GPS data: I just wonder, Is there a way to record, externally, GPS data and ad it to the Exif data created in the picture file in a Canon 60D. I used to see a Sony pocket GPS devise...

Jackinthebox Loc: travel the world

I just wonder, Is there a way to record, externally, GPS data and ad it to the Exif data created in the picture file in a Canon 60D.
I used to see a Sony pocket GPS devise that when the clocks are set the same as the internal Canon 60D clock, the SD can be, after shooting, removed from the camera inserted into the GPS pocket and the GPS data is entered in with the pictures Exif data.
Has anyone, any experience with such GPS devices?

HammerSpawn Loc: UK

Yep, there's a few ways to do it.

I gave it a go with a Garmin 60Csx and using a script and exiftool to feed the results in from the gpx file. Worked reasonably well assuming I remembered to turn the Garmin unit on, had fresh batteries, etc.

If you have a smartphone there are apps that can generate a gpx file from that. I'm going to give a few of them a try over the next couple of weeks.

HammerSpawn Loc: UK

I'm going to give this a go over the next 3 weeks:
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/geotag-photos-pro/id355503746?mt=8

I'll let you know how I get on.

Jackinthebox Loc: travel the world

HammerSpawn wrote:

I'm going to give this a go over the next 3 weeks:
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/geotag-photos-pro/id355503746?mt=8

I'll let you know how I get on.

Thanks, HammerSpawn. I will look for your report.

fjrwillie Loc: MA

Jackinthebox wrote:

I just wonder, Is there a way to record, externally, GPS data and ad it to the Exif data created in the picture file in a Canon 60D.
I used to see a Sony pocket GPS devise that when the clocks are set the same as the internal Canon 60D clock, the SD can be, after shooting, removed from the camera inserted into the GPS pocket and the GPS data is entered in with the pictures Exif data.
Has anyone, any experience with such GPS devices?

I mark all my photos with external GPS data. Sometimes I use my device on the bike or mounted to the car windshield or times I use a handheld eTrex device.

I download the Track Info to my computer. I then use Geosetter to sync the time from the GPS track to the time the photo was taken to mark the GPS Coordinates

Link to Geosetter http://www.geosetter.de/en/

Works like a charm from me.

Willie

Jackinthebox Loc: travel the world

fjrwillie wrote:

I mark all my photos with external GPS data. Sometimes I use my device on the bike or mounted to the car windshield or times I use a handheld eTrex device.

I download the Track Info to my computer. I then use Geosetter to sync the time from the GPS track to the time the photo was taken to mark the GPS Coordinates

Link to Geosetter http://www.geosetter.de/en/

Works like a charm from me.

Willie

It looks like that you have just what I am looking for. It will take me a while to digest it and perhaps contact you again for more help.
For now I thank you for the info. :thumbup:

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Jackinthebox wrote:

I just wonder, Is there a way to record, externally, GPS data and ad it to the Exif data created in the picture file in a Canon 60D.
I used to see a Sony pocket GPS devise that when the clocks are set the same as the internal Canon 60D clock, the SD can be, after shooting, removed from the camera inserted into the GPS pocket and the GPS data is entered in with the pictures Exif data.
Has anyone, any experience with such GPS devices?

There are smartphone apps that record GPS data, which you then apply to your pictures. I've used them, but it's a two-step process. So, I got a Nikon WU-1a Wi-Fi adapter which receives signals from a small GPS tracker. That puts the data on the images immediately. I'm sure there's something similar for Canon cameras.

http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Wireless-Mobile-Adapter-Digital/dp/B007VGGIB6

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2363154,00.asp

EDIT: Found it! http://www.geotagphotos.net/

brucewells Loc: Central Kentucky

Jackinthebox wrote:

I just wonder, Is there a way to record, externally, GPS data and ad it to the Exif data created in the picture file in a Canon 60D.
I used to see a Sony pocket GPS devise that when the clocks are set the same as the internal Canon 60D clock, the SD can be, after shooting, removed from the camera inserted into the GPS pocket and the GPS data is entered in with the pictures Exif data.
Has anyone, any experience with such GPS devices?

Yes, some experience. I created a track using GPS software on my iPhone, then handed that to Lightroom to embed the coordinates into the EXIF data, using the time stamps to synchronize. It works somewhat well, but gets a bit time consuming sometimes.

Coordinate accuracy is not the best. It can turn into a bit of work.

I now typically use the Lightroom Map function to secure GPS coordinates into the EXIF data. It isn't accurate, either, but does as well, maybe better, than using the GPX files.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

brucewells wrote:

Yes, some experience. I created a track using GPS ... (show quote)

GPS should be standard in all cameras. It's great when I'm away from home for a few days. I can see exactly where each picture was taken.

peterg Loc: Santa Rosa, CA

Although I have external GPS recorders, I now use iPhone apps. Then add locations in post processing. The main reason is that the iPhone is always with me anyway. Since camera and GPS times may not be synchronized, I always take a picture at a known location sometimes during my photo session.

Collie lover Loc: St. Louis, MO

Jackinthebox wrote:

I just wonder, is there a way to record, externally, GPS data and add it to the EXIF data created in the picture file in a Canon 60D.
I used to see a Sony pocket GPS devise that when the clocks are set the same as the internal Canon 60D clock, the SD can be, after shooting, removed from the camera inserted into the GPS pocket and the GPS data is entered in with the pictures EXIF data.
Has anyone, any experience with such GPS devices?

I have a Canon 60D. What's the purpose of recording the GPS data?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Collie lover wrote:

I have a Canon 60D. What's the purpose of recording the GPS data?

Using Lightroom and other programs, you can see the locations where your pictures were taken on a map.

Jeep for Larry Loc: Grapevine, Texas

Jackinthebox wrote:

I just wonder, Is there a way to record, externally, GPS data and ad it to the Exif data created in the picture file in a Canon 60D.
I used to see a Sony pocket GPS devise that when the clocks are set the same as the internal Canon 60D clock, the SD can be, after shooting, removed from the camera inserted into the GPS pocket and the GPS data is entered in with the pictures Exif data.
Has anyone, any experience with such GPS devices?

I add GPS data using freeware EXIFPILOT.exe (just location coords) to photos if I want the GPS information when uploading to Panoramio.com. To get the coordinates, I just use Google Maps, find the exact (or really close) location I took the photo, then right click and click on 'What's This'. It displays the coordinates. I then just input them in to the EXIF of that photo using the EXIFPILOT program (Windows.) There is a 'batch loader' plug-in you can purchase for EXIFPILOT but I only do a few photos at a time so I just use the freeware.

stonecherub Loc: Tucson, AZ

As a geologist, I live and die by my Garmin. One item from my workflow is to connect both Nikons to NX2 the day before a trip to synchronize their internal clocks to universal time.

When I am in the field, every morning I set the Garmin screen to show the time, focus my camera on the screen, and wait for the minute to change and get a picture. That way I have universal time within a second or two to compare to the camera's clock time in the metadata. If there is a significant difference, I can correct for it in Friedemann Schmidt's Geosetter.

Geosetter is another workflow item. I store my images by date separating a trip's worth of images into dated folders. After looking at them all then scanning through to remove the obvious junk, I rename the set serially. Next step is to use Geosetter to combine the gpx track with the image set, writing Lat/Long/Alt to each image's metadata.

We should all send money to Friedemann Schmidt for Geosetter and to Phil Harvey for EXIFtool. Life would be so much more difficult without these two guys.

romanticf16 Loc: Commerce Twp, MI

Collie lover wrote:

I have a Canon 60D. What's the purpose of recording the GPS data?

To remember the location of the photo.