I use Maperture Pro (which is free) with Aperture (which is $80 at the App Store) along with an old Garmin 60csx and a Rebel T2i and it works great. It isn't the cheapest solution but it works really well.
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Cheapest way to geotag/GPS
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Happy Placetagger user
I have happily been using Placetagger for the last couple of years along with the desktop Aperture plugin.
I would love to use the app while I travel. Does the app use 3G to record the GPS coordinates? Will I use up my travel data plan?
Thanks,
Francis
I have happily been using Placetagger for the last couple of years along with the desktop Aperture plugin.
I would love to use the app while I travel. Does the app use 3G to record the GPS coordinates? Will I use up my travel data plan?
Thanks,
Francis
Do find the cheapest way here http://e-geotag.com/products/gps-products/easytagger-basic-gps-solution.html under $50
I've never used that specific app, but it shouldn't. It won't work in Airplane mode as that disables location services as well, but it should work fine no service, or with cellular data disabled.
I highly recommend http://www.jobo.com/web/photoGPS.447.0.html. The nice thing about it is you never have to turn it on or off. It turns itself on when the shutter button is pressed. No waiting around for it to grab gps signals. Sometimes this means its not super accurate, but its almost always within 100'. It also works with raw files and aperture. The trick is to download your pictures from your camera, use the jobo software to "tag" the image files, and THEN import them into aperture. If you import to aperture before tagging, you wont be able to use the jobo software to tag the photos.
I have the jobo gps 1 and have used it on 4 continents with great success. Super easy, not too expensive, works with aperture and raw files, and starts up quickly.
I have the jobo gps 1 and have used it on 4 continents with great success. Super easy, not too expensive, works with aperture and raw files, and starts up quickly.
I don't know if you would consider this, but:
The Sony A55 ... it has inbuilt GPS, faster FPS, HDR, panorama, AF during video; (however, the 500 (T1i) has more control in video mode. If memory serves me then neither have effects - like miniature, colour picker.)
The A55 is more expensive, but having an inbuilt GPS is more convenient than buying an external GPS unit, which will cost, or using an iPhone app which is another thing you will need to remind yourself - to enable the app before taking a photo; also, the A55 has extra features.
If that's not an option, and you have an iPhone 4, then you can use Geotag Photos Pro or Placetagger; they should run in the background, but check before you buy. If you don't have an iPhone then you will have to buy a external GPS unit, which can be quite expensive; I've never used one, so I cannot recommend one for you.
The Sony A55 ... it has inbuilt GPS, faster FPS, HDR, panorama, AF during video; (however, the 500 (T1i) has more control in video mode. If memory serves me then neither have effects - like miniature, colour picker.)
The A55 is more expensive, but having an inbuilt GPS is more convenient than buying an external GPS unit, which will cost, or using an iPhone app which is another thing you will need to remind yourself - to enable the app before taking a photo; also, the A55 has extra features.
If that's not an option, and you have an iPhone 4, then you can use Geotag Photos Pro or Placetagger; they should run in the background, but check before you buy. If you don't have an iPhone then you will have to buy a external GPS unit, which can be quite expensive; I've never used one, so I cannot recommend one for you.
I've been testing out Geotag Photos Pro on Android. It's also for the iPhone. Works pretty well.
The issue with built-in GPS in cameras is time to lock. I won't want to wait 30 seconds or longer for it to lock in. Phone apps work better as they can lock in via wifi and cell. Maybe not as accurate but I can correct that later while processing.
Using iPhone to geotag
I use my iPhone to get a track of GPS data while walking around. Then I use a free program for my mac to get the location data into EXIF. Here's how I do it.
I use my iPhone to get a track of GPS data while walking around. Then I use a free program for my mac to get the location data into EXIF. Here's how I do it.
I had one of these and it is utter rubbish. Do not ever use this unless you just have to. Try: www.solemeta.com. Their devices are pretty much the best I have ever seen and they are highly rated.
I use GeoTag Photos on my iPhone. They even have a free version. It's trivial to send the track file to my computer (I usually do it over email) then import and tag in Aperture.
Any GPS that can build a track file would do the trick though.
How exact do you need the tags? I geotaged 10's of thousands of photos within Aperture just using the address box. Sure the photos aren't tagged exactly but something is better than nothing. It's quick and easy to do. I simply created a Smart Album for images without a Latitude tag and went through all my images. Periodically I go back (using the same Smart Album) to tag new photos that I didn't get before. For images with an unknown location, I put them in another Album and exclude them from my Smart Album. It works very well and is very fast.
Any GPS that can build a track file would do the trick though.
How exact do you need the tags? I geotaged 10's of thousands of photos within Aperture just using the address box. Sure the photos aren't tagged exactly but something is better than nothing. It's quick and easy to do. I simply created a Smart Album for images without a Latitude tag and went through all my images. Periodically I go back (using the same Smart Album) to tag new photos that I didn't get before. For images with an unknown location, I put them in another Album and exclude them from my Smart Album. It works very well and is very fast.
I use one of these.
It does the job really well - just ensure that you set the parameters as shown below - Defaults are shown in red, mine are the actual settings shown.
It's also worth noting that many Garmin SATNAV units will work really well as Geologgers, my Garmin nüvi 3760T records a very accurate track. To set this up go into the Settings menu - select Navigation /Car/Trip log and then select Show on map is enabled - this will save your track as a GPX file which can be exported to your PC and used in Aperture/iPhoto etc. for Geotagging.
It does the job really well - just ensure that you set the parameters as shown below - Defaults are shown in red, mine are the actual settings shown.
It's also worth noting that many Garmin SATNAV units will work really well as Geologgers, my Garmin nüvi 3760T records a very accurate track. To set this up go into the Settings menu - select Navigation /Car/Trip log and then select Show on map is enabled - this will save your track as a GPX file which can be exported to your PC and used in Aperture/iPhoto etc. for Geotagging.