Renkforce GT-730FL-S GPS Logger Black

I do agree with Mr Hellis on a couple of things, Firstly it is an amazing little gadget, I didn't expect much for £25 but i am very pleased with it. Secondly the instructions are a little poor, Am not that technical but half hour playing with it you'll soon get where you can log a route and view it on your computer. That's all I wanted it for, as you play with it you'll find it does much more. Am quite pleased with the software very clear to view and easy to link to facebook. I've done a couple of walks and took it to work and drove round with it in the cab for a day, it's been very accurate so far. and this was the longest day i've used it so far and it managed 12 hours without any problem. John

In spite of having limitations this device did all I wanted to geotag my photographs. As a data logger it works fine and the software is ok. The small size is convenient as for a week I kept it my pocket whenever out walking or driving. There are only a few occasions when the photographs and locations do not tally but they appear to be metres and this could be due to the logger, Google maps, location etc. but on the whole very good and no problems as yet.

Warning! This device will probably not work as received, though it can be ‘modified’ to work. I have owned one of these GPS loggers for several years and find them very good. However, round about 8/04/19 it ceased to work properly because the dates of tracks were not registered as April 2019 but August 1999. So I bought a Renkforce tracker (really a renamed Canway, whose software it uses) from Amazon. Unfortunately the new version displays exactly the same fault that the old one had developed. In addition the supplied instructions in PDF format are in German despite being labelled English. Anyway, regarding the incorrect dating, which renders the system unworkable for some applications, I received guidance on the internet that the cause is a Y2K date rollover issue that occurred around 8 April 2019 – the first time since the August 1999 date rollover. This causes dates to revert to August 1999 and sequence from there. Canway failed to spot this impending, glaring error and failed to re-issue its software. So all Canway loggers already sold or awaiting sale are pretty well rendered useless for some applications. Then in response to my online search enquiries someone identified new software issued by a Canadian organisation in early April. That solved the problem and also provided an English version of the instructions. Everything now works as it should. But black marks to Canway for failing to stop this impending major failure many years ago. Apart from that the GT-730FL is an excellent device for data logging photos. The only big problem I find is that it loses track when passing under trees in full leaf, though it retains contact inside most buildings. Apart from the inexcusable software catastrophe, I would give it 4 or 5 stars.

The device works very well, but delivery took longer than declared. The provided software is out of date, and results in all tracks being YEARS out of date (1024 weeks). Nothing n the documentation mentions this, and even searching online finds an updated version which cures this problem, but Microsoft Windows 10 detects this as having a virus - ignore this, I ignored this and used the software anyway - it works fine. Conclusion - the device is very good value and works well, although the software for PC should be better, it does still work pretty weell - just don;t expect it to be problem free

A brilliant little device, but needs to be places by the windscreen in a car otherwise track can be intermittent. I had a problem with the software not seeing Google Maps after I'd been using it for a week (API out of date), but thank's to Mr. J. Brown's feedback (for the Ventus G730-probably the same device), I was able to update the software, and it is back working!

Deserve all The money Great device

Generally not bad, but even in the hood pocket of my rucksack ( so only a layer of nylon between it and the heavens) it'll still lose signal from time to time. Drivers CD was next to useless and I had to spend hours looking for drivers so I could use it on my Mac. TBH, I've given up using it and just got some decent quality rechargeables for my Garmin and use that instead

supplied USB to serial driver not compatible with W10. Requires a weird application to get the data off and convert it to .GPX. Why can't I just open the USB device as a memory device and copy a data file off? Too complicated and doesn't work. The vendor has agreed to a refund Oddly, after returned the unit they have sent me another one with no explanation. I have written to them to ask why and what they expect me to do with the second one.

Avevo gia' in precede za utilizzato per 6 anni un data logger GPS tascabile. Dovendo sostituirlo mi sono fatto guidare dal costo ridotto e dalle specifiche. Lo uso volando in parapendio ponendolo in una tasca della tuta. A casa posso rivedere il percorso con l'ausilio di Google heart e salvarlo in un file.

On/Off - reglaget borde kunna låsas så man inte överraskas av att råka ofrivilligt stänga av loggern. För övrigt fungerar den bra och jag är nöjd.

El software creo está super desfasado, creo que llega hasta Windows 7. A mí no me funciona, dinero tirado a la papelera.

Geliefert wird der etwas globige USB-Stick in einer kleinen Verpackung. Mit dabei sind eine Mini-CD, eine Schlaufe zum Befestigen und eine Anleitung (deutsch und englisch). Der Stick muss vor dem ersten Gebrauch vollständig geladen werden. Laut Anleitung ca. 4 Stunden, bei mir war die Lade-LED jedoch bereits nach 1 1/2 Stunden erloschen und die Inbetriebnahme konnte losgehen. Die Status-LEDs sind recht einfach zu merken. Leuchtet die LED dauerhaft blau, wird nach dem aktuellen Standort gesucht, blinkt die LED blau, ist der aktuelle Standort gefunden und die Positionsaufzeichnung beginnt. Über die Software lässt sich der Aufzeichnungsintervall einstellen. Ich habe für den Anfang 10 Sekunden ausgewählt, das sollte recht gut passen. Betätigt man den Knopf in der Mitte blinkt die LED für ca. 1-2 Sekunden schneller. Damit markiert man einen Wegepunkt, für den man später Bilder oder Bemerkungen hinzufügen kann. Laut Anleitung soll man den Stick für die erste Kalibrierung ca. 20 Minuten unter freien Himmel legen. Da ich den Stick aber erst Abends ausprobiert habe, habe ich mein Glück innerhalb meiner Wohnung versucht (mit wenig Aussicht auf Erfolg). Den Stick legte ich auf meine Fensterbank, hinter geschlossenem Fenster und Rollladen. Doch siehe da: Nach ca. 2-3 Minuten fing die LED an zu blinken und der Standort wurde ermittelt. Sagenhaft! Am nächsten Tag steckte ich den Stick in meine Hosentasche und fuhr eine etwas größere Strecke mit dem Auto. Zuhause wieder angekommen lud ich die Route mittels mitgelieferter Software auf meinen Rechner hoch; das Ergebnis: Super präzise Streckenaufzeichnung. Während einer kurzen Strecke zu Fuß wurde sogar das Wechseln der Bürgersteige erkannt. Somit liegt die Positionsgenauigkeit innerhalb weniger Metern (ich schätze maximal mit 1,5 Metern Abweichung). Die Software ist recht gut programmiert und sehr ansehnlich dargestellt. Man kann die Routen innerhalb der Softwarekarte darstellen lassen, ebenso in Google Earth exportieren. Auf der CD ist ebenfalls eine Anleitung der Software dabei. Diese braucht man auch, damit man weiß wie man Bilder zur Route hinzufügen kann. Fazit: Ein super GPS-Logger für alltägliche Dinge. Autorouten, Joggingwege und Radrouten werden mit großer Präzision aufgezeichnet und können ganz einfach mit der mitgelieferten Software auf den Rechner überspielt werden (benutze Windows 8.1). Das Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis ist fast unschlagbar. Ich würde den Stick jederzeit wieder kaufen!

Manchmal zeichnet der Stick etwas auf, manchmal nicht. Als Spielzeug vielleicht gerade eben noch geeignet, für ernsthaftes GPS-Logging, z.B. auf einer Fototour, nicht zu gebrauchen.