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Am I the only one "put out" about no GPS in R5 or R6?

Started Aug 21, 2020 | Discussions thread
Peter Kwok
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Re: Am I the only one "put out" about no GPS in R5 or R6?

jnd wrote:

It's the second best option when there's no built in hardware and worked fine on my Fuji. On Canon app I got error message that my R5 is not supported for uploading GPS info. What a fail.

Edit: GPS through smartphone works! It needs to be set through the wireless menu while Camera Connect app is on, it doesn't use the app's function of location logging. Confusing.

Canon's Camera Connect is a one-size-fit-all app.  It is meant for all Canon camera.  For cameras that are equipped with Digic 8 or later processors, you do not need to log the locations or upload GPS info from the phone to the camera.  Just ignore these buttons. Yes, it is confusing.

I can't remember how to setup for automatic transfer of GPS location from app to camera.  I did it only once, and it has work with my EOS R for a years.

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