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First announced at PMA 2007, the Jobo photoGPS Geo-Imaging accessory is just now appearing at retailers. OK, a year and half late (it was scheduled for summer 2007) but well-worth the wait. The sleek-looking device attaches to your camera’s hot shoe and captures geo-data on site for each photo.

Matching Software coordinates the geo-data and your photos. In addition to the longitude and latitude, the address (i.e. country, city, street and closest point of interest) is also captured in the image file. This enables you to search for specific places, streets or POI without having to tag each picture individually. Software is also included to organize, find and sort your photos.

Features

• Recording time: approx. 0.2 sec
• Storage capacity: approx. 1 000 recorded locations
• Accuracy: approx. 10m
• Geo-data: via Tele Atlas map material (country, city, street, POI)
• Camera connection: standard hot-shoe (ISO 518:2006)
• Supported file formats: JPEG, RAW with XMP sidecar file
• Compatible with MacOS (as of Feb. 3, 2009)
• Power supply: internal rechargeable Li-poly battery (120 mAh)
• Status information: via 2 LEDs
• PC connection: USB 2.0
• Battery charging: via USB 2.0
• GeoHint button
• Operating systems: Windows XP (SP2) and Vista (SP1), Mac
• Dimensions: 68 x 20 x 43mm (excl. adapter)
• Weight: 80g

What’s in the box?

• Jobo photoGPS unit
• USB cable
• CD-ROM with photoGPS Matching Software
• Organiser and Viewing Software

Price and Availability

List price is US$178.95 with limited availability.

JOBO photoGPS – GPS tracking logger
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