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Sony GPSCS1KA GPS Unit Kit for Most Digital Still Cameras | 
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| Brand: Sony
Category: Photography
List Price: $149.99
Buy New: $149.95
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Rating:  16 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 4.2 x 1.3 x 6.9
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: GPSCS1KA
Model: GPSCS1KA
UPC: 027242712713
EAN: 0027242712713
ASIN: B000ME1GUW
Release Date: January 3, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Keep track of your digital photos with satellite precision | | • | Holds approximately 360 hours (31MB) of data | | • | Records a location log every 15 seconds | | • | Simple operation; no need for complex set up or connection | | • | Compatible with most digital still cameras; compliance with Exif 2.1 or later |
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Product Description
Photo albums seem to be a thing of the past. Actually, the concept has evolved and taken a giant leap toward revision. Websites have replaced books as ways of storing captured images. Organize, manage and enjoy your pictures in a whole new way. The Sony GPS-CS1KA GPS image tracker calculates and records the time, date and location of each picture you snap with satellite precision. And when used with the supplied Picture Motion Browser software, you'll be able to match the time and location data in your camera with your photos. In addition, when the Picture Motion Browser software is used in conjunction with Google Maps, you can view a map on a webpage and your photos will pop up next to push pins by the actual location where you shot the picture. The GPS-CS1KA GPS image tracker and supplied Picture Motion Browser software are compatible with virtually all-digital still cameras. It's so easy!
STEP 1: Turn on the Sony GPS unit. It will begin communicating with satellites worldwide to determine your precise global position; STEP 2: Once the GPS unit has pinpointed your location, begin taking pictures. (Compatible with virtually any camera/camcorder); STEP 3: Back home, download your photos to your PC using the supplied Picture Motion Browser software; STEP 4: Transfer your GPS log file to your PC via supplied USB cable. Your photos automatically get matched to your GPS log file; STEP 5: Enjoy an online ?Map View? of your photos, courtesy of the Google maps mapping. Response Time - Approximately 10 hours (When using an LR6 (size AA) Sony alkaline battery), Approx. 14 hours (When using an HR6 (size AA) Sony Nickel-Metal Hydride battery) Unit Dimensions - W 87 x H 36 x D 36mm (3 1/2 x 1 7/16 x 1 7/16inches) (w/h/d, protruding sections not included) / Weight (Approx.) - 55g (2oz) (a battery not included) Supported Formats - GPS Image Tracker/Picture Motion Browser, Pentium III 500 MHz or faster (Pentium II
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 Do not buy Sony April 3, 2008
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
Sony sucks. The box advertised that "virtually all digital camera's" but what they mean is virtually all Sony digital camera's. Their customer service sucks; and you cannot write them a hand written letter to tell them how bad they suck.
I will never buy a Sony product ever because they suck so bad.
Granted the PSP is good and hte UMDs are good because you can at least watch movies in a foreign language, cannot say the same for iPod.
I would give it no stars if they let me.
But do not buy this product, you will be disappointed.
 Works okay March 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I used it during one day of my recent Japan trip. It got signals most of the day, but the log file disappeared later in the day. I don't know if it was because the battery was running out or it started raining. I don't like how the location information can only be viewed with Sony's own Picture Motion Browser (maybe there is a way around this), which means that I cannot share the location info easily with another person. Nevertheless, seeing the location of a picture down to the street level was very satisfying.
 Overall meets expectations February 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Never owned something like this before but it has proved to be a very able tracking device. I don't use it for its main purpose of syncing GPS locations with digital photos, just as a GPS log for where I have been.
Upsides are small size, huge storage capacity for data (32 MB for text data) and usage of the ubiquitous AA battery which I already have lots of NiMH rechargeables for my digital cameral.
Downsides is it sometimes takes quite some time to find and lock into the satellites so you need to fire it up well in advance (at least 10-15 mins) before you need it to start logging and the 32 degree operational "floor" in the specs. I live in Chicago so it's below 32 degrees quite often between the months of October and April. It still works below 32, but not as well as the data points get sparser and it loses satellite lock more frequently.
Like any other GPS device it works better with clear skies and out in the open and less well under cloud cover or in the concrete canyons of downtown Chicago. Also it seems to work better when it can actually "see" the sky rather than in your pocket which is probably why they provide a carabiner clip.
Overall a very useful device, works well for me and I would not hesitate to buy another if I lost mine.
 What a blast to have! January 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this thing.
I travel quite a bit, and always bring my camera with me. Camera or not, it's always fun (for some reason) for a techie (nerdy) guy like me to see where i've been over the course of time.
I bring this unit golfing with me all the time & simply clip it on my golf bag. Whenever I think of it, I take the log files & add them to my photos (which get uploaded to Flickr & automatically added to a map for me), as well as uploading the logs to everytrail.com.
Works just as advertised, runs for quite a while on a simple AA battery, and is really easy to use.
Note that you must remove the first line of the log file (just a txt file) for a lot of sites/programs to use it.
 Much better choices available December 13, 2007
46 out of 48 found this review helpful
I bought this unit when I knew nothing about geotagging photos. It was Sony, after all, so how far wrong could you go?
Well... pretty far wrong as it turns out. Nicely styled, the Sony GPSCS1KA is simply not up to the task. It needs absolutely unobstructed access to the open sky, which is simply not practical. Right from the start I was disappointed with how insensitive it was. Like all such units, it has a light that glows when you have successfully locked on to a satellite, or more specifically, a series of satellites so that the position can be determined. I seldom had the pleasure of seeing that light glow. All too familiar was the frustrating blinking light that indicated that the unit was seeking a signal and not finding one.
Since then I have learned that the secret sauce in these devices is the GPS chipset. The leaders in this field are the latest MTK chipsets and the SiRFIII. I have since bought units from GiSTEQ and Royaltek that have these chips and have no such problems. The Royaltek uses the SiRFIII and is also compatible with some free Web software (included) called locr. this software makes it easy to tag your photos and then immediately see your photo locations on Google Maps within a locr window.
The GiSTEQ uses the MTK chipset and provides good performance and its own proprietary software for tagging and displaying on Google Maps. There is also an optional ($20 dlownload) "Pro" version of the included Phototrackr software for tagging RAW images, which is of particular interest to me.
All in all, the Sony is to be avoided until and unless a new model appears with a decent GPS chipset.
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