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

Started 3 months ago | Discussions thread
Graham Regular Member • Posts: 406
Re: Problems with GPS tagging with new version of camera connect (R5)

The new version seems to work pretty well with my R5.

I use GPS extensively, previously with the 5DIV and 1DXII, where of course it was built in. On a birding trip to Hungary, I spent an uncomfortable few hours in a culvert, waiting for a little owl to appear. I can guarantee that during that time I did not move more than an inch or two, as my aching joints attested, yet the GPS readouts cover an area with a diameter of about 200m!

The omission of built in GPS from the R series is a real retrograde step. Even if the app works, I do not always want to have my phone with me, especially in crowded streets (pick pockets / theft) or wildlife trips where it might easily get wet or otherwise be damaged.  I do hope they bring it back in future models.

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