finally i managed to upload some pictures of the easytagger!! i know some of you guys want me to do a review but i really havent had the time yet. however i've tried it once so far, it works pretty well i'd say. i was at dhoby ghaut where there were some trees overhead and yet it still go the signal very fast and as i walked can really see the numbers jumped. impressive!! something to note is that u have to calibrate the compass though (i was wondering why my bearing kept showing 270) i still dont know how to do it, probably need to search online. guess they should have included a small leaflet to indicate how to first set it up. anw here are the unboxing pics! :
sent via ems, yup that's a brown cardboard box totally wrapped in brown tape haha
after ripping off the brown cardboard, this is the box! i'd say the packaging looks decent, too bad it got damaged abit from the shipping (corners pushed in etc) but that's not important. what's important is what's inside...
this is what greets you when u open the box!! I had the remote trigger shipped too, i think it's a pretty cheap thing to add anw, less then 10 bucks so why not! this gps has a bypass for remote triggers (2.5mm socket) which i think will come in pretty useful. currently trying to rig up a wireless trigger to it so that i can have geotagged self portraits : D
this is the unit itself. it's made of what i think is plastic, but the construction feels quite sturdy. the memory card door and wire port cover could be of better design though, they feel slightly flimsy (they're rubber covers attached to the thing) i've placed it beside a coin for comparison!
and lastly this is everything in the box! from the top right clockwise:
- the easy tagger unit
- 2GB sandisk memory card and micro sd card reader (yup it comes with the unit. i'm pretty impressed with this!)
- the wired remote trigger
- the data cables (i got both the d90 and the d7000's one cause i have both cameras, apparently the port direction is reversed for the d90 so the L cables arent interchangeable)
- usb cable to charge the thing (im not sure if i can connect the gps to the computer for gps data. havent tried it yet, anw it can run off the camera battery too so i havent charged yet! heh xD)
- extender to raise the gps up so the flash can be used. thoughtul haha
i wish they had included something to attach the easy tagger to the camera's strap or something similar though, so it'd be easier to mount a flash or remote trigger. granted the extender does just that with the velcro, but i guess it could have been a more elegant solution
all in all i think this is probably the best value for money package so im quite happy with it : D