I don't think I will be using snapbridge for picture download but I love the GPS off the phone part of it (since I use the map function in Lightroom). For those that use this function, do I have to reconnect my phone and the D500 with the snapbridge app every time I go out to shoot??

At home, when I am testing it out, GPS coordinates are embedding in the exif data even without the snapbridge app being open, but out in the field I am not getting anything (even though my phone is receiving GPS info). Do I have to reconnect each time with the snapbidge app??? It seems like I might have to connect for remote shutter release to re-connect (which drops wifi and goes to bluetooth I believe). I hope that is not the case since it takes forever for the camera and phone to connect when doing remote shooting using snapbridge. Maybe I am asking to much to just have the phone and camera communicate as long as they are in range.

Any input from those experienced with this function would be greatly appreciated!

For some reason, it seems that the camera makers are missing something. Put GPS and wifi into the camera, NOT wifi just for transferring pictures, but for wireless tethering of the camera so that it can be operated remotely. I added a Nikon WU-1A dongle to my D7100 which gives it wifi good for quite a distance and allows tethering to my computer, iPhone or iPad. Easily remotely managed, including a live view on the computer with software like QDSLRDASHBOARD. I can easily set my camera up 80 feet away outside and control it from my Mac in the basement over wifi.

The camera makers need to just add in the tools and let the users make use of them instead of hiring idiots like Aston Kutcher snapping pictures and needing to share them instantly unedited to his gaggle of fans following him thru the woods.

I know this is an oldish thread, but I just got a new Nikon 850 and took it to Greece. It would have been great to have automatic GPS embedded in the pics, but I couldn't figure out how to enable it. So I asked, and was told that Nikon deliberately does not put GPS in their cameras so that people can't take pics of sensitive stuff - like other people's kids - and instantly have GPS coordinates added. Obviously, there are many other ways around this block, but that is what I was told when I asked.

I know this is an oldish thread, but I just got a new Nikon 850 and took it to Greece. It would have been great to have automatic GPS embedded in the pics, but I couldn't figure out how to enable it. So I asked, and was told that Nikon deliberately does not put GPS in their cameras so that people can't take pics of sensitive stuff - like other people's kids - and instantly have GPS coordinates added. Obviously, there are many other ways around this block, but that is what I was told when I asked.

IDguy, that is the reason I never bought the Nikon device that mounts to the hot shoe to do GPS--by having it turned on constantly it would run down the camera battery quickly (and GPS units require some initiation time to acquire satellites, so need to pretty much be always ON). So I use a separate GPS logger that has its own battery, good for about 15-20 hours per charge, that can be left ON while out and around, and charged up each evening (while downloading the data to my laptop); I also use that time to merge the GPS log with the photos (also downloaded to the laptop each evening). The only downside, other than some time, is that the camera clock needs to be set pretty exactly to enable a good matchup with shoot locations. (I use the Internet clock to do that each night.)