| Q-1000XT: Qstarz BT-Q1000XT Bluetooth Data Logger GPS Receiver (66 ch, 1-5Hz Update Rate, AGPS, 400,000 Waypoints, Vibration Sensor) | 
| Brand: Qstarz
Category: CE
Buy New: $109.99
as of 9/4/2010 21:22 EDT details
New (3) Used (1) from $95.00
Seller: Semsons & Co., Inc.
Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 8,557
Batteries: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 4.1 x 2.2
MPN: Q-1000X
Model: Q-1000XT
UPC: 811745010106
EAN: 0811745010106
ASIN: B00144PH1S
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Time to First Fix (TTFF) : < Average 1/33/35 sec. (Hot/Warm/Cold start) AGPS: < 15 sec. | | • | Output Message : NMEA 0183 v3.01 (Default: GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC; Optional: VTG, GLL) | | • | Accuracy : Without aid: 3.0m 2D-RMS | | • | Frequency: 1 - 5 Hz user configurable | | • | Dimension: 72.2 (L) X 46.5 (W) X 20 (H) mm |
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Product Description
Hardware:
# Adopt MTK II latest chipset with high sensitivity -165dBm and 66-Channel tracking
# Ultra lower power consumption up to 42hrs operation
# Less than 15-Sec. AGPS fix support: download almanac data to realize faster TTFF and positioning under warm start
# Stand-Alone travel recorder to log up to 400,000 records (*)
# Easily switch Travel Recorder to LOG mode or NAV mode (Navigation + Log)
# Support button push manually to memorize your location immediately
# Update Rate 1~5Hz changeable by utility provided
# G-Mouse + Bluetooth in one: wired and wireless GPS receiver
# Fast Position Fix ,Cold start 35s, Warm start 33s,Hot start 1s
# Auto On-Off function for smart power control
# Personal/Portable Navigation (PDA, Smartphone, PC, etc.)
# QZSS, DGPS(WAAS+EGNOS+MSAS) support
Software:
# Support Multi-mode setting to record data (Vehicle, Bicycle, Jog)
# Provide Travel Recorder PC Utility V4 with built-in Google Map, Multi-language support, and Visualization UI
# "Wizard interface" for Utility to easily manage importing and exporting tracks
# Provide RaceChrono 5Hz software for high speed sport racing
# Auto track split function helps you organize your travel path
# Support Track Edit function allowing you to remove unnecessary waypoints
# Track playback function, changeable different track color and name
# Active NMEA protocol VTG / GLL manually via Qstarz setup tool
# Output your travel record as GPX / CSV / NMEA / Google Earth file format.
# Draw your navigation path immediately on Google Earth as default
# Support GeoTagging function for digital photo and generate KMZ file easily
# The waypoints would be decreased when the more options of Log Format are selected
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 18
 awesome September 17, 2009
M. Heltsley (Wisconsin)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I have used several GPSs over the years and this one takes the cake. It went on a trip to Ireland the Scotland with me and performed so well I am thinking of new ways to push it to see where it might fail.
First it locked on just about anywhere, inside airports while in my luggage, inside the overhead bin on the plane while inside my luggage, inside cars while in my pants pocket, in buildings, in hotels, in pubs large and small. It locked on everywhere, and when it did not it just kept me in the same location until it did find a lock, meaning it did show me bouncing all over the place when I was really just sitting still.
Secondly the software is OK, I did use it for downloading the data, setting up the GPS, exporting to GPX and Google Earth, and some preliminary review of the days events, but really that was it. So I cannot talk to how it does anything else, nor do I much care. It does what I needed it to do very well with no problems or complaints. I ran it on XP SP3 on 2 machines and it had no issues of any kind.
Thirdly it lasts FOREVER. I left it run almost 2 days, nearly 42 hours, before it died. 42 hours. That is amazing. Plus since it charges via USB I can charge it ANYWHERE. I can charge from my laptop, desktop, car charger, wall charger, even from those little engergizer 2xAA battery thingies. I even made a charger from a USB cable and a 4xAA battery holder. So I can charge this from rechargeable batteries as needed without connecting to my laptop.
Forthly it stores a lot of info. I have easily almost 2 weeks of time, in 1 minute increments about 10-16 hours a day, stored on here. You cannot erase from it , it just overwrites the old stuff, so I can see all the way back to when I first got it still, plus the 9 day Ireland/Scotland trip, plus all the flights to and from, plus misc playing around with it. It is all still on there. Amazing.
The one thing you really really really do have to do though if you plan to geotag photos, and I know you already know this but just listen anyways, is to sync the camera clock to GPS time (in your home timezone if possible). My camera time drifts, I had synced it before maybe 6 months ago when using the Garmin GPS around home, but I was 5 minutes off, which would be fine except that my shots of a given church were blocks away, my shots of the Cliffs of Moher are geotagged from the parking lot, etc until I corrected for the drift. There is no way to tell what time this GPS thinks it is, but since all GPS receivers use the same time it is a simple matter of syncing to any GPS or just to a reputable Stratum 1 or 2 time source online.
Amazing piece of hardware June 3, 2009
Norman J. Pieniazek (Suwanee, Georgia, USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
During a recent trip to Colorado and Wyoming I compared the BT-Q1000x with two other GPS Data Loggers. It's truly an amazing piece of equipment!
The good:
1. The GPS chipset is very sensitive. It even tracked my flight when placed in a pocket in my backpack that was in the overhead bin on the plane.
2. The battery life is advertised to be 40 hours. I tested it up to 20 hours and it still worked when two other units died due to exhausted batteries.
3. Moreover, the battery can be user-replaced as it is a standard Nokia cell phone battery.
4. There is a switch that you slide to switch the unit on and not a push button. No problem with accidental disconnections.
The bad:
1. Qstarz Travel Recorder software hangs a lot on my Vista 32-bit laptop computer.
2. QStarz Travel Recorder software is not very well designed as opposed to @Trip PC, a wonderful and mature product by a competitor that makes the IGotU units. Please note that it is very easy to export the tracks from Travel Recorder to the *.gpx format and import them to @Trip PC.
If someone found a better GPS Data Logger than the QStarz BT-1000x, please post in this thread.
Excellent accuracy, long life August 22, 2009
T. Foster (Fort Worth, TX)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
My goal was to get a GPS data logger for geotagging my photos when taking 1-2 week long trips. After comparing GPS data loggers for weeks, I finally settled on the Qstarz BT-Q1000x for several reasons:
-Highest accuracy with the MTKII chip
-Long battery life (rated for over 40 hrs, depending on which mode you run it).
-Replaceable battery (Uses standard Nokia cell phone battery readily available for less than $5 online)
-Locks on to satellites quickly (my old Garmin eTrex would take several minutes when sitting under the open sky. This unit locks within a few seconds *indoors*)
FORM & FUNCTION:
Less than 2.5" on the long side, this unit is smaller than my Sony Ericsson cellphone. A rubber back allows it to sit conveniently on my dash - but it operates just as well in my car's cup holder or in the recesses of my camera bag.
It operates in two tracking modes: logging and bluetooth+logging.
* The logging feature simply records location+elevation at specified intervals. This can be changed by software on the PC to record at time intervals or distance intervals or time and distance intervals ("every 15 seconds or 30 meters"). The unit can *track* 5 times per second (Hz), but will not *LOG* 5Hz. So if you're wanting a unit that will record your skydive or rollercoaster ride, this is not your unit.
* Bluetooth+logging allows your bluetooth PC (or PDA) to connect to the unit and use it as the GPS for your mapping/navigation software. I bought a $3 bluetooth USB dongle and had no problem getting the Q1000x to connect to my Microsoft Streets & Trips via bluetooth and show me exactly where my desktop PC was located (as if I didn't know already :)
* Pressing the Waymark button will record a waymark in the log.
* You can tether the unit to your PC or PDA with a USB cable. Bluetooth is an option, not a requirement.
OPERATION:
Turning the unit on and tossing it into the glovebox lets me track the car's location as I drive around. Doing the glovebox test was important to me as I want a unit that can track where my tour bus might take me when touring foreign countries. The unit would occasionally take a minute or so to get its first fix, but so far, I've not noticed any serious issues with losing fix.
SOFTWARE:
There's lots to mention here, but the main thing that I liked is that I point the software to a directory of photos, and it searches that directory and all directories under it to find photos with the appropriate time stamp in the EXIF. It then plots out my trip on a scaleable map (Google Maps, Google Earth, etc), with the photos in place. It even gives me a "play" button that plays a cursor along the trip line. It also allows me to export the trip, with photos, in a set of HTML files so I can upload the whole trip to my website.
For details, download the manual off the website because there is a lot of info for this plain-looking unit. It goes well beyond my expectations and is well worth the $105 I spent for it.
I understand the iBlue 747+ is an identical unit, but doesn't include the software. For me, the software is well worth the extra $20.
Geotagging is fun! July 11, 2009
ubat (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'd used both a Nokia E71 phone GPS and a Garmin 60CSx to geotag photos, but both had its drawbacks:
* Phone: The Nokia GPS takes a looooong time to get a satellite fix. Very annoying. Also, I had to install a program, SportsTracker, into the phone for its GPS to record routes, and then use Geosetter (a wonderful piece of free software) to do the actual geotagging. Although this workflow worked okay, the Nokia part of it wasn't exactly made for this use and I made a few mistakes before getting the hang of it. But the satellite fix issue was the real deal breaker for me.
* Garmin: When you're already carrying a camera and assorted odds and ends on a trail, its weight and bulk count a lot. I exported the .gpx file generated by the 60CSx and did the geotagging on Geosetter.
So I decided to look for hardware that was made for my needs and settled on the Qstarz Q-1000X, due to its tiny footprint, great price and ease of use. No regrets so far. I've had it on drives and walks and it has worked very well.
The Qstarz gets a satellite fix incredibly fast, and once that's done you forget it's there: just stick it in your camera bag, jeans pocket or belt (courtesy of the loop in its carrying case) and let it do its work. Just don't forget to set it to "log".
The GPS is a pocket-sized rocket, with a huge battery life -- and a replaceable cell phone battery -- and a nice package of included accessories. There's the practical carrying case, which protects the GPS while allowing you to see the little lights; a cigarette adapter; mini USB cable; and mini CD with the software and its manual. There's no wall charger, but I don't need one anyway. Furthermore, it will hook up to a PDA or cell phone through Bluetooth to become a personal navigation system.
Once you get back to your computer, all that remains is to download the day's photos, connect the Q-1000X via USB and use the included software to import the corresponding track and synchronize images + GPS data. I found the Qstarz's recordings to be accurate. although I did have to compensate for time difference when first using it in another time zone and with another camera (after figuring out what was going on, I did this in its software, and then the geotagging worked perfectly).
The tracks can also be exported in several formats -- the .gpx, .nmea and .csv track formats, Google Earth .kmz and .kml or editable html -- to be used in other applications.
The Qstarz software is a bit slow, but then so is Geosetter, meaning this is a non-issue to me. It also allows you to see tracks and photos in its included Google map and upload geotagged photos to Flickr or Locr (none of which I use).
I have to say that neither the print manual (a tiny booklet in black and white in which it's nearly impossible to see the GPS's buttons or where the little arrows are pointing to), nor the electronic software manual nor the Q1000X software are written in fluent English, a fact that can make understanding of instructions and options a little difficult. But the whole setup is intuitive enough to figure out with use.
All in all, I'm very satisfied with the Qstarz BT-Q1000X GPS and would recommend it to anyone looking for a simple, practical and reliable geotagging solution.
Easy to use March 9, 2010
M. Fischer (Simi Valley, CA)
I had done a lot of research before settling on this GPS logger. I knew it did not come with Mac drivers or software. I also knew the included PC software was weak but the logger received such high reviews for sensitivity and longevity. I am very happy with the performance of the logger. It is definitely accurate and seems to log for hours on end. I have not yet taken a long trip. But I have big plans of it on my next cruise in Jan 2011.
I found the BT747 software suite to support Bluetooth transfers natively on my Mac. It was a little challenging to get it installed and running. But it works and it works reasonably well allowing me to create GPX, KML or many other file formats. There are plenty of Mac and PC software packages to perform data mashups and photo geotagging. A little frustrating is the lack of good paid or free GPX editors. I know GPX is just an XML file but to edit the points based purely on GPS coordinates is a nuisance.
In summary, I give this unit high marks on its intended purpose. The main caveats are in terms of software which works but could be better.
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