Originally posted by PentaxPoke I have used a brand new camera that has "geotagging." IMO, it is a complete gimmick.
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Originally posted by PiratStian Much better than having a in-camera gps that needs time to initialize every time you turn it on.
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Originally posted by pentaxmz Well duh.... of course it only works outdoors.
My external geologger solution works indoor, too. Because it remembers the position where it lost track and updates position when 3m near a window. In a museum, I see which part of the museum my photos are from.
Originally posted by dhalbrook something that sits on hot shoe, powers up on camera power-up
Exactly what PentaxPoke called a complete gimmick.
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working geotagging solution has a fix
all time and keeps its own battery power for the day, better yet, for multiple days (mine does so by switching off when not moved and switching on when detecting mechanical vibration: sweet).
Sitting in the photo bag and just doing its job, hazzle-free, no ugly hot shoe whatever, no problems of being unable to initialize during the short wake-ups.
The best of all: Knowing the track, I can easily retag my photos after processing like panoramas, hdr, etc. Because some of those tools destroy geotags. And giving the geo positions real names (like a town name) is automatic, too.