Nikon D200 & GPS devices/software

rkphillipsrkphillips Registered Users Posts: 5 Beginner grinner
edited August 11, 2007 in Accessories
I've been researching for months for GPS tracking devices that work with my Nikon D200 and, if necessary, my Macintosh computers (mapping software or ?). I'm not looking for some "short-cut" method (having to splice cables, tape GPS units to my camera strap, etc.). I'm wondering what those of you who have the Nikon GPS capable cameras are using, etc.? I'm hoping to get something that automatically embeds GPS metadata into the photographs I take and then be able to upload the photos to my SmugMug galleries and use the SmugMug mapping. ???? Thanks!

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,938 moderator
    edited July 28, 2007
    Have a look at this. It's a about $150 and fits on the hotshoe of your camera.

    Not sure if it works with a mac but if not, Parallels is your friend.
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • ilya1725ilya1725 Registered Users Posts: 3 Beginner grinner
    edited July 28, 2007
    It is possible - wirelessly
    In reality you don't really need an extra device attached to your camera to have GPS information on the photos.
    I don't know if this will work for you but worth trying:
    1. Get a good modern GPS unit that allows downloading .gpx files with the route information. It is an open XML data file that stores your route.
    2. Before starting your trip, synchronize the clocks in the camera and GPS. Most likely it will be setting the camera's clock as close as possible to GPSs becuase it is much more precise.
    3. Do your photos while keeping GPS in the pocket tracking the route.
    4. After you are done, download the photos and GPX route to your computer.
    5. Use one of the programs that can link photos and GPS route data together using the time stamp. Thsi can be JetPhoto, or WWMX Location Stamper. These two I know work. Unfortunately, I don't know any program like that for mac.
    6. That's it. The programs will update the EXIF metadata in the photos. Then you can upload the photos to smugmug and it will place them on the map automatically.
    I've done this before and it forks great. Much easier than putting the photos on the map manually (I'm sorry, but smugmug's interface to do this is still .... has much to be desired).And this method doesn't require you to put any extra cables on the camera or such. The GPS can just hapily sit in the backpack.

    -Ilya.
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,938 moderator
    edited July 28, 2007
    Illllllya! Welcome.

    And a good piece of advice which works pretty well.
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  • ivarivar Registered Users Posts: 8,395 Major grins
    edited July 28, 2007
    The d200 allows you to attach a GPS and record the long/lat(/alt?) at the moment the photo is taken, right?

    I don't have a Nikon camera, so I'm not 100% sure, but I would imagine that any GPS that can produce a NMEA data output and have an USB port of some sort would do just fine.

    I know [url="http://www.garmin.com]Garmin[/url] produces some nice small ones for outdoor, but there are other brands as well which work well.
    Ivar
    www.ivarborst.nl & smugmug
  • cprogrammercprogrammer Registered Users Posts: 1 Beginner grinner
    edited August 11, 2007
    ivar wrote:
    The d200 allows you to attach a GPS and record the long/lat(/alt?) at the moment the photo is taken, right?
    In my case Geotagging photos taken by my D200 turned into a mini project due to non-availibility of Nikon MC-35 cable. Posting my project at
    http://my-equipments.blogspot.com/
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