Now, while some would argue that a Fenix 5X is more expensive than a Visioflex 020 (it is), my counter argument is that is it far more dependable, does not make the M10 look really ugly (I shoot with the WATE, and use LV, never an EVF), and is something I can (and have) use on a daily basis without my M/Q. Nothing even close to the accuracy of the Garmin. I also ran GPS4cam on my S8+ and discovered that the GPX was all over the place. When I got back to Dubai, I simply logged into my Garmin Connected account, accessed each day (saved as an activity) and downloaded the GPX file, which I loaded into Lightroom along with my images from the Q and M10, hit auto-tag, and the sync was near perfect. This routine pretty much became muscle memory within the first few hours.Īt the end of each day (the watch, with GPS + GLONASS on and logging at 1 second intervals with HRM switched off, easily lasted a solid 18 hours - if i needed to top up the battery, I did so using the USB cable and a USB power bank when I sat down for lunch/tea/dinner), I'd Stop and then save the day's track, which would then sync the data to my Samsung S8+, and then from my phone to Garmin Connect. when I was in the museums), I press the Start/Stop button to pause (followed by Resume Later), and resume again as soon as I'm outdoors. If I'm indoors for anything more than 5 minutes (e.g. I have heart rate monitoring turned off, and as soon as I hear the beep and feel the vibration to indicate that I got a GPS fix (never more than 15s, despite setting out in the narrow streets of Paris - Hotel Moliere, if anyone cares to know), I set off. I had both the Leica Q and M10 with me for the trip.Īt the start of each day, as I leave the hotel, I activate Track Me (an activity type in Garmin). A quick check to ensure that the camera and watch timing was in sync and I set off.
When I landed, the first thing I did was to match my camera date/time to the date/time in Paris, and in parallel (but not related), I had my Garmin sync time. I have it set to use GPS + GLONASS, and records on a per second basis. I purchased a Garmin Fenix 5X to do GPS logging. Having just returned from a week in Paris, I thought i'd share a solution that worked rather well, much better than GPS4cam, and while I chose a more expensive option, there are far cheaper alternatives out there. For that, I have this forum to thank for steering me away from that hideous EVF. I was hoping that the Visioflex 020 would address these problems and perform as well as the SL, but apparently it doesn't. I have the M240/246, along with the multifunction grip and have been nothing but disappointed with them (had I realised the GPS was THAT bad - takes forever to get a lock, and if I'm under cover for too long, it takes ages to reacquire, and my geotags end up missing/incorrect). I've just finished reading this thread with great interest, having being on the lookout for a geotagging solution for my travel photography. Finding one's way is one thing, taking geotagged pictures is seen as mapping geographical data which is prohibited. but again gps is everywhere used by everybody. It's not like there are gps detectors looking. If it were hidden in my camera nobody would care. As I say I use GPS everyday, out in the open. Just to let you know, I'm an American over 6 foot and over 220 lbs, with white hair. I teach GIS, which uses GPS extensively, I have checked with my students about the GPS laws in china, and there is no restriction for normal use, even by foreigners. I have lived in mainland china for seven years, I use GPS daily. I have never heard such rubbish, unless your stupid enough to take pictures of a military base, then you would have similar issues in any country.
#GPS4CAM CHINESE ANDROID#
Nonsense, every iPhone, android device has GPS.