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Geotag (image positioning information of pictures such as latitude, longitude [Geodetic System WGS84]) can be added to the image.

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User Reviews about Nikon GP-1 GPS Unit for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

I have had the GP-1 for a couple of months and experimented extensively with it tied to my Nikon D3. I use Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop CS4 in my workflow and the GPS Data it right there. You can also read it in the metadata on the camera's screen. I was concerned about some of the other reviews but elected to gamble on it. I have not been disappointed in any way. If you can see the southern sky it responds very quickly, even from a cold start. There is the question of battery draw when left on but I have not experienced any issue there. If you are in a questionable location (deep canyon or indoors) I'd suggest leaving the camera on once the GP-1 has locked on. If you are shooting outdoors with that southern sky view, go ahead and turn the camera on and off as you normally do. The lock-on is within the time the auto-focus does its thing. I have had a couple of indoor locations that the unit can not lock-on but let's face it, most GPS units suffer that same issue. I plan on this little guy being a normal part of my set-up from now on. I do extensive wildlife photograph and having this additional recording of "where and when" will be a great asset.
For those of you who say you're unhappy with the product, let me know when you put it on e-bay; I have more than one camera. -- GP-1 No disappointments here

Works great. Can be a little slow to locate itself the first time in an area - after that its pretty quick.
I would like a different plug orientation - right angled would be better - as I am concerned over knocking it and breaking it -- Great works as Advertised

I've owned two other GPS units for my D300, and although it has a few issues, the Nikon GP1 is far and away the best.

First and foremost, it's rugged and high quality. I don't think I'm rough on my equipment, but I went through two other (non-Nikon) units in under a year. So far the Nikon is holding up well.

The GP-1 does take a while to acquire satellites...I'd say for me it's typically around 15 seconds. Sometimes it works indoors, sometimes it doesn't. I don't notice a big difference in this regard between the Nikon and other brands I've tried. But unlike one of my other (non-Nikon) GPS units, I never get false signals - if the coordinates are recorded, they are correct.

I tend to keep the GP-1 mounted to my camera strap (I like the Crumpler - the GPS fits on it well) and I tend to leave it connected all the time. I tend not to turn the camera on and off between shots, and as others have pointed out, it does drain the battery at a good clip. I use the MB-D10 battery grip with my D300...it has a larger battery and this helps a lot. I tend to get about 1200 pictures per charge with the GPS on (but the flash typically off).

Only other complaint is that the GP-1 creates a little contention for the 10-pin port on the camera. Sometimes I use a Nikon MC-36 (remote control) whilch also requires the 10-pin connector, and it would be nice if there were a built-in way to chain the devices together. Yes, I've seen various "Y" adapters, but I haven't had luck with them - they tend to create an unwieldy tangle of wires that I'm always catching things on. I guess I'm also wondering why Nikon doesn't just build GPS into the camera itself, as they do with one of their point-and-shoots. Hopefully the next design.

Recommended.

UPDATE: February 2010

I recently tried Apple's latest version of Aperture (3.0), and for some reason, it doesn't understand the GPS coordinates embedded in my D300's RAW files. Not sure if this is a problem with the GP-1 or a bug in Apple's software, but the two don't seem to work together well.

-- Rugged GPS for Nikon cameras