If star gazing is your thing, in all probability, you’d definitely fall for Pentax’s new add-on accessory for its DSLR camera lineup. The O-GPS1 is a GPS unit that simply allows geotagging of images. It clings to the camera’s hotshoe and thus allows the camera to add latitude, longitude, altitude, UTC capture time and direction as image metadata. You can then use the data to place images in mapping software like Google Earth or simply use it as a means for file organization and retrieval. Those who have the K-5 and K-r models, they can access the ‘Astrotracer’ feature which predicts the movement celestial objects and uses the sensor shift mechanism to track this movement to give astrophotographs with single points, rather than star-trails. It will start shipping sometime this month for a price tag of $250.
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