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Feb 7, 2022 11:18:28   #
gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast
 
Some have it but they’re battery hogs.

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Feb 7, 2022 11:33:29   #
JBRIII
 
Plant thevies can use the info!

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Feb 7, 2022 12:07:06   #
rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA
 
JBRIII wrote:
Plant thevies can use the info!


The chance of that happening is marginal.

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Feb 7, 2022 12:21:16   #
pdsilen Loc: Roswell, New Mexico
 
I have a Canon 6D and a Canon 7D. Both cameras have a GPS feature.

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Feb 7, 2022 12:24:20   #
bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA
 
TomFama wrote:
My travel camera is a Sony RX-10 iii. GPS is the only feature I really miss. Will you provide some details as to how you setup your phone to provide location information? I use an Android phone. Thx. TF


I've used this one on a Panasonic camera. It worked and is still on my phone. I recall that it took a little practice!

https://www.basicairdata.eu/projects/android/android-gps-logger/getting-started-guide-for-gps-logger/

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Feb 7, 2022 13:19:57   #
Gourmand Loc: Dallas
 
The Z9 has GPS

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Feb 7, 2022 14:19:07   #
EddieE Loc: Dallas, TX
 
You can install a GPS logger program on your phone, they have an option to record your movements and send a GPX file. As long as your phone time and camera time are about the same, Lightroom can update the exif data by importing the file.

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Feb 7, 2022 17:20:27   #
BudsOwl Loc: Upstate NY and New England
 
Dleib38 wrote:
Why don't cameras have a GPS feature included?


Some do. I know that the Canon 5D IV has it and as I recall, when I had a Canon 6D, it also had it. My Canon RP also has it. I only turn it on for special occasions and always turn it off when I am not using it since it does drain the batteries.
Bud

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Feb 7, 2022 17:24:33   #
BudsOwl Loc: Upstate NY and New England
 
Shellback wrote:
The excellent Digital Photography Review website was utilized to research which cameras have GPS functionality. From the main page, under the ‘Cameras' tab, the third option listed is ‘Camera feature search'. Using this tool, you can filter by camera type and feature to determine which cameras have the selected feature. This article will focus primarily on interchangeable lens cameras (DSLRs and mirrorless). Of the 366 cameras listed in these categories, only 15 have a built-in GPS feature. That's a paltry 4.1%. The cameras, as well as their MSRP, are listed in the table below.

Camera Model MSRP (body only)
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV $3,499
Canon EOS 6D $1,699
Canon EOS 7D Mark II $1,799
Canon EOS 1DX Mark II $5,999
Hasselblad X1D $8,995
Leica SL $7,450
Nikon 1 AW1 $799.95
Nikon D5300 $599.95
Pentax K-1 $1,800
Pentax K-3 II $1,099
Samsung Galaxy NX $1,599.99
Sony Alpha a99 $2,800
Sony SLT-A55 $750*
Sony SLT-A65 $999*
Sony SLT-A77 $1,399
*includes 18-55mm kit lens
The excellent url= https://www.dpreview.com/ Digi... (show quote)


But the table is not up to date. The Canon R models have GPS and I believe the Nikon Z models also have it

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Feb 7, 2022 17:39:30   #
Shellback Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas
 
BudsOwl wrote:
But the table is not up to date. The Canon R models have GPS and I believe the Nikon Z models also have it


Yeah, that’s a short list - if you go into the site and drill down to GPS cameras, it lists 111 cameras…

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Feb 7, 2022 23:55:23   #
Wyantry Loc: SW Colorado
 
Shellback wrote:
The excellent Digital Photography Review website was utilized to research which cameras have GPS functionality. From the main page, under the ‘Cameras' tab, the third option listed is ‘Camera feature search'. Using this tool, you can filter by camera type and feature to determine which cameras have the selected feature. This article will focus primarily on interchangeable lens cameras (DSLRs and mirrorless). Of the 366 cameras listed in these categories, only 15 have a built-in GPS feature. That's a paltry 4.1%. The cameras, as well as their MSRP, are listed in the table below.

Camera Model MSRP (body only)
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV $3,499
Canon EOS 6D $1,699
Canon EOS 7D Mark II $1,799
Canon EOS 1DX Mark II $5,999
Hasselblad X1D $8,995
Leica SL $7,450
Nikon 1 AW1 $799.95
Nikon D5300 $599.95
Pentax K-1 $1,800
Pentax K-3 II $1,099
Samsung Galaxy NX $1,599.99
Sony Alpha a99 $2,800
Sony SLT-A55 $750*
Sony SLT-A65 $999*
Sony SLT-A77 $1,399
*includes 18-55mm kit lens
The excellent url= https://www.dpreview.com/ Digi... (show quote)


I have using a pocket-sized camera for outings and data recording (GPS locations and waypoints), (backed up by a GARMIN unit); the Pentax Optio WG-2 & WG-2 GPS:

Dimensions (WHD): 4.8x2.4x1.2 inches
Weight (with battery and media): 7 ounces
image sensor size, type: 16 megapixels, 1/2.3-inch backside-illuminated CMOS sensor
5x 28-140mm (equivalent) optical zoom lens
Triple Shake Reduction (SR) (all digital) [IBS?]
1920 x 1080 full HD video
High-speed (640 x 4180) and Interval video modes
3-inch 460k-dot LCD display
Sensitivity: ISO 125 to 6400
Digital Microscope mode (1:1) or better
10 frames per second high-speed burst (reduced resolution)
Waterproof to 40 feet / 12.2m
Shockproof from 5 feet / 1.5m
Crushproof to 220 pounds
Freezeproof to 14 degrees Fahrenheit / 10 C

GPS mode drains batteries fairly quickly, but can be turned off (with a bit of delving through the menu system. No “quick” way to turn GPS on/off). Can print Coordinates and/or date/time on-frame if desired. (This always in same location on-frame, so can be worked-around and minimized in final image).

Reviews downgrade with “soft” image quality and relatively-long shutter-press to image-capture time. Probably not good for action or sports shots. As most “mirrorless” cameras, no optical viewfinder, and harder to see in daylight.

I have been using as a stereoscopic scene camera, mounted on a two-ended holder that allows for a one-meter “baseline” spacing between exposure pairs. These are taken through a linear-polarizing filter that is turned Left (horizontal) for Odd numbered exposures on Left side of an ~ one-meter-bar, then filter is turned Right (90 deg./ vertical) for Even numbered exposures on Right side of meter-bar. I could use red/blue anylgraph color filters, but the polarized exposure-pairs work well-enough

About the only thing I can complain about is the camera tripod-mount thread is not centered beneath the lens centerline but to one side of the camera. This has necessitated a bracket to prevent any camera-twist.

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Feb 9, 2022 10:53:22   #
JBRIII
 
rook2c4 wrote:
The chance of that happening is marginal.


Really, they stole the last remaining Proteas of a species from the botonical garden in S. Afirca.

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Feb 9, 2022 13:36:01   #
rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA
 
JBRIII wrote:
Really, they stole the last remaining Proteas of a species from the botonical garden in S. Afirca.


Was GPS information used in this situation? Even if so, there is a far greater chance that one of your neighbors will dig up and run off with a plant from your garden than someone tracking it down with GPS after viewing the EXIF data of a picture you posted on the internet.

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Feb 9, 2022 14:22:45   #
JBRIII
 
rook2c4 wrote:
Was GPS information used in this situation? Even if so, there is a far greater chance that one of your neighbors will dig up and run off with a plant from your garden than someone tracking it down with GPS after viewing the EXIF data of a picture you posted on the internet.


I said on photo tours, sorry if I did not clarify.
I go on plant tours in S. America and Africa, plant theives do use GPS to remove plants from the wild. If someone is willing to go into a locked Nat. garden, why not anywhere. With the internet today, providing such information for anything of value is just too dangerous.
I've had say;
Jim

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