Using GPS?

[cleamon]

Lately, I've been considering adding GPS capability to my Canon camera system. Anyone out there have experience with any GPS systems that can add location info to photos?

Thanks in advance.

[PowerPix]

Originally Posted by cleamon

Lately, I've been considering adding GPS capability to my Canon camera system. Anyone out there have experience with any GPS systems that can add location info to photos?

Thanks in advance.

Another way for the government to track you.

[Nicole]

I use my phone to add coordinates to my photos. So I basically run a GPS app and then sync that with the photos in Lightroom. It's not 100% but it usually does the job. Basically though, what I'm getting at is that anything that will export a .gpx file can easily be synced with your photos with the right software.

[Eastree]

There's also GPICSynch. It uses a GPS tracker/logger (yours to purchase -- as long as you can attach the GPS unit to your computer and download its tracklogs), which will synch with the software, and coordinate location via time of the shot. Granted, this also requires frequent (the day of the shoot at least) adjustment of the camera's clock, to be sure it's accurate as well.

Any way, GPICSynch coordinates the time the photograph was taken with the tracklog, and automatically updates the EXIF of the photograph.

[cleamon]

Originally Posted by Eastree

There's also GPICSynch. It uses a GPS tracker/logger (yours to purchase -- as long as you can attach the GPS unit to your computer and download its tracklogs), which will synch with the software, and coordinate location via time of the shot. Granted, this also requires frequent (the day of the shoot at least) adjustment of the camera's clock, to be sure it's accurate as well.

Any way, GPICSynch coordinates the time the photograph was taken with the tracklog, and automatically updates the EXIF of the photograph.

Do you know if it will update (Canon) RAW files?

[cleamon]

Originally Posted by PowerPix

Another way for the government to track you.

Funny. I at least know that GPS devices are receivers and not transmitters!

[Eastree]

Originally Posted by cleamon

Do you know if it will update (Canon) RAW files?

I honestly have no idea. I've never used it; it's something I've seen touted a lot when I searched for GPS solutions for tagging Canon GPS options. According to this, it should:
RawFormats - gpicsync - Project Hosting on Google Code

Originally Posted by cleamon

Funny. I at least know that GPS devices are receivers and not transmitters!

Erm, I think it's more in terms of looking where you'd been when the images are posted :P I'm also thinking possibly some sarcasm in the original statement.

[PowerPix]

Originally Posted by cleamon

Funny. I at least know that GPS devices are receivers and not transmitters!

Funny. They know who/what is receiving!

And yes, my original comment was sarcasm.

[TheDarkReaver]

Best use of sarcasm ever!!

(see it is funny because you were actually being facetious)

[PowerPix]

That's how I roll.