GPS for Nikon D7500: I take many photos from the tour bus as we travel and often I don't remember the names of some of the places we've driven through. Can anyone suggest a GPS unit...

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

I take many photos from the tour bus as we travel and often I don't remember the names of some of the places we've driven through. Can anyone suggest a GPS unit that connects to my Nikon D7500 so that I can input the coordinates to Google Maps? Nikon has discontinued the GPS 1A device. Thanks.
Mark

Hsch39 Loc: Northbrook, Illinois

If you have an iPhone you can get a GPS Stamp with Geotag app.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Here's how to do it with Adobe Lightroom's Map module

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/maps-module.html

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

Hsch39 wrote:

If you have an iPhone you can get a GPS Stamp with Geotag app.

Thanks Hsch.

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

Here's how to do it with Adobe Lightroom's Map module

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/maps-module.html

Thanks but I'm looking for a unit to mount on my camera or connect to it which will record the location in the EXIF data with each image. Easy with an iPhone which named glaciers I photographed with it from the air.

Ourspolair

The Nikon WMU app will suck the GPS data from your celphone when you use it to take a photo. Otherwise, I use an external GPS and sync through Nikon Transfer. There are several devices out there which connect directly to the camera through the Nikon-provided USB cable https://www.tethertools.com
https://havecamerawilltravel.com/photographer/gps-trackers-geotagging-photos/ gives a list of available devices. I have not checked the latter for currency.

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

Ourspolair wrote:

The Nikon WMU app will suck the GPS data from your celphone when you use it to take a photo. Otherwise, I use an external GPS and sync through Nikon Transfer. There are several devices out there which connect directly to the camera through the Nikon-provided USB cable https://www.tethertools.com
https://havecamerawilltravel.com/photographer/gps-trackers-geotagging-photos/ gives a list of available devices. I have not checked the latter for currency.

Thanks very much George. There's one on Amazon called Micnova GPS -N with mixed reviews. Only $42 so I may just give it a go.

starlifter Loc: Towson, MD

I Ihave the Mic over from Amazon. Works for me and also very small.

ColonelButler Loc: Niagara-on-the-Lake ON Canada

I use the Geotag app on my iPhone in conjunction with my Nikon D7500. It requires one extra step to tag all of the photos (I shoot only RAW) before import to Lightroom. This only takes a few minutes.

charlienow Loc: Hershey, PA

Ourspolair wrote:

The Nikon WMU app will suck the GPS data from your celphone when you use it to take a photo. Otherwise, I use an external GPS and sync through Nikon Transfer. There are several devices out there which connect directly to the camera through the Nikon-provided USB cable https://www.tethertools.com
https://havecamerawilltravel.com/photographer/gps-trackers-geotagging-photos/ gives a list of available devices. I have not checked the latter for currency.

I have this gps and it works great. I have it attached to my strap so the hot shoe is open.

Chuck

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Mark, you might be able to find a used GPS 1A on ebay. That's the source I used for mine.
--Bob

srfmhg wrote:

I take many photos from the tour bus as we travel and often I don't remember the names of some of the places we've driven through. Can anyone suggest a GPS unit that connects to my Nikon D7500 so that I can input the coordinates to Google Maps? Nikon has discontinued the GPS 1A device. Thanks.
Mark

frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

srfmhg wrote:

I take many photos from the tour bus as we travel and often I don't remember the names of some of the places we've driven through. Can anyone suggest a GPS unit that connects to my Nikon D7500 so that I can input the coordinates to Google Maps? Nikon has discontinued the GPS 1A device. Thanks.
Mark

Not cheap....http://www.solmeta.com/index.php/Product/show/id/2

Amazon..https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P3S5BKS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_2xbOFbM8NQ26C

Or call b&h.

IDguy Loc: Idaho

srfmhg wrote:

I take many photos from the tour bus as we travel and often I don't remember the names of some of the places we've driven through. Can anyone suggest a GPS unit that connects to my Nikon D7500 so that I can input the coordinates to Google Maps? Nikon has discontinued the GPS 1A device. Thanks.
Mark

Snapbridge...free

https://scottwyden.com/geotagging-nikon-snapbridge/

FredCM Loc: Central Illinois

I had a GPS dongle for the D5000 several years ago, note several years ago. It was painfully slow to determine where I was. I replaced the D5000 with a D5300 which has built in GPS. Also painfully slow. Even outdoors in the wide open. I've always wondered why my car's GPS can determine where I am almost instantly but the camera, and the dongle, seem to take forever.

iPhoto will tell you where you took the picture given the GPS data. But it might be the name of some obscure hamlet that helps little if it all. Vienna, Paris, sure, works fine. But some odd sounding name instead of Melk or Krems. So it goes.

IDguy Loc: Idaho

FredCM wrote:

I had a GPS dongle for the D5000 several years ago... (show quote)

I had a D5300. I tested the gps a few times but then stopped because it sucked down the battery. Plus I never did anything with the data.

I can use Snapbridge on my Z6 and Z50...but suspect it will drag down both camera and phone battery. Maybe I’ll give it a try.