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Subject: A camera with GPS (question mark)
Soooo...
My usual boredom-spawned flight of fancy without even using google to check if it's already been done.
A simple GPS is fairly cheap, right? Even cheaper with no readout or user-interferable parts.
And compasses have been around for a while, yes?
So wouldn't it be useful if your camera came with in-built GPS and compass that would embed in the EXIF the exact location and direction of each picture, so you could look up location data later, or perhaps the software that came with the camera could link in with a mapping tool or site?
Wouldn't it save you faffing about with pen and paper if you were walking around taking snaps?
Of course, that hot chick may not be there next time you visit, but it's probably worth it for other, more wholesome pursuits, such as remembering where that gym is.
Is there a decent consumer camera with GPS? If so, what's a good one for cheap?
If not, bagsy royalties, and why hasn't it been done?
Fanks!
x
My usual boredom-spawned flight of fancy without even using google to check if it's already been done.
A simple GPS is fairly cheap, right? Even cheaper with no readout or user-interferable parts.
And compasses have been around for a while, yes?
So wouldn't it be useful if your camera came with in-built GPS and compass that would embed in the EXIF the exact location and direction of each picture, so you could look up location data later, or perhaps the software that came with the camera could link in with a mapping tool or site?
Wouldn't it save you faffing about with pen and paper if you were walking around taking snaps?
Of course, that hot chick may not be there next time you visit, but it's probably worth it for other, more wholesome pursuits, such as remembering where that gym is.
Is there a decent consumer camera with GPS? If so, what's a good one for cheap?
If not, bagsy royalties, and why hasn't it been done?
Fanks!
x
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