When I received my Nikon CoolPix P-6000 a couple of years ago for my birthday, there weren’t that many cameras with integrated GPS receivers. There were one or two others but that’s about it. Other options included purchasing an after market GPS receiver as an attachment for select digital or SLR cameras but the reviews I saw were not that impressive. You could also use your smartphone – most of which include an integrated GPS or app. But then you sacrifice on picture quality and volume.
Nikon coolpix p6000 gps camera
What I like about the Nikon P-6000, is that there are telephoto and wide angle lens attachments available. It also has numerous other features which, apparently are important to real photographers and not just geotagging geeks. Features such as the ability to capture photos in RAW mode. I’m not a professional photographer, nor do I even consider myself good enough to be considered an amateur photographer. But I think it is mind-boggling that when I take a photo of a location, my camera communicates with an object out in space which then tags the photo with geographic information which I can then share with complete strangers on the Internet. Wow!
In the current issue of Popular Mechanics (April/2012), in an article on newly available outdoor gear, there is mention of the new Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS Camera
Pentax WG1 gps camera
Seeing this led me to do a little Internet window shopping, whereupon I discovered a handful of new GPS cameras.
This is not a review of what appears to be a hot new product, as I can’t justify the purchase of a new camera when my current one still does what it’s supposed to do. For what it’s worth however, this camera does have features mine doesn’t. Not only is it waterproof to 33 feet, but it has an underwater mode which enhances the color for hi-def video and stills.
However, I mention it to point out a feature which is becoming very popular with outdoor photographers and which travelers and homeschoolers may appreciate. A GPS enable camera is the perfect companion for Geocaching, Waymarking and Geotagging. I’ll have an article devoted to the latter soon and will also include methods of geotagging photos even if you don’t have a GPS enabled camera.
Related articles
- Pentax shows off Optio WG-2 and Optio WG-2 GPS cameras (slashgear.com)
- http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/
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