging devices coming out over the past year for DSLR-type cameras. Some mount on the cameras hot-shoe flash connection and the newest are even embedded in SD memory cards. Now that it's catching on, some of the most recent models of digital cameras are starting to have geotagging built right in. Even on the pocket models!

I've been reading about add-on devices in my subscription to Popular Photography magazine. I had not subscribed in years then decided last summer to try it again after I bought a Pentax K10 (also to update myself from my old film/transparency days). Glad I made the move.

I would assume that the coordinates would be of where the picture was taken and not of the subject itself.

Interesting device, though. I'm sure someone will find a way to mash the photos to Google maps.

I guess it would be a little problem if you were using a long telephoto lens and the subject was a long ways off. I have found that in most cases the closer you are to the subject the more interesting the picture.

If your GPSr has track log capability, you can use Location Stamper from Microsoft to embed the GPS location onto your photos' EXIF tags. Make sure your camera's time is synced w/ the GPS unit. I prefer to use GMT time. Use Mapsource to retrieve your track logs and save it to your PC in GPX format. Load the photos and gpx file into Location Stamper and let it stamp the coordinate.

Looks interesting