Mobile phone and apps

[BTF_David]

I'll add a tip for those using Drycase. I usually insert the iPhone top first. That way, the camera isn't obscured by the armband, allowing you to take geotagged photos of your catch and share instantly with your online buddies if you so choose.

You can even put the phone into video mode and capture some underwater footage of your catch. Definitely check the Drycase blog where they have a video with someone doing something similar. Or the video where they attempted to blow up some devices while submerged in a fishtank.

Technology is great.

[old_rookie]

Thanks for the tips. Could not find FishCal in the app store. I have a flytomap app installed that has marine maps and GPS data, hopefully it will help me get to the alley. How do you use the drycase on your leg if you want to take a pic? I have used mapmyrun.com for hiking info.

Found the FishCal just needed to click on it.

[Jzo]

Great info, thx.

[dsafety]

Thanks for the post. I look forward to giving these apps a try. Where is the drycase available to purchase?

Next trip out, I was planning on checking out how well the iPhone can track your location while on the water. The thought was that if it was really foggy, Google Maps or some similar application might help point the way home. Has anyone tried this?

Bob

[old_rookie]

Originally Posted by dsafety

Thanks for the post. I look forward to giving these apps a try. Where is the drycase available to purchase?

Next trip out, I was planning on checking out how well the iPhone can track your location while on the water. The thought was that if it was really foggy, Google Maps or some similar application might help point the way home. Has anyone tried this?

Bob

Amazon has the drycase.
I plan to head out Friday morning with gps in a dry bag for cameras. Useable but will take some flighty fuzzy pics.

[steveooo]

I have the Navionics App on my droid. It was ten bucks, and it rocks. Seriously, it is the same maps and info that I spent $200 on a blue chart card for my Garmin. It has depth contour lines, tides, gps, hidden structure, and lots of other goodies.

[BTF_David]

Originally Posted by steveooo

I have the Navionics App on my droid. It was ten bucks, and it rocks. Seriously, it is the same maps and info that I spent $200 on a blue chart card for my Garmin. It has depth contour lines, tides, gps, hidden structure, and lots of other goodies.

With the screen on the droids, iphones been so high res, viewable under sunlight and having the ability to touch the interface and built in GPS and battery powered. I can't wait till the fish finder companies start selling software that interface via bluetooth with the transponder, much like the GPS navigation companies such as Navigon and Tom Tom. Would make for a lowcost and superior fishfinder for us kayaking folks given that much of the cost is already rolled into the mobile device that we own.

Companies like Navigon have stopped selling hardware and make their money via software. I see that as a welcome future for sure.

I believe Navionics for iPhone is also $10 like the Droid version. Makes you wonder how they can charge $200 for the versions installed to chartplotters. Perhaps if they make it more reasonably priced, they can make up the profit by selling via quantity?

[Regor]

GREAT stuff here for the techie in us

[GregAndrew]

Great stuff there. I hope I can find similar stuff for my Blackberry. The Navionics chip is pretty nice for some stuff.

[BTF_David]

Originally Posted by old_rookie

How do you use the drycase on your leg if you want to take a pic?

I just unstrap whenever I need a geolocated photo.

I usually take photos from a regular camera I have with me and with the geotagged coordinates from the iPhone photo, I can import and tag the photos taken with the regular camera.