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Does anyone use geotagging with their photos

diggerjoe		Posted : Friday, 27 January 2012 9:23:52 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 21/09/2011(UTC) Posts: 36 Thanks: 24 times Was thanked: 23 time(s) in 15 post(s)		Must admit I never heard of this but looks like a good way of remembering those good fossicking spots in addition to using a gps unit or a gps camera.Technology is moving too bloody fast for me. http://www.youtube.com/w...;list=PL95682EBD9E6FF440

Lammerlaw		Posted : Friday, 27 January 2012 10:21:00 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		I like that great going - The only problem is that the Neanderthal mind of some of us oldies is such that it generally takes about a year before we finally learn how to work it all out and then if we take a tea break we have to retrain all over again! Thanks though for the reference as it will indeed be most helpful - once I have worked it all out.

Lammerlaw		Posted : Friday, 27 January 2012 10:22:13 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Does geotagging actually print a little location onto the photo like the cameras which print on the time and date - so that when you take a photo you actually see the satellite co ordinates of the photo location? To some who know all about this I may be giving you an opportunity to have a good laugh at my expense but you have to remember that I am a relic from the day when telephones had wooden cabinets - genuine Oak - and you had to wind a handle to get the nice lady at the exchange to put you through to the number you wanted and three or four neighbours also shared you phone line - called a party line...When it comes to modern technology I have to admit to being somewhat impaired! Edited by user Friday, 27 January 2012 1:54:30 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

gavin		Posted : Friday, 27 January 2012 1:12:19 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Administrators, Registered Joined: 20/02/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,326 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 736 times Was thanked: 535 time(s) in 287 post(s)		I use geo tagging as I tend to just use my phone as my camera. Just got to remember to strip out the meta data before posting to any forums if the location is sensitive! ;)
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gjj109		Posted : Friday, 27 January 2012 3:49:26 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 464 Location: Thames Thanks: 217 times Was thanked: 194 time(s) in 115 post(s)		Thanks for that. I wondered how others did it. You can see why Kodak went belly-up.

Maverick		Posted : Friday, 27 January 2012 6:46:17 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 7/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 78 Location: ChCh Thanks: 2 times Was thanked: 9 time(s) in 9 post(s)		my new camera i got for xmas has a gps built in!! if i turn the option on, it puts gps data in the photo information (the digital stuff not the actual picture) and when i upload them to the computer, the program has an option where i can "open in map view" and that's what it does, opens the map and shows where you where and when it was taken. exactly where you were, if you take a few pictures and have walked around taking them, each photo has it's own exact location!! freaky stuff

diggerjoe		Posted : Friday, 27 January 2012 7:04:38 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 21/09/2011(UTC) Posts: 36 Thanks: 24 times Was thanked: 23 time(s) in 15 post(s)		Thanks for that info Maverick that's great. Would you be able to tell what the make and model of the camera is?