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このコンパクトなGPSユニットキット「GPS-CS1K」をデジタルカメラ Cyber-shot と一緒に持ち歩けば、写真の撮影地を地図上に表示できます。GPSユニットは自動的に内蔵メモリーに位置情報と時刻を記録。位置と時刻情報を元に、付属ソフトで画像の撮影データと照合することで、地図上に撮影時の画像データを表示。ニコン・フジなどＳＯＮＹ以外でも使用可。

Body Size 87mm(length)X36mm(width)X36mm(depth), weight 55 grames

Sony adds the GPS to your photographs. Photograph Until now, you organized your photographs by name or date, and well here new accessory of Sony, the GPS-CS1, which will enable you to organize your photographs by place. These is thus a GPS which will note the places precisely where you were during the day, which will enable you to add new informations with your photographs (lattitude and longitude). Once the infos synchronized with your photographs, you will be able without problem to add these last on charts on line thanks to the software Picture Motion Browser in partnership with Google Maps. Hold, imagine if services as Flicker became compatible with the principle, that could it make, hein?

GPS衛星自体による誤差は、約±10ｍ程度ですが、測位する周辺の環境によっては、さらに大きな誤差を生じることがあります。本機では位置情報を15秒ごとに記録しています。位置を記録した瞬間以外に撮った写真がある場合、付属のソフトウェア（GPS Image Tracker）で測位情報を記録した地点から次に記録した地点を直線で結び、おおよその位置を計算によって割り出します。そのため、実際に写真を撮った位置と地図上の位置が異なる場合があります。

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Sony has announced a very interesting little device for recording the position where photographs are taken. The GPS-CS1 is a small cylindrical device which you simply attach to a backback or belt loop and carry with you while you shoot, it records your GPS location and this information can later be synchronized with your digital images to provide a map of where your photos were taken. We assume it does this using date and time information stored in the image header (which obviously requires your camera's clock to be synchronized). Interestingly the mapping solution is an online website with maps provided by Google Maps (it appears that the synchronization software will write the GPS location into JPEG EXIF headers).

Using time and location recordings from Sony’s GPS-CS1 GPS device and the time stamp from a Sony digital still camera or camcorder, photo buffs can plot their digital images to a map and pinpoint exactly where they’ve been.

The 12-channel GPS unit is 3-½ inches long, weighs two ounces, and is sold with a carabineer to easily attach to a backpack or a belt loop.

“Whether you’re traveling to the Seven Wonders of the World, or just wondering where to buy your next house, our new GPS device can track your journey,” said David Johns, product manager for digital camera accessories at Sony Electronics. “Adding a geographic context to your digital images helps organize and make use of your photos in entirely new ways.”

To arrange your pictures geographically, import the logged data from the GPS device, using the supplied USB cable, and then download the digital images to a computer. The supplied GPS Image Tracker software synchronizes the images on your digital camera with the latitude, longitude and time readings from the GPS-CS1 device.

Once synchronized, your photos can become virtual push pins on an online map by activating the Picture Motion Browser software bundled with the latest Sony cameras and camcorders released after July. You can easily add new photos and coordinates to the mapping web site, courtesy of Google Maps, and showcase years of globe-trotting.

The GPS-CS1 GPS device will be available next month for about $150 at sonystyle.com, at Sony Style® retail stores (www.sonystyle.com/retail), and at authorized dealers nationwide.

Sony GPS-CS1 specifications
GPS device type: 12 channel
Object image: JPEG file (EXIF 2.1 or later)
Power: One AA battery (Alkaline or NiMH)
Recording time: around 10 hours (Alkaline) or 14 hours (NiMH)
Communication: USB 2.0 Full-speed (same speed as USB 1.1)
Dimensions: 36 x 87 x 36 mm (1.4 x 3.4 x 1.4 in)
Weight: 55 g (1.9 oz) (no battery)
Software: GPS Image Tracker (Updated Ver.1.0.03) and Super Mapple Digital Ver.7 for Sony (Windows)