Where the heck did I take a photo?! (Page 3): I’m not sure about different camera brands and models but my Old Canon 5D4 has built in GPS. So I turn it on and coordinates are recorded...

kcooke Loc: Alabama

I’m not sure about different camera brands and models but my Old Canon 5D4 has built in GPS. So I turn it on and coordinates are recorded in metadata.
I also use Adobe Lightroom and if I pick an image and view it in the "Map" module it drops a pin on the map to mark the location where I took the photo. This info I believe can be loaded to google earth as well

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

When on tours or other locations and I want to capture an approximate location, like many, I simply take a same quick shot of the location with my phone. Then when processing all within the group, I either paste the gps coordinates into the editing software’s gps/location field. I don’t tweak the lat-long for each image but rather use the one location to group shots within an area. With the help of Google Earth, you could probably adjust the gps location to better align with individual shots, but that’s getting way too anal for me.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

User ID wrote:

Right. I didnt really state things properly anyway. The actual question would be:

Is his 6 year old Olympus new enough for the smart phone hook ups that some of the replies have recommended ?

One reply refers to "newer Olympus", but just how new is that ? I use mkII level of Olympae, but Ive never paid any mind to phone hook ups, so I wouldnt know just how recent a camera must be for that.

Ah ok. My first Olympus was a 2017, OM-D EM-5 Mii and I was able to connect to the phone and transfer images, but limited to JPEGs I believe. The hardware was there. I remember thinking at the time that they were ahead of Canikon in terms of connectivity. Sadly, for Canikon, Olympus, Sony are still are ahead. LOL.

Prbrandon

The simplest solution, it seems to me, is to attach to your camera a GPS locator.

BrianFlaherty Loc: Wilseyville, CA

For many years, I had to take "forensic " photos used in litigation. . And, I used a 5x8 card to record (in ink) all relevant data (time; date; location, etc) in another photo "adjacent" to the "primary" photo "in" the camera. Photos; slides; and, a "narrative log sheet" etc were submitted to the court as part of my documentation and testimony in court. . .Worked great as "evidence documentation" and "Memory jog."

Dan Wik

On my MacBook under Photos you select you downloaded image that hit the "i" button at top right and it will give you a full wikipedia description of the image---usually geographical well know areas or architectural jewels;unfortunateely, not back-country photos of you dog.

Mr Bill 2011 Loc: southern Indiana

AviRoad wrote:

I do a good deal of traveling and take a good deal... (show quote)

Simply carry a small notepad and a pen; while at the site, write down whatever pertinent details you feel necessary to identify your photo. Then photograph the note with your camera. Later when processing the photos, add keywords and whatever else you need to the metadata. Cheap and simple.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Mr Bill 2011 wrote:

Simply carry a small notepad and a pen; while at the site, write down whatever pertinent details you feel necessary to identify your photo. Then photograph the note with your camera. Later when processing the photos, add keywords and whatever else you need to the metadata. Cheap and simple.

This is May 2023. Shoot a video on your camera, or if too hard to hold self-facing, do the same video on your phone. No additional equipment needed. 21st century cheap and easy.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Mr Bill 2011 wrote:

Simply carry a small notepad and a pen; while at the site, write down whatever pertinent details you feel necessary to identify your photo. Then photograph the note with your camera. Later when processing the photos, add keywords and whatever else you need to the metadata. Cheap and simple.

That has been suggested twice in preceding posts so I guess the tip is three x as good now.

fetzler Loc: North West PA

AviRoad wrote:

I do a good deal of traveling and take a good deal... (show quote)

Have you done your diligence by RFM. Olympus (OM systems) has an application called OI share. This application has the ability to transfer GPS data from an android device to the camera. I don't usually need it as I know where I am. A lower tech solution is to prepare a small sign on a card or sheet of paper indicating your location just prior to shooting in a location. Chalk on a sidewalk works too.

srg

User ID wrote:

That feature is what inspired the video idea, as a kludge for lesser cameras. I tested my Olympus and it has assigned the video clip a filename number within sequence with the still shots preceding and following the clip. Problem solved.

But Ill read the next nine pages just to see what sort of awkward, useless, or expensive "solutions" Hawgsters surely will dream up.

Speaking of useless.
How about every single one of your posts?

mizzee Loc: Boston,Ma

The Oly m1X has it and so does the Olympus tough TG6.

User ID

CHG_CANON wrote:

This is May 2023. Shoot a video on your camera, or if too hard to hold self-facing, do the same video on your phone. No additional equipment needed. 21st century cheap and easy.

Why self facing ? Wouldnt you want the videos to more or less match your still photos as visual reference ? No need to see yourself as a talking head speaking the location info in every video clip like you are auditioning to become one of those boring On-the-Scene TV News "journalists". (Good evening. I am out here in front of this place, where a few hours ago something happened ... )

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Mr Bill 2011 Loc: southern Indiana

CHG_CANON wrote:

This is May 2023. Shoot a video on your camera, or if too hard to hold self-facing, do the same video on your phone. No additional equipment needed. 21st century cheap and easy.

since I don't do selfies,or videos for that matter, never crossed my mind; wasn't available until recently.

phot0n0ob

I'm using an app called Geotag Photos 2 on my iPhone to log GPS coordinates and later in LR's map module bring locations and photos together. Have been doing that for years and works very reliably. The app also does not drain my battery a lot.