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

Started Aug 21, 2020 | Discussions thread
M Stewart Contributing Member • Posts: 985
Re: Am I the only one "put out" about no GPS in R5 or R6?

drsnoopy wrote:

M Stewart wrote:

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(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).

Thanks for the correction.

(I do have an M5 - sadly I find the brightness of the viewfinder image inadequate when I'm shooting in full sunlight.  At other times, I don't notice the low brightness.)

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