Too bad there's no 3G module for getting maps at the same time ;) Well, seriously, the module does astrotracer with SR, simple navigation (without map) and electronic compass.
2011/6/4 David Savage <ozsav...@gmail.com>: > That Astrotracer is useful for the star gazes, but it's of no use if > you're doing landscapes. > > Cool use of the SR tech though. > > DS > > On 4 June 2011 14:37, Thibouille <pentaxl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> DUnno if this has been posted yet. In japanese but pictures needs no >> translation. >> Most interesting are the 3 links Astrotracer etc near the bottom. >> >> http://www.pentax.jp/japan/products/o-gps1/ >> >> >> 2011/6/2 Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com>: >>> Well, well. They were clearly reading our little GPS thread ... >>> >>> "Mounted on the hot shoe of select PENTAX digital SLR cameras,* the O-GPS1 >>> unit records latitude, longitude, altitude, and universal time coordinated >>> (UTC) of shooting locations with captured images. Image files with this GPS >>> data may be used to track shooting locations and review location data on a >>> personal computing device." >>> >>> http://goo.gl/qH4o6 >>> >>> They must have hacked the hotshoe interface to handle serial I/O from the >>> GPS. I suppose the hotshoe already talks to the flash serially, so they >>> have added the GPS as a serial device distinct from a flash. Clever! I don't >>> recall any of us coming up with that solution. >>> >>> A mere $249 US. >>> >>> -bmw >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs >> ---------------------- >> Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, >> DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ >> KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 >> Mamiya C330+80/2.8 >> Sekonic L-208 >> FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes >> >> Laptop: Macbook 13" Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 >> >> Programing: Delphi 2009 >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs ---------------------- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13" Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
