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Problem with R6 and Camera Connect (iPhone) GPS Tagging

Started 7 months ago | Discussions thread
Redwards5 New Member • Posts: 1
Re: Problem with R6 and Camera Connect (iPhone) GPS Tagging

Hello all, I am having the same frustrating issue.

I believe the issue started with the Camera Connect app update from version 2 to version 3. I was hoping someone had a fix or a workaround. I've raised the issue with Canon.

The new Canon Camera Connect app, version 3, on iOS no longer has an option in System Settings to allow for Background App Refresh. This means that the app times out when the screen on the iPhone is locked so it stops recording my GPS location. This leads to all of my pictures from the day taken on my Canon camera to all have the same GPS location from the point at which the app timed out.

In order to get around this I have to unlock my phone and launch the Canon Camera Connect app every single time I take a picture. This allows the app on the phone to be active and update its current location.

With Canon Camera Connect app version 2 I could leave the app running and my phone locked in my pocket for the entire day and it would continuously update my location, without the need to take my phone out of my pocket and unlock it.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

As mentioned here I might give Geotag Photos Pro 2 a try, though it's a bit annoying that I should have to do that, especially since the Canon Camera Connect app was working perfectly for me with version 2.

Thank you

Ryan

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