2016-11-27T17:33:45
Rated 1 out of 5
GiSteq Phototrackr is junk
GiSTEQ RT-02 PhotoTrackr Plus 2nd gen fell aprt after the second use and the Liddell company that distributes this product will not even return email or offer support. I DO NOT RECOMEND this product.
MICHAEL B.
2011-09-30T21:00:00
Rated 2 out of 5
NOT COMPATIBLE WITH OSX 10.7.1 AKA Lion
Had this and a CD111.
Upgraded to OSX Lion (v10.7.1) and the USB link greys out in the window.
OSX sees it as a communication device in Systems Profile.
But GISTeq will not answer phone calls. Will not work with Apple OSX Lion. Did with SnowLeopard. No support whatsoever. Not pre-sales. Not post-sales. No "pay" for options. Nothing.
GISTeq did not offer to update devices or software or both whether for free or for a price.
Short of a high sensitivity receiver in a Garmin- these were the fastest devices to get a satellite lock and better accuracy.
THIS whole category of devices needs a clock that will work on ZULU time- not local time zones. They don't update automatically (even though the satellites have a code for that).
And they need the ability to either set the minimum number of satellites or to tell you in the attribution data how many were available with the waypoint or track.
Archeo h.
2009-07-14T21:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
Not worth the time or money
Battery life is horrible. I first tried on the way to Alaska on my motorcycle and the batteries wouldn't last half a day. After the second set I gave up. It is a pain to sync os well.
Save your money and try something else.
Lewis
2009-06-09T21:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Have already recommended this!
Only thing in this price range that could do the job. I used it with Downloader Pro and Lightroom to get the gps and altitude data into a xmp sidecar with my RAW files. This did the job at a fraction of the price of the Canon addon, and unlike that, this is available from adorama!
wixtermom
2009-03-29T21:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
This little guy works - or worked
The tracks are interesting and accurate. Not hard to use. [...]On a recent trip - only my third using it - it just stopped. I tested it with the USB cable and it works fine there and downloaded the track of that trip before it stopped. New battery didn't fix it. [...] It's now an expensive paperweight. In warranty. Hoping for response from Gisteq.
DON D.
2008-11-13T19:00:00
Rated 2 out of 5
not ready for prime time.
software crashes all the time. log files gets wiped out so you need to constantly back it up by making a copy. don't know why the engineers didn't create auto backup. not reliable. hit or miss. good idea, poor implementation. interface not user friendly nor intuitive. needs a lot of work. not ready for prime time.
CHESTER N.
2008-04-11T21:00:00
Rated 3 out of 5
Good tracker, but poor battery door
The reception of this tracker is really superior. I keep it in the back of my station wagon, and it still tracks. My old Garmin eMap would give up in the same conditions. So it is nicely doing the job I bought it for. However, if you buy this product, be prepared to use alternative methods to keep the battery door closed. The design of the door is so poor that I would use it as an example of how NOT to design it. The design is far too complicated and relies on precision while closing the door. To close it, you have to push it down against the force of a spring, aligned it PRECISELY with the body and the push it over the battery contact (can it be more complicated ?). If you don't keep it perfectly aligned, you are going to break the latches, since the material of the body and the door has too little strength. So it's not a matter of if, just a matter of when it breaks. Mine broke after replacing the battery about 15 times. Now I am using the strap from my eMap to keep it closed; works nicely. No comment about the software, I am only using it to download the track, then I am processing the images with my own software anyways. But I hated that the activation failed at first and I had to bother the technical support of Gisteq to get it running.
ALEXANDER W.
