Comments on: Nikon P6000 reviewed for G.P.S. accuracy, deemed “good enough” http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/03/nikon-p6000-reviewed-for-gps-accuracy-deemed-good-enough/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:29:24 -0500 hourly 1 By: David http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/03/nikon-p6000-reviewed-for-gps-accuracy-deemed-good-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1085920 David Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:21:15 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=46337#comment-1085920 My biggest disappointment with the camera is the very long time it takes to calculate its location. If one is travelling, it can be 10 or more minutes to calculate the location. Very disappointing for a camera of this cost. My biggest disappointment with the camera is the very long time it takes to calculate its location. If one is travelling, it can be 10 or more minutes to calculate the location. Very disappointing for a camera of this cost.

]]> By: samov http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/03/nikon-p6000-reviewed-for-gps-accuracy-deemed-good-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1011400 samov Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:52:13 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=46337#comment-1011400 Try to update to the latest firmaware... 1.2 Mine is working OK. Not like the car GPS solution that gets a fix in 30 sec but i have the gps set to always ON with a 15 sec delay. I use my camera every day so i guess i charge it up once every 2 days. Try to update to the latest firmaware… 1.2

Mine is working OK. Not like the car GPS solution that gets a fix in 30 sec but i have the gps set to always ON with a 15 sec delay. I use my camera every day so i guess i charge it up once every 2 days.

]]> By: Criss.AC http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/03/nikon-p6000-reviewed-for-gps-accuracy-deemed-good-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-941406 Criss.AC Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:22:25 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=46337#comment-941406 So... the reason for writing in this thread is that quite obvious. I have just purchased a Nikon CoolPix P6000, brand new, factory sealed, and I am testing the GPS feature in the same city as in this article, Prague. So, I just opened it, I have started the GPS, and for my surprise, it wouldn't work. I got a bit worried, I thought it is initially broken, and concerned, I started reading the manual, and google-ing around on Internet forums. In the user manual is says that for the first time, it will take several minutes for the first positioning, then it is updated every 5 seconds as you have it switched on and continue to take pictures. However, if it is switched off, it will update the location every 90 or 120 mins (I cannot remember the exact time), for 6 times. Also, it says that it might not work or work inacurate indoors, in basements, in tunnels, near high buildings, in narrow streets. That's the manual. And I know it is not a problem with my location (Prague, Czech Rep.), because there is GPS coverage virtually on every point on Earth (or at least this is what I have read). As I see now on the previous post, Richard Langley gives a bit more technical explanation on this issue. I can't wait to take my camera out tomorrow for the first GPS shot, and I really hope it will work out just fine, as I am planning to go to some park, where there is no inside of a room, no basement, no narrow street, no high building. Long live Nikon! So… the reason for writing in this thread is that quite obvious. I have just purchased a Nikon CoolPix P6000, brand new, factory sealed, and I am testing the GPS feature in the same city as in this article, Prague. So, I just opened it, I have started the GPS, and for my surprise, it wouldn’t work. I got a bit worried, I thought it is initially broken, and concerned, I started reading the manual, and google-ing around on Internet forums. In the user manual is says that for the first time, it will take several minutes for the first positioning, then it is updated every 5 seconds as you have it switched on and continue to take pictures. However, if it is switched off, it will update the location every 90 or 120 mins (I cannot remember the exact time), for 6 times. Also, it says that it might not work or work inacurate indoors, in basements, in tunnels, near high buildings, in narrow streets. That’s the manual.

And I know it is not a problem with my location (Prague, Czech Rep.), because there is GPS coverage virtually on every point on Earth (or at least this is what I have read).

As I see now on the previous post, Richard Langley gives a bit more technical explanation on this issue. I can’t wait to take my camera out tomorrow for the first GPS shot, and I really hope it will work out just fine, as I am planning to go to some park, where there is no inside of a room, no basement, no narrow street, no high building. Long live Nikon!

]]> By: Richard Langley http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/03/nikon-p6000-reviewed-for-gps-accuracy-deemed-good-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-935544 Richard Langley Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:55:07 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=46337#comment-935544 A 10-minute time-to-first-fix (TTFF) for a GPS unit coming from the factory is not at all unusual. The unit must typically download most of the navigation message from one of the satellites and the complete message lasts 12.5 minutes. See, e.g., for further details. -- Richard B. Langley Prof. of Gedodesy and Precision Navigation A 10-minute time-to-first-fix (TTFF) for a GPS unit coming from the factory is not at all unusual. The unit must typically download most of the navigation message from one of the satellites and the complete message lasts 12.5 minutes. See, e.g., for further details.
– Richard B. Langley
Prof. of Gedodesy and Precision Navigation

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