Upcoming MGCOOL Explorer 2 action cam will feature a GPS module


MGCOOL Explorer 2

If you are an outdoor person, do any sports or don’t live under a rock, you probably know about the existence of action cameras produced by companies like GoPro, Yi, SJCAM etc..

MGCOOL Explorer 2

MGCOOL are a new brand that is trying to consolidate in that segment as well, and they’ve done good up until now in the European and US market with the MGCOOL Explorer, Explorer Elite and more.

At MGCOOL, they also have big aspirations and they want to create cameras that can compete with the bigger names such as GoPro and their latest Hero 5 cam, which as some of you might know, features a GPS module.

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What do you need a GPS module for on an action cam, you may ask? Well, the answer is pretty simple. When you’re outdoors you take lots of photos and videos and if you’re travelling somewhere new, you could not remember with precision where you took that shot. This function gets even more useful out in nature where you have very few points of reference.

Additionally you can also make a footprint of where you’ve been or add your photos on google maps with a very high precision.

MGCOOL Explorer 2

The GPS potisioning is only the latest detail weknow about the MGCOOL Explorer 2, we already know it will have a touch screen and record H.265 4K @30FPS. To know more about the upcoming action camera you can check out MGCOOL’s official website or Facebook page.

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14 Comments

  1. Alex Morgan
    January 4, 2017

    Wow MGCOOL team you guys are doing great job.. I love this action camera .4k video with touchscreen and voice control it’s a great combination..did not expected GPS but it also has that.. I want this beast….

  2. Alex Morgan
    January 4, 2017

    Wow MGCOOL team you guys are doing great job.. I love this action camera .4k video with touchscreen and voice control it’s a great combination…aslo GPS… What more you can expect….I want this beast….

  3. Alex Morgan
    January 4, 2017

    Wow MGCOOL team you guys are doing great job.. I love this action camera .4k video with touchscreen and voice control it’s a great combination..did not expected GPS but it also has that.. I want this beast….

  4. Alex Morgan
    January 4, 2017

    Wow MGCOOL team you guys are doing great job.. I love this action camera .4k video with touchscreen and voice control it’s a great combination…aslo GPS… What more you can expect….I want this beast….

  5. Giuseppe
    January 4, 2017

    This camera is fantastic! It has a lot of interesting features and a really good quality. I must have it!

  6. Giuseppe
    January 4, 2017

    This camera is fantastic! It has a lot of interesting features and a really good quality. I must have it!

  7. Mark
    January 6, 2017

    But will the location be shown on the video? I mean where the location would be exactly shown?

  8. Steven Pearson
    January 6, 2017

    Yeah it’s not clear for me how it actually works, cause in smartphones we use it differently with maps of different app, but how can we use GPS in this tiny device?

    • January 29, 2017

      Just records location.
      My old ION Adventure actually creates a file that tracks start to stop, speed and height above sea level embedded which you can upload have a graph overlay on the vid. Not bad for an old 1080p30 cam in it’s day.

  9. Mark
    January 7, 2017

    But will the location be shown on the video? I mean where the location would be exactly shown?

  10. carlos
    January 7, 2017

    Yeah it’s not clear for me how it actually works, cause in smartphones we use it differently with maps of different app, but how can we use GPS in this tiny device?

    • Hally
      January 30, 2017

      Just records location.
      My old ION Adventure actually creates a file that tracks start to stop, speed and height above sea level embedded which you can upload have a graph overlay on the vid. Not bad for an old 1080p30 cam in it’s day.

  11. January 29, 2017

    See SooCoo S100 for specs. Same cam. “GPS Extension(GPS Model not include)
    Captures the location where your photos and videos are taken” so I would assume not like the ION cams where the GPS tracking can be downloaded.

  12. Hally
    January 30, 2017

    See SooCoo S100 for specs. Same cam. “GPS Extension(GPS Model not include)
    Captures the location where your photos and videos are taken” so I would assume not like the ION cams where the GPS tracking can be downloaded.