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Nikon P6000 does GPS

Aug 8, 2008 gps navigation

Nikon Coolpix 6000 is the latest digital SLR point and shoot compact camera. But this time this new model from Nikon includes an embedded GPS receiver.

With the added GPS function, P6000 users will be able to record “geotags” of the location where their images are captured based on latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates. This further heightens the photographic experience, allowing users to pinpoint the location via maps available in Nikon ViewNX Software, my Picturetown, Nikon’s photo sharing and storage website, or any other software or website that recognizes GPS data.

We don’t know much about SLR cameras here at Navigadget but the specs are as follow as taken from a more authoritative site on the subject.

• 13.5 megapixel CCD (effective)
• 4x wide-angle zoom lens (28 – 112 mm equiv.) with optical stabilization
• 2.7″ LCD monitor (230,000 pixels)
• ISO 64 – 1600 at full resolution (3200 and 6400 at three megapixels)
• NRW RAW format (although “Windows Imaging Component” and “Windows only”)
• Built-in GPS receiver records location (latitude and longitude for automatic geotagging)
• External flash and lens accessories
• Wired LAN port
• Face-priority AF
• D-Lighting

You can expect to pay about $500 as early as this September for Nikon P6000. Your other options for digital cameras with GPS feature are the geotate Kato (retro fit), altek, and even maybe the PND camera from Mio.

UPDATE: We’ve been warned that this is not an DSLR. Maybe we should stick to GPS only.