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Copyright© 2008. All Rights Reserved by ATP Electronics Inc. 

Summary of Contents for Photo Finder

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL Version 2 2 0 D a t e 2 0 0 7 0 4 1 2 T i m e 0 9 5 0 3 5 Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved by ATP Electronics Inc ...

Page 2: ...a registered trademark or trademark of Google Inc in the U S A and or other countries Picasa2 is a registered trademark or trademark of Google Inc in the U S A and or other countries All trade names and trademarks are the properties of their respective companies In additional system and product names used in the manual are in general trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective develope...

Page 3: ...to use the Photo Finder Simple operation Easy to carry Store data for up to 550 hours logging interval Approx 5 seconds High Performance GPS Receiver On The Go mode data sync and GPS coordinates mapping Time Zone Select function KML file generation function without a PC Detailed Instructions How to use the Photo Finder Example Usage Software Usage in Google Earth and Picasa2 Additional information...

Page 4: ...tal satellites in six orbits with four satellites in each orbit These 24 satellites are about 20 000 kilometers about 12 400 miles above us and using at least three of them a GPS receiver can receive radio signals and triangulate your exact position via a series of calculations This is called tracking and a GPS receiver logs your location by latitude longitude and elevation numbers The ATP GPS Pho...

Page 5: ...y the positioning of GPS satellites The ATP GPS Photo Finder automatically tracks your present location when radio signals from three or more GPS satellites are received The margin of error for the location calculated by the Photo Finder is about 10m and does vary on the environment and geographic location Tagging errors due to incorrect clock settings on your camera Since the Photo Finder uses th...

Page 6: ...an be used with any geotagging compatible photo software You can use any compatible software or photo sharing websites such as Flickr Picasa2 Locr SmugMug Panoramio Google Earth or Google Map etc Your photos will be shown on an online map giving you a whole new way to organize enjoy and share your pictures The ATP GPS Photo Finder also allows for your route data to be exported to your memory card ...

Page 7: ...wer Light in Red Low Power Auto Power Off 2 2 LED 2 GPS Status 2 2 1 While GPS Signal is Active Blue light flashes 5 seconds 2 3 LED 3 Memory Status 2 3 1 Data writing activity Flashes Yellow while writing GPS data 5 seconds LED1 Power Status Green light Power Status Red light Date 2007 04 12 Time 09 50 35 LED2 GPS Status Blue light Date 2007 04 12 Time 09 50 35 LED3 Memory Status Yellow light Dat...

Page 8: ...Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved by ATP Electronics Inc 8 3 LCD Output Descriptions ...

Page 9: ... on the device 2 1 2 2 The carabiner can be used to hang the Photo Finder externally for maximum direct exposure to satellite coverage This can for example be on a bag backpack or clothing 3 When the Photo Finder is activated and tracking ideal orientation for GPS reception is to have the antenna area pointed up 4 For detailed operating instructions please continue to read this manual Date 2007 04...

Page 10: ... 6 Playing time depends on the battery quality and type Please refer to the comparison Comparing to using 2 rechargeable batteries 1 2V x 2 two Alkaline batteries works better because the steady voltage 1 5V x 2 especially if you want to line a card reader L92 size AAA Lithium Iron Disulfide battery LR03 size AAA Oxyride battery LR03 size AAA alkaline battery R03 size AAA Nickel Metal Hydride batt...

Page 11: ...cess Turn on the Photo Finder to begin tracking and logging as you re taking pictures Then sync the logged position information to your memory card You now have GPS position tagged photos Easy to carry With a compact and lightweight only about 60 grams design the ATP GPS Photo Finder is convenient for travel and outdoor use Store data for up to 550 hours logging interval approx 5 seconds The ATP G...

Page 12: ...ta with use of a card reader Time Zone Select function The ATP GPS Photo Finder adjusts for your local time zone This allows your picture time stamps to be in the right time zone while also allowing for syncing based on UTC time which the Photo Finder receives via the GPS satellites Before mapping GPS information to your photos set your camera to your LOCAL time The ATP GPS Photo Finder will selec...

Page 13: ... fine tune the minutes and seconds by viewing the time displayed from the Photo Finder 5 Position the Photo Finder correctly so that the GPS antenna is oriented upward see previous section for a visual description of this 6 You can now begin to take pictures as you normally would with your digital camera 7 Sync the GPS position data to your pictures on a memory card 7 1 Remove the memory card form...

Page 14: ...ormation 8 1 Personal picture management applications 2 8 2 Commercial business applications 8 3 Photo navigation applications 3 Remark 1 When the available remaining power falls under 20 the Power LED will begin flashing RED 2 Please use compatible software or photo sharing websites such as Flickr Picasa2 Locr SmugMug Panoramio Google Earth or Google Map etc You can manage your personal pictures ...

Page 15: ...nto Picasa2 you will find a crossmark symbol in the lower right corner This signifies that the picture has GPS position information included Using your mouse Right click on the screen and the GPS longitude and latitude information can be viewed 4 Using Picasa2 pictures can also be viewed and organized using Google Earth Google Earth can visually organize your pictures geographically and can be sha...

Page 16: ...c DC 3 3 5 Current GPSM 013 Current 72mA 3 3V typical w o ext antenna Trickle power mode Average current 39mA 3 3V typical w o ext Antenna Environment Operating temperature 30 85 Humidity 95 Photo Finder Display 128x32 Dot Matrix FSTN with backlight UI Language English Default Japanese Optional Traditional Chinese Optional Simplified Chinese Optional GPS Frequency Response 1575 42 MHz L1 Band C A ...

Page 17: ... correct The Photo Finder is unable to acquire a GPS signal You may have used the Photo Finder in areas where the GPS device cannot receive a signal for instance in obscured areas such as in tunnels underground or under tall buildings Inside a car there is a chance that the GPS signals will be reflected by glass It takes a long time to acquire a signal from the GPS satellites It may take a long ti...

Page 18: ...0 EX Z850 EX Z1000 EX Z1050 EX Z1080 EX Z1200 YES A500 A610 A810 A900 E510 E550 F10 F11 F30 F31FD F40D F50D F100FD F460 F480 F610 F710 F810 J10 J50 S100FS S5000 S5200 S6000FD F7000 F8000 F8100FD S9000 S9100 V10 Z2 Z3 Z5FD Z10D Z20FD Z100FD Z200FD YES Fujifilm S5PRO S602 NO Already tag original data into EXIF GPS contents by camera Can t support goetagging directly D40 D60 D70 D70S D80 D100 E2000 E...

Page 19: ...XIF GPS content is full Caplio 500G Caplio G3 Caplio G4 Caplio G4 Wide Caplio G4G Wide Caplio GX Caplio GX8 Caplio GX100 Caplio GX200 Caplio R1 Caplio R1V Caplio R2 Caplio R3 Caplio R4 Caplio R5 Caplio RDC 1500 Caplio RR1 Caplio RR10 Caplio RR30 DC 4 DC 4U G600 GR Digital GR Digital II R6 R7 R8 R50 RDC 7 RDC 7S RDC 1700 RDC 5000 RDC 5300 RDS200G YES RICOH DC 1S DC2E DC 3 RDS100G NO Already tag ori...

Page 20: ... the device requires approx 13 minutes theoretically 12 5 minutes to receive or update ALMANAC Refer to trouble shooting guide when the signal is not received well If the ATP GPS Photo Finder formatting the internal data is not correct or if the satellite data has been deleted it takes longer time to position But under following conditions it can take even longer time to get cold start 1 If it was...

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