stonecherub Loc: Tucson, AZ

My workflow involves melding gpx tracks with folders of images to assign locations. This requires having the camera clock synchronized with universal time. Fortunately, ViewNX2 via Nikon Transfer provides a way to sync the camera to my computer - if I remember to do that.

This past week in the field, I figured out a quick way to determine the offset. (I suggested to Nikon that they display the offset when synching the camera and got a "why should we care?" reply.) The screen clip shows the NX2 screen displaying my photo of the Garmin GPS shot as I saw the minute flip in the display. The camera clock is one minute seven seconds offset from universal time with an error of my reaction time.

I use Friedemann Schmidt's "Geosetter" to apply geolocations to the images and it provides a way to correct locations if the camera clock is off.

Admittedly this is a bit anal-retentive because, at my age, a minute isn't too much walking distance and the GPS is only good to 3 m at best. But if I was flying, it would be considerable.

This only takes a minute to do with each camera, mostly waiting for the minute display to flip.

Universal time is the upper left number on the GPS

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I remember reading in the manual for some electronic device that they do not guarantee that their clock is going to remain accurate over a long period of time. I think it was in a camera manual.

Thanks for providing the Geosetter reference.

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

I am probably 100 years younger than you and I don't want to know where I am even when I am there. Just the other day the google car came by and now I guess everyone knows where I live. I hate GPS. I hate google. Oh, and I might as well throw cats in there while I am on my rant.

Bubu Loc: Out of this solar system

This is a funny answer! You and your cats made me laugh!LOL

Rongnongno Loc: FL

I do use a cheap GPS gizmo from time to time. Many when I travel and shoot in the middle of no-where.

It is useful to locate as to use it on google maps? Rarely as I do not publish my pictures. This is more for me than anyone else. Just want to know where I was...

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

Gee, thanks for backing me up, Bubu! Lol.

AnnaZ Loc: SW Wis.

Noooooooo.....................not kitties?????? :>)

johneccles Loc: Leyland UK

Hi Dan, I am a geotag fan, I use two methods:
1: I have a P&S which records the location into the EXIF or
2: I have an app on my phone which stores the location.
Then when developing the RAW images from my main camera I copy and paste the GPS data into the EXIF.
I have tried your method without much success.
Cheers, John.

picturedude Loc: Yosemite natl. park, Ca.

Not since my circumcision!