I am planning on buying a Canon T1i, and I'm looking for the cheapest way to incorporate geotagging into my picture taking during my vacation this summer (and for the rest of the future). What is the cheapest GPS/geotagging solution?
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Cheapest way to geotag/GPS
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I know this doesn't help really but if you bought a Nikon you could run this.
http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Miscellaneous/25396/GP-1-GPS-Unit.html
http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Miscellaneous/25396/GP-1-GPS-Unit.html
Or this: http://www.warehouseexpress.com/product/default.aspx?sku=1029391
This unit work on all brands of camera, I believe (in the product photo it is sitting on a Canon).
This unit work on all brands of camera, I believe (in the product photo it is sitting on a Canon).
Looks pretty cool, especially if it works properly. The problem that I would have with it is the inability to use the pop-up flash or even an speedlite. It would be cool if it could use some sort of slim hot-shoe attachment that didn't block the pop-up flash and allowed for a speed lite to be attached as well.
Still, not a bad option since it would only need to log the location when you take a shot. That way, you don't end up with loads of GPS data from a day (or weeks) of shooting.
I see there are a couple other apps that do this too. Anybody have any experience with more than one? Which one is the better app?
According to the FAQ, each photo file has to be copied over WiFi to the iPhone and sent back (with updated metadata) back to the computer. The the whole process takes on the order of 2.5 sec per MB of photos.
http://www.galarina.eu/GeoLogTag/FAQ_Mac_geotag_performance.html
So a 16GB card will take ~10 hours to do! Better leave the iPhone plugged in.
Sounds like what is needed is an Mac/Windows app that takes the log file created by an iPhone app and updates the metadata directly on the computer. I'd be willing to pay $50 bucks for a "tag team" like this. I bet the time could be cut down by at least an order of magnitude.
Sony DSLRs have an accessory that does this, maybe you could look at a Sony if you must have GPS?
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-GPS-CS1KASP-Unit-Digital-Cameras/dp/B00161OB20
Pretty cheap too, at $100.
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-GPS-CS1KASP-Unit-Digital-Cameras/dp/B00161OB20
Pretty cheap too, at $100.
If you have any sort of GPS unit that allows you to download track data, you can combine the pictures with the tracks when you get home. You have an extra gadget to carry around and it's not terribly accurate, but if you have the GPS already it's free. I have had success with GPSPhotoLinker in the past.
Followup to my post #10 in this thread...
I researched all the GPS tagging apps in App Store and decided to get PlaceTagger. At $9.99 it's the most expensive of the bunch, but so far I love it. The concept is just as I envisioned the ideal GPS tagging workflow to be - an iPhone/desktop app combo, which is far superior (at least in terms of speed) to GeoLogTag suggested by Krikke68 (post #6). You load the photos in the desktop app, fire up the iPhone app, click "Write Photo Tags" in the desktop app and presto -- the photos get their GPS coordinates embedded in the metadata! No need to copy (over WiFi) files to the iPhone and then back to the computer (a la GeoLogTag). All you have to do is enable automatic place lookup in iPhoto preferences and every one of your photos gets a place tag in iPhoto automatically (duh!).
I highly recommend PlaceTagger for anyone looking for an inexpensive way to geotag their photos (iPhone+Mac required).
I researched all the GPS tagging apps in App Store and decided to get PlaceTagger. At $9.99 it's the most expensive of the bunch, but so far I love it. The concept is just as I envisioned the ideal GPS tagging workflow to be - an iPhone/desktop app combo, which is far superior (at least in terms of speed) to GeoLogTag suggested by Krikke68 (post #6). You load the photos in the desktop app, fire up the iPhone app, click "Write Photo Tags" in the desktop app and presto -- the photos get their GPS coordinates embedded in the metadata! No need to copy (over WiFi) files to the iPhone and then back to the computer (a la GeoLogTag). All you have to do is enable automatic place lookup in iPhoto preferences and every one of your photos gets a place tag in iPhoto automatically (duh!).
I highly recommend PlaceTagger for anyone looking for an inexpensive way to geotag their photos (iPhone+Mac required).
Do I understand it right that those iPhone apps track your location continuously, and then on the computer they synchronize the time of the taken pictures and this whole location data?
And are there any more options besides buying an iPhone? That Jobo device is pretty expensive, seems not to sit very well in the hotshoe, and there's no Mac compatibility (yet)...
And are there any more options besides buying an iPhone? That Jobo device is pretty expensive, seems not to sit very well in the hotshoe, and there's no Mac compatibility (yet)...
You need to launch the App for it to track your location. The iPhone doesn't run 3rd party apps in the background. So if you get a call, you will need to relaunch the app.
Ah ok, thanks!
So letting an app to do practically everything for you is more annoying than taking two pictures (one with your good (SLR) camera and one with the iPhone) every time over and over again, and then edit the metadata one by one manually?
Photo Geo Tagging Options
I am considering the same thing. I have looked at the following:
http://www.amazon.com/GiSTEQ-PhotoT...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1244887620&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/AGL3080-Driverless-Windows-Software-included/dp/B000WO6HJW/ref=pd_cp_e_0
Let me know what you think.
I am considering the same thing. I have looked at the following:
http://www.amazon.com/GiSTEQ-PhotoT...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1244887620&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/AGL3080-Driverless-Windows-Software-included/dp/B000WO6HJW/ref=pd_cp_e_0
Let me know what you think.
Saw this GPS Unit on a website.
From what I understand is that it records your GPS coordinates for a given time then it syncs with your cameras time and date stamp to map where you were when you took the pic.
http://www.royaltek.com/index.php?option=com_contact&view=contact&id=11&Itemid=242
From what I understand is that it records your GPS coordinates for a given time then it syncs with your cameras time and date stamp to map where you were when you took the pic.
http://www.royaltek.com/index.php?option=com_contact&view=contact&id=11&Itemid=242
I have one of these and it works like a charm! They're pretty durable (I've dropped mine a few times) and it very easy to use.
This argument is no longer valid with the release of GeoLogTag 3.0. Geotagging performance is ~10 times faster for JPEG photos. It slightly depends on the type of digital camera you use, but GeoLogTag geotags about 80 photos per minute.
RAW photos are geotagged even faster: 100 - 150 photos/minute.
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Easytagger GPS just ＄108,( http://www.e-geotag.com.), cheap and good quality. While now, Bluetooth GPS is getting popular, Easytagger released a new Bluetooth GPS that can be used on Nikon D3X, D3, D3s, D700, D300S, D300, D2Xs, D2X, D2Hs, D200, D7000, D90, D5000, D3100 and Fujifilm S5 Pro. You may consider it.
Easytagger GPS just ＄108,( http://www.e-geotag.com.), cheap and good quality. While now, Bluetooth GPS is getting popular, Easytagger released a new Bluetooth GPS that can be used on Nikon D3X, D3, D3s, D700, D300S, D300, D2Xs, D2X, D2Hs, D200, D7000, D90, D5000, D3100 and Fujifilm S5 Pro. You may consider it.
