ATP's GPS PhotoFinder mini Makes Geo-Tagging Easy

Geo-tagging has become quite popular nowadays, since it allows users to create "photo-routes" of their journeys, and at the same time it enables them to share the exact geographic locations where they've taken certain photos. Several devices that help photographers attach precise latitude and longitude values to their digital photos are already available on the market, and that's exactly the type of product we'll talk about as follows, namely the PhotoFinder mini, recently launched by the ATP company.

 

According to the manufacturer, the most important selling point provided by the PhotoFinder mini is its ease of use. Apparently, all the users have to do is simply turn the device on while they're taking pictures, then insert their camera's memory card into the corresponding slot on the docking station, attach the PhotoFinder mini as well and then the geo-tagging process will be carried out automatically.

 

The PhotoFinder mini is built around a SiRF Star III GPS chipset, which provides 20-channel parallel reception, as well as quite a good level of sensitivity, namely around -155dB. The reacquisition time is also pretty OK (around 0.1 sec, typical).

 

The device from ATP uses a 128MB MMC Micro memory card for storing the geographical data and offers users a relatively long functioning time, of more than 16 hours. Moreover, the PhotoFinder mini is also extremely easy to carry around, since it measures solely about 35.0 mm x 24.0 mm x 60.0 mm, at a weight of approximately 30 grams.

 

The second component of this geo-tagging system is represented by the docking station, which incorporates a memory card reader (for SD, SDHC and Memory Stick PRO/Duo cards), as well as the docking slot for the PhotoFinder mini. The station then connects via USB to a host computer, for uploading the now geo-tagged photos.

 

Unfortunately, no pricing details are available for the time being, but we're likely to find out just how much it costs in a very short time.


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