GPS for Geotagging: I have a Nikon D300 and have tried several different GPS units and I find them all erratic at best. I would like to get some input on what type of handheld GPS I...

authorizeduser Loc: Monroe, Michigan

I have a Nikon D300 and have tried several different GPS units and I find them all erratic at best. I would like to get some input on what type of handheld GPS I can carry with me to collect GPS coordinates.

Thanks

fjrwillie Loc: MA

authorizeduser wrote:

I have a Nikon D300 and have tried several different GPS units and I find them all erratic at best. I would like to get some input on what type of handheld GPS I can carry with me to collect GPS coordinates.

Thanks

I have a Garmin eTrex (hand held GPS) as well as multiple Garmin vehicle GPS's. I have found them all to be highly accurate. Depending on the circumstances I use one or many of them to Geo tag the coordinates on all my photographs. Based on looking up in google maps I have found them to be spot on.

Willie

Revet Loc: Fairview Park, Ohio

authorizeduser wrote:

I have a Nikon D300 and have tried several different GPS units and I find them all erratic at best. I would like to get some input on what type of handheld GPS I can carry with me to collect GPS coordinates.

Thanks

If you want accuracy, Garmins are great units. If you don't mind your shots showing up 50 feet off or so, GeoTag Photos Pro by TappyTaps for $3.99 works great for me with my Android. Very easy to use with Lightroom and pretty darn accurate (but I guess that would be linked to your cell phone GPS accuracy). For me, if I shoot 50 shots in my house, 45 will show up in my house, 5 in my neighbors yard. That is good enough for my travel.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Revet wrote:

If you don't mind your shots showing up 50 feet off or so, GeoTag Photos Pro by TappyTaps for $3.99 works great for me with my Android.

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authorizeduser Loc: Monroe, Michigan

Revet wrote:

If you want accuracy, Garmins are great units. If you don't mind your shots showing up 50 feet off or so, GeoTag Photos Pro by TappyTaps for $3.99 works great for me with my Android. Very easy to use with Lightroom and pretty darn accurate (but I guess that would be linked to your cell phone GPS accuracy). For me, if I shoot 50 shots in my house, 45 will show up in my house, 5 in my neighbors yard. That is good enough for my travel.

This is why I dumped Geotag Photos. I had photos showing next door and across the street. Completely unacceptable, not even close to being accurate. My phones GPS and map is usually within 10 feet.

Bill Houghton Loc: New York area

You could be chasing a dream. Unless you get your hands on a military grade GPS unit. The Civilian band used for GPS is by design not accurate to within 15 feet. That means if draw a radius circle around you it could be 30 feet to your object depending where your standing in the circle. Get any GPS hand held, hold it and watch the numbers move around. Garmin use a little program called averaging. Sampling several readings and giving you the average, often used in Geo Catching. The GPS in your car uses a program called Road Lock which tracks to roads so you appear to be on the road. Take a normal hand held in the car and watch it wonder all over. Good Luck.

johneccles Loc: Leyland UK

I have been geotagging for years and now I use three methods:
1. I use my phone to record the location my favorite is One Touch Location which can be saved in several ways.
2.I have a P&S to take on shot in each location.
3. My current method is using an Eyefi card which transfers images to my phone/tablet on the go and a the location is added at the same time.
Method 3 is the one all the time, as it's easy to transfer them to my PC when l get home.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

authorizeduser wrote:

I have a Nikon D300 and have tried several different GPS units and I find them all erratic at best. I would like to get some input on what type of handheld GPS I can carry with me to collect GPS coordinates.

Thanks

I use an app on my phone called "Smart Compass". It can give you your location in three dimensions along with a photograph and the compass direction it was taken. Many times when I have been on a flight to somewhere and wonder what and where the feature was that was outside my window. Now I can snap a photograph and find out where and what it is. Of course, one does not need to be on a plane to do the same. It usually is under 30 feet from the actual location.