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Posted 02 April 2009 - 06:35 AM
An important issue with the Coolpix is the fact that it uses a nonstandard RAW format that, at least at the outset, only worked with Windows - apparently Adobe now supports the format in Lightroom and CS3. What was Nikon thinking?
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Posted 02 April 2009 - 07:23 AM
You forgot to mention one of the easiest (and possibly cheapest solutions if you already own an iPhone): http://www.saltpepper.net/geotag/
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Posted 02 April 2009 - 07:54 AM
here is one thing I have been wondering. If you have your camera and your iPhone 3g on you, and you take photos with one and just one with the iPhone to tell you where you were later, how can you simply copy the geotags in iPhoto?
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Posted 02 April 2009 - 09:01 AM
Two other options:
Nikon GP-1 will insert the gps coordinates as you take images on your DSLR... connects thru the 10 pin connector. Nothing to do later as the info is embedded in the EXIF data as you shoot.
2nd option is a program like "Tracks" for the iPhone 3G... records GPS data as you travel and then I sync the data to the photos later using PhotoMechanic. Great if you're shooting more than one body.
Nikon GP-1 will insert the gps coordinates as you take images on your DSLR... connects thru the 10 pin connector. Nothing to do later as the info is embedded in the EXIF data as you shoot.
2nd option is a program like "Tracks" for the iPhone 3G... records GPS data as you travel and then I sync the data to the photos later using PhotoMechanic. Great if you're shooting more than one body.
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Posted 07 April 2009 - 11:25 PM
I use the P6000 and the integrated GPS is a great feature. However it is slower and less sensitive compared with the GPS in the iPhone! Sometimes it cannot even seem to get a fix outside with clear skies, but while it is working I really like it. The P6000 takes very good pictures too.
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Posted 13 April 2009 - 12:24 PM
Nice article, as usual Derrick! Let me jump on the iPhone as a solution bandwagon as well. I use "GeoLogTag" in conjunction with the OS X app "GPSPhotoLinker" to achieve the same thing for under $5.00. The only real drawback to this solution is remembering to turn it on before you start shooting (same can be said of most non camera solutions) and the drain on the iPhone battery. However, if you're just shooting for a couple of hours it's a great way to get GPS now without investing in any equipment.
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Posted 14 April 2009 - 08:16 AM
Well, nearly every camera uses a non-standard raw format. I know of only a handful that don't. But if you use P6000 files on a mac you can get the Adobe DMG converter for free. Also drop a feature request with Apple.
Now, about geotagging apps and phones: There's a few for the iPhone, and one was already mentioned. I personally use Windows Mobile, and if you have a newer HTC phone they have an app called Footprints which will do this for you. There are ways to get this on older phones or there are other apps too. There's quite a few free ones, but like the iPhone many are bad....
Don't forget all you really need is a GPS device that will save a log of your coordinates with a time stamp at preferably 1 second intervals. Find an app, dedicated devices, a regular GPS, a car GPS might even do it now, and software that merges those to together.....and you've got geotagging. (that needs to be in the dictionary!)
Now, about geotagging apps and phones: There's a few for the iPhone, and one was already mentioned. I personally use Windows Mobile, and if you have a newer HTC phone they have an app called Footprints which will do this for you. There are ways to get this on older phones or there are other apps too. There's quite a few free ones, but like the iPhone many are bad....
Don't forget all you really need is a GPS device that will save a log of your coordinates with a time stamp at preferably 1 second intervals. Find an app, dedicated devices, a regular GPS, a car GPS might even do it now, and software that merges those to together.....and you've got geotagging. (that needs to be in the dictionary!)
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Posted 14 April 2009 - 09:46 AM
Absolutely the iPhone 3G is an option for capturing geodata. And software such as GeoTag is a very helpful companion. But, there are a couple things to keep in mind.
The first is battery power. The PhotoTrackr and the photoGPS are dedicated devices that work a long time on one battery charge, and when they do finally poop out, you're not losing other functionality such as your cell phone. Also, one problem I've had with the iPhone is that it doesn't multitask very well. So if I do something else with it, I can accidently turn off another app that I think is recording data. Then, I'm disappointed later on.
But I totally agree that, if you want to grab geotags here and there, it can get the job done.
The first is battery power. The PhotoTrackr and the photoGPS are dedicated devices that work a long time on one battery charge, and when they do finally poop out, you're not losing other functionality such as your cell phone. Also, one problem I've had with the iPhone is that it doesn't multitask very well. So if I do something else with it, I can accidently turn off another app that I think is recording data. Then, I'm disappointed later on.
But I totally agree that, if you want to grab geotags here and there, it can get the job done.
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 04:04 AM
I also use my iPhone as GPS data logger and it's sufficient for my needs. Just like KBeat I use GeoLogTag in combination with GPSPhotoLinker. One of the big advantages for me, is that I always have my iPhone on me. By the way, I can still accept incoming calls while GeoLogTag is running.
Because of the huge price difference with other and more traditional GPS data logger solutions, I think it was worth mentioning the iPhone 3G (and other GPS phones) in your article.
Just my 2 cents ...
Because of the huge price difference with other and more traditional GPS data logger solutions, I think it was worth mentioning the iPhone 3G (and other GPS phones) in your article.
Just my 2 cents ...
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 11:05 AM
Just to say that don't buy the Jobo photoGPS if you shoot in RAW and use Aperture. the Jobo software only give you the geodata in XMP format, so the data is not written to the image file. This means that your geodata is not imported with the RAW file when imported into Aperture...
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 11:07 AM
jhave said:
Just to say that don't buy the Jobo photoGPS if you shoot in RAW and use Aperture. the Jobo software only give you the geodata in XMP format, so the data is not written to the image file. This means that your geodata is not imported with the RAW file when imported into Aperture...
That's actually pretty common Jhave. Just use a free program like "GPSPhotoLinker" to marry the GPS data to your images, then import them in to Aperture. It's very quick and easy.
