Comments on: ATP GPS PhotoFinder mini Photo Geotagger Review http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/21/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:50:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Jeffrey Klassen http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/21/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/comment-page-1/#comment-95475 Jeffrey Klassen Sat, 08 Jan 2011 02:24:30 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/10/29/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/#comment-95475 I have owned this device for almost two years now and it has let me down every single time I have used it. I can not stress enough for people to look else where for their GPS tagging needs. I have owned this device for almost two years now and it has let me down every single time I have used it. I can not stress enough for people to look else where for their GPS tagging needs.

]]> By: Vi @Fiordland Pictures http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/21/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/comment-page-1/#comment-49107 Vi @Fiordland Pictures Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:05:38 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/10/29/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/#comment-49107 Looks like it won't be device I will buy.. Looks like it won’t be device I will buy..

]]> By: Don B Wijetunge http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/21/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/comment-page-1/#comment-38169 Don B Wijetunge Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:57:26 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/10/29/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/#comment-38169 Do not buy this product. It is not easy to use. Support from ATP is not satisfactory at all. Lastly brand new product I bought first was defective from the start. It is a waste of money. Do not buy this product. It is not easy to use. Support from ATP is not satisfactory at all. Lastly brand new product I bought first was defective from the start. It is a waste of money.

]]> By: Hans G. Schnieder http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/21/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/comment-page-1/#comment-35059 Hans G. Schnieder Mon, 11 May 2009 09:21:04 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/10/29/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/#comment-35059 Don't buy the Photofinder mini. No support at all from ATP, 3 emails without response. No manual that explains in detail on how to use the device (see your problem with the time zone) or the software. Does not recognize memory card larger than 2GB. Too slow - for 900 pictures of a wedding it took several hours. And worst of all - it screwed up 1/3 of the photos by overwriting some photos with another photo or just erased them completely (fortunately I had transferred the photos to my laptop before!). Don’t buy the Photofinder mini.
No support at all from ATP, 3 emails without response.
No manual that explains in detail on how to use the device (see your problem with the time zone) or the software.
Does not recognize memory card larger than 2GB.
Too slow – for 900 pictures of a wedding it took several hours.
And worst of all – it screwed up 1/3 of the photos by overwriting some photos with another photo or just erased them completely (fortunately I had transferred the photos to my laptop before!).

]]> By: i-gotU USB GPS Travel Logger (GT-120) Review — The Gadgeteer http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/21/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/comment-page-1/#comment-32004 i-gotU USB GPS Travel Logger (GT-120) Review — The Gadgeteer Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:51:14 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/10/29/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/#comment-32004 [...] recently reviewed the ATP GPS PhotoFinder mini photo geotagging module. I liked the concept, but found some issues with usability. Today I have a [...] [...] recently reviewed the ATP GPS PhotoFinder mini photo geotagging module. I liked the concept, but found some issues with usability. Today I have a [...]

]]> By: MrBill http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/21/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/comment-page-1/#comment-29753 MrBill Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:26:18 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/10/29/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/#comment-29753 Seems overly complicated. Suggest you look at the Eye-Fi. It does geo-tagging using wifi hotspots. I have one, but don't use the tagging feature. The auto upload feature is fantastic though. Bill Seems overly complicated. Suggest you look at the Eye-Fi. It does geo-tagging using wifi hotspots. I have one, but don’t use the tagging feature. The auto upload feature is fantastic though.

Bill

]]> By: Garmin gps auto | Garman GPS http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/21/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/comment-page-1/#comment-29690 Garmin gps auto | Garman GPS Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:16:38 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/10/29/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/#comment-29690 [...] If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!After a few seconds, it will start trying to acquire a GPS signal. That means that you’ll need to be outside, with a view of the sky. Sorry, this device won’t work inside a building. It should work fine in a car as long as you put it on … GPS Tracking System… [...] [...] If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!After a few seconds, it will start trying to acquire a GPS signal. That means that you’ll need to be outside, with a view of the sky. Sorry, this device won’t work inside a building. It should work fine in a car as long as you put it on … GPS Tracking System… [...]

]]> By: Cafe Arcane » Blog Archive » Google Android App Idea: Geotagging Photos From OTHER Devices http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/21/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/comment-page-1/#comment-29686 Cafe Arcane » Blog Archive » Google Android App Idea: Geotagging Photos From OTHER Devices Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:53:11 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/10/29/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/#comment-29686 [...] is already available with various desktop application that use small key-fob or puck GPS (like the ATP GPS Photofinder, GPIsync, etc).  Basically, these techniques use a running GPS track log and carefully synced [...] [...] is already available with various desktop application that use small key-fob or puck GPS (like the ATP GPS Photofinder, GPIsync, etc).  Basically, these techniques use a running GPS track log and carefully synced [...]

]]> By: aphid http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/21/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/comment-page-1/#comment-29683 aphid Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:24:17 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/10/29/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/#comment-29683 I found a better link: http://photofinder.atpinc.com/ Does anyone know if it would work with RAW images? I use an Olympus DSLR and tend to save everything in their .ORF raw format. (For those of you who don't know, using RAW gives a bit more exposure latitude and prevents ruined photos from WB errors, at a cost of disk space, shorter bursts, and slightly more post-processing.) I found a better link: http://photofinder.atpinc.com/

Does anyone know if it would work with RAW images? I use an Olympus DSLR and tend to save everything in their .ORF raw format. (For those of you who don’t know, using RAW gives a bit more exposure latitude and prevents ruined photos from WB errors, at a cost of disk space, shorter bursts, and slightly more post-processing.)

]]> By: William Ray http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/21/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/comment-page-1/#comment-29682 William Ray Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:17:39 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/10/29/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/#comment-29682 My main complaint regarding the original product still stands (at least I hope it made it into the review). Why can't they simply assign the last GPS fix to any photos shot after GPS signal is lost? This would just be a software fix. For example, if I walk into a gym in Knightstown, Indiana, all the shots I take inside would be assigned the location fix I got in the parking lot just before I went inside. While this could result in shots getting assigned a bad location, in my case, the vast majority of the pictures I take will never get a location assigned. If the potential for bad data is the holdup, make it a switch in the program. Let me opt to "Assign last known position" Just sayin' My main complaint regarding the original product still stands (at least I hope it made it into the review). Why can’t they simply assign the last GPS fix to any photos shot after GPS signal is lost? This would just be a software fix.

For example, if I walk into a gym in Knightstown, Indiana, all the shots I take inside would be assigned the location fix I got in the parking lot just before I went inside.

While this could result in shots getting assigned a bad location, in my case, the vast majority of the pictures I take will never get a location assigned. If the potential for bad data is the holdup, make it a switch in the program. Let me opt to “Assign last known position”

Just sayin’

]]> By: Andreas http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/21/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/comment-page-1/#comment-29678 Andreas Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:07:56 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/10/29/atp_gps_photofinder_mini_photo_geotagger_review/#comment-29678 If you use a Nikon Pro SLR camera and got a Bluetooth GPS then this is the ultimate solution: Foolography Unleashed, I use it with my Holux 240 for almost a year and there is nothing I have to do to get the GPS data to the exif files Just turn the GPS on and start taking some pictures :).. Foolography also have the Holux 240 in a slightly modified version that fits to the Nikon Pro SLR with a special cable called Geotrigger 240. <a href="http://www.foolography.com/products/foolography/" title="manufacturers site with Unleashed and Geotrigger 240" rel="nofollow"> </a><a href="http://bilder.rodenkirchen.se/gallery2/d/9855-2/_DSC8613.jpg" title="a picture of the unleashed, It's so small that I never disconnect it from the camera" rel="nofollow"> here´s some pictures</a> If you use a Nikon Pro SLR camera and got a Bluetooth GPS then this is the ultimate solution:

Foolography Unleashed, I use it with my Holux 240 for almost a year and there is nothing I have to do to get the GPS data to the exif files Just turn the GPS on and start taking some pictures :) ..

Foolography also have the Holux 240 in a slightly modified version that fits to the Nikon Pro SLR with a special cable called Geotrigger 240.

here´s some pictures

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