Geotagging

[Jansson]

When I realized that it is possible to geotag images with the app Fujifilm Cam remote in your phone I was happy. When I tried to use it I became rather unhappy. Maybe I am doing something wrong, or maybe I dreamed up a scenario to far from reality (most likely). If the latter is the case, I hope that Fuji is listening - because I think I am not the only one wanting it.

 

So what is it I want? With the XT2 and the Iphone connected, I want every picture I take to grab the coordinates from the GPS in the Iphone that sits in my pocket, and insert them as a Geotag in the Exif-information picture by picture.

 

I can get the XT2 and the Iphone connected, but the connection is normally lost within a short - often before I had a chance to take a picture. And I have so far not been able to have even one Geotag included in the Exif-information.

 

The other things that can be done with the app and XT2 - looking at pictures, remote control, etc.. works - but thats not what I want most.

 

What do I do wrong? or am I dreaming?

 

/Jansson

[CDBC]

I can't speak to your experience with the iPhone, but as soon as I saw this Thread I went to Google Play and grabbed the 'Fujifilm Camera Remote' for Android and installed in in my LG4.

 

Still experimenting at this point - it seems capable of a number of different functions (but isn't exactly intuitive the way it's set up) but for sure with the Wireless setting turned on in the X-T2 the camera immediately added accurate geotagging information to the next photo I took ... which was of my phone, go figure ... 

[mkr]

With the app and a wireless connection, you can transfer the current location to the camera. That's all. The next pictures you take, will have these coordinates. Finally, the coordinates will be used for the next 3 hours or until you transfer new coordinates.

 

There is no "continuous" transfer of coordinates and of course, your coordinates won't be very exact if you are moving (e.g. through a park or city). But it is in my opinion a pretty good "workaround" as long as no gps receiver is integrated into the camera.

 

Hope this helps you a bit.

[Canticleer]

Cheers mkr. I was looking for that information.