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Old January 11th 18, 11:17 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
Savageduck[_3_]
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Default P&S camera with GPS?

On Jan 11, 2018, Alan Browne wrote
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On 2018-01-11 03:55, micky wrote:
I've finally started going through my 100's of pictures from last spring
-- and it's wonderful -- and I'm pleased to say that in context I can
remember where, usually exactly where, each one was taken.

But I'm 71 and I can see the day coming when I won't remember my name,
so maybe I should consider a camera with GPS. Plus even now, once in a
while, I wish I knew where a lone picture was taken.

OTOH, I'm just a tourist, not what any of you folks would call a
photographer and I like that I can put my current camera in my shirt
pocket, that it doesn't swing around and get broken, doesn't attract
muggers, and doesn't weigh much.

So any chance to find a small P&S camera with GPS or geo-tagging?

If not, what would be the smallest cheapest camera with GPS, or -- I
don't need a make and model -- how big would it be and how much would
it cost?


As others point out, your smartphone may be enough as is?

If not ...

Since "cheapest" is a criteria, not buying a camera at all is another
option: use the P&S you already have.


That is always an option for any shooter in the market for a P&S.

You would use your smartphone to record your location at all times while
doing photography. This does require you synchronize the date and time
of the camera as accurately as possible to a reference time source (such
as NIST in the US). Within 10 seconds will fit most needs and within 1
s. if possible.


With my Fujifilm X-E2, X-T2, and X-E3, the camera is time synced to the
mobile device via WiFi, and/or BT, and if GPS is active the GPS tags are
written to the files in realtime. This works quite well, however, it is not
as seemless as my Nikon GP1 on my D300s which is a dedicated GPS unit, and
also writes in realtime.

Then use a program on your PC to tag the photo's position. (Upload the
phots and the GPS track to the PC and run a tagging program. It will
"batch" the entire set faster than you can spit).

This not a "convenience" solution - but it would allow you to geo tag
with an existing P&S and a little post processing. (I use EXIFTOOL but
there are other GUI based solutions). The better "recording" apps cost
a few $. "Trails" is free as long as you keep deleting the files (up to
5 (IIRC) it is free).


That is a working kludge which requires additional steps in your workflow. It
is still better to have a two piece system, in-camera, or auxillary real GPS
set up which can write to the files in realtime.

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Regards,
Savageduck