Sony Launches GPS Unit for Cyber-shot, Alpha DSLR & Handycam

Sony has developed a pocket-size GPS device and software that helps us identify the location of every picture taken. It can hold up to 31MB data, equivalent to about one month of tracking and recording for 12 hours per day.

The device must be used in conjunction with Picture Motion Browser and only works with JPEG images with Exif 2.1 or later. All the Sony Cyber-shot/Handycam launched after August 2006 are supplied with Picture Motion Browser and supports JPEG Exif 2.1.

How it works

The GPS-CS1 doesn’t connect to a digital camera. Instead, it tracks data from the device and transfers the data to a Windows PC via a USB cable. Camera images are also downloaded to the same PC, which then matches the image data with the GPS tracking data.

The Picture Motion Browser allows users to view JPEG images with the location information. If you want a more visual view of the location, you can click the “Map View” function, which uses the Google Maps to show the geographic location.

Have you ever taken hundreds of pictures on a trip, but when you get home, find you can’t remember where you shot them? Using this GPS-CS1, you can identify the location within a few metres. Are you getting excited? Click the link for more information and pricing - Sony GPS-CS1 GPS Unit.