Then I delete the phone photo because the camera's hopefully is better, and I recover phone storage space for the next day.īeen doing this for several years, it takes less time than telling about it, and doesn't require buying/carrying/charging new hardware or software and there's no writing down data or addresses. All the photos instantly get the phone's location data. Next I click the "Sync Metadata" button (can see the GPS location, but not directly useful) then the "Synchronize" button. I highlight the phone's photo, then Shift-click to extend the highlight to all the camera photos taken near the same place (which you can tell by hovering on the photo for the shoot time). Using Lightroom (and given that the camera clock was sync'd close to phone time - watch out for time-zone changes) I sort by Capture Time to position those two same-photos next to each other for each location. If my photos are going to be a series in roughly the same place, I take a close duplicate of one of my camera's photos with my cellphone (which has GPS turned on so it embeds its location data into that one photo).Įach night (or later at home) I import the phone photos into the same folder on my laptop as the camera's photos. Also, many handheld GPS units have useful functions like topographical maps and satellite communications capabilities for staying in touch when well outside of cellular phone range. One reason is so that you are not constantly drawing down your smartphone’s battery by using it to get position information. There are dozens of reasons to carry a handheld GPS, especially while travelling or on an adventure. If you are in an urban area, or near a structure with a mailing address, you can take note of that address and then, when at a computer, enter that location into your software, or use a map program to pull a GPS coordinate from that address in order to geotag your image. ![]() The key is to find where the latitude and longitude is displayed on your phone, or download an app that shows you the position and record it electronically or with a handy pen and paper, noting the image(s) you took so that you can match up the data later. If you are not connecting your camera to your smart device via an app, you can still manually record position data when out making photos. The GPS is used for maps and driving directions and by dozens of apps that utilize position data. Most of today’s smartphones and tablets have built in GPS. Use Position Data from Your Mobile Device ![]() ![]() The next methods for getting position data to your photographs requires taking some notes!ġ. Others ask you to enter your latitude and longitude manually. Some even have interactive maps that allow you to virtually zoom in to any point on the globe and tag an image to that location. Many photo organization and photo post-processing software systems allow you to add location information to your images after you capture them. To allow the mobile device to geotag, be sure that the application is allowed to use location data from your phone. Many of these mobile applications will add the GPS data from the phone or tablet to any images you capture or import to the phone using the camera connection app. Some cameras can connect to your smart device ( phone or tablet) via a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth signal. ![]() These devices will automatically transfer GPS location information to your image files just as if the camera had GPS built in. Several camera manufacturers allow their cameras to receive GPS via a dedicated add-on accessory that plugs into the camera’s electronic ports, or connects via the hot shoe.
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