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

Started Aug 21, 2020 | Discussions thread
drsnoopy Senior Member • Posts: 1,216
Re: Am I the only one "put out" about no GPS in R5 or R6?

M Stewart wrote:

I have an interest in archaeology, and have found the inbuilt GPS module and the magnetic compass in my Eos 7D Mk II very useful, for not only recording where I am, but also the compass direction of any photographs. Hopefully both facilities will be included in some new R series bodies in the future.

(On a practical note, the GPS does use battery power, and the smaller batteries in the R series aren't helpful in this respect, but in due course, the GPS and magnetic compass may be developed to be less power hungry. I can always hope...)

The batteries in the R series are the same size as the 7D2 (LP-E6) and slightly higher capacity.  It is the power consumption of the mirrorless system that is the issue.  The only R series body with a smaller battery is the RP (LP-E17, same as M5 etc).

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