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Problems with GPS tagging with new version of camera connect (R5)

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koenkooi Contributing Member • Posts: 920
Re: Problems with GPS tagging with new version of camera connect (R5)

RDM5546 wrote:[...]The GP-E2 is simple, nice and reliable to use with feeback from the camera LCD for proper operation. I trust it. The device also has a log mode with I assume will stored and give computer access to GPS tracks[...]

It does, it's an NMEA formatted log file, with some Canon specific quirks. The catch is that you need the Canon utility to retrieve it from the device. GPSBabel does a good job at converting it to more useful formats, like gpx.

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