Month: September 2018

GPS tracks for track-based geotagging do not always have to be recorded with loggers. Even a smartphone with an integrated GPS chip allows for tracking with the right software. This is about recording with the business smartphone par excellence. With a BlackBerry. The test device was the BlackBerry Curve 8310 with the free GPSLogger tracking software . BlackBerry 8310 smartphone The BlackBerry 8310 is already one of the older smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM).…

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In the practical test, the app must show what it can hold.   gps4cam start screen With gps4cam is a very easy to use complete package for geotagging with smartphone support available. The GPS positions are recorded with the smartphone app. On a PC or Mac then brings a small program GPS data and photos together. It shows gps4cam very flexible. Smartphone apps are available for Android and iOS (iPhone and iPad). The desktop tool…

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Record the distance traveled by GPS. It’s easy with the open source app for Android. In addition still some exciting additional functions in the App test. If you are looking for an app to record the distance covered by GPS, then you quickly come across MyTracks from Google (→ App-Test ). But there are still good other apps for track-based geotagging. Today I’d like to introduce you to the open-source alternative GPSLogger. At the time…

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Canon Map Utility is required for reading from the track memory of Canon GPS devices. How does it work and what else can the software do? Canon’s GPS-enabled devices include Map Utility as its management software. I had the opportunity to test the Canon GPS solution together with the GPS receiver GP-E2 in practice. Reports on the GP-E2 are already available in Part 1 (Logger) and Part 2 (On the EOS 5D) of the series…

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Lightweight and compact full-size camera with great technical features. Wi-Fi is built-in, GPS is available as an option. Nikon D750 with 24-120 lens Nikon fills in the gap between D610 and D810 with the new D750. In short, a new sensor, a folding display and Wi-Fi are integrated into a lightweight and compact housing. The Nikon D750 is also referred to by many as the long-awaited real successor to the D700. Features and functions of…

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Record the distance covered with the Android app “My Tracks”. Useful for track-based geotagging. The free GPS program can do even more. On the way to track-based geotagging, the first thing you need is a record of the distance covered during the photo tour. So why not record this route with your constant companion, an Android smartphone? With the Google-developed “My Tracks” or “My Tracks” beginners quickly come to the first recorded route. Advanced users…

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