GPS in a compact, what next...a phone?

Dave in Wales

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it seems it is becoming impossible to buy single function gadgets.

i don't want GPS in my camera or phone
i don't want my phone to take pictures
i don't want to make calls on my camera
i don't even want video in my camera let alone my phone

jack of all trades master of none

d in w :annoyed:
 
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Dave in Wales said:
it seems it is becoming impossible to but single function gadgets.

i don't want GPS in my camera or phone
i don't want my phone to take pictures
i don't want to make calls on my camera
i don't even want video in my camera let alone my phone

jack of all trades master of none

d in w :annoyed:
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While I personally don't really want GPS in a camera, I can understand the reasoning, it allows the images to be geotagged at the point of taking them, and thus removes yet another of the old film-era 'errr, I think this was taken in 1967 or 1968, at either Blackpool or Morecombe, or wait, perhaps it was Barrow-in-Furness in 1972...' confusion.

Once people are used to the ubiquitousness of it, arguing with them to remove it will be about as popular as removing time&date stamps from images - back in the film days people said 'I don't need a databack, it's just yet more pointless frippery...'
 
Think of the hackabillity of it, custom firmware to turn the compact into a satnav. 2 birds 1 stone, why not :)
 
Dave in Wales said:
it seems it is becoming impossible to but single function gadgets......[snip]
jack of all trades master of none
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Conversely, Dave, when chosing a wife, you want one that is a good cook, a good mother, a good lover, thrifty and has as many other features as possible.
Fickle aren't we?

Bob
 
I'm the complete opposite. I shoot film, but then edit the exif of the scans with geotagged information and any other exposure info I know (the pentax 645 with the info written in the image rebate is great for this). I'm currently scanning in a load of my grandad's slides, and it's hard to work out where and when some of the really nice images were taken. I'd like to avoid this for my descendents. And when I'm happy enough with face recognition software I'm going to add all those tags to the EXIF too, to also get rid of all the other ambiguities from old pics!
 
So far I haven't heard of the same functionality in a camera with built in GPS as in a separate GPS unit.

GPS takes time to acquire a satellite signal and position. So turning the GPS off and on to conserve battery power isn't an option, unless you're prepared to wait for a fix, which could run in to minutes.

Plus, if you're inside a building or similar, then the GPS is unlikely to get a fix at all. But a standalone unit which has been running prior to entry to the building will have a fix already.

Also, the standalone GPS unit that I have hangs from my camera bag or sits on the car fascia with clear access to the sky, unlike a built in unit in a camera which gets put in a bag.

Unless a built in GPS can do away with the battery life problem and retain good reception whilst in a bag and/or car, then I shall continue to use what I know works well.
 
Dave in Wales said:
it seems it is becoming impossible to buy single function gadgets.

i don't want GPS in my camera or phone
i don't want my phone to take pictures
i don't want to make calls on my camera
i don't even want video in my camera let alone my phone

jack of all trades master of none

d in w :annoyed:
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I get your point Dave and agree to a certain extent,
BUT, there are allot of people who do want these things.......

I've recently bought a Canon SX230 HS (the one with GPS) and while I have no intention at all of ever using the GPS, it's bloody handy to have it there, just in case!

I suppose it begs the question, did I waste my money on something that I'm not going to use?
I personally don't think so, as there's stacks of other features I bought that model for, and the GPS is just a bonus......
 
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