Jacob I own a Canon Powershot S100 camera with built in GPS. I think it is not available anymore, but I assume the newer cameras have similar systems built in, Picture quality is excellent, setting options too. GPS accuracy is quite good (few meters, if I compare locations on GIS), once the camera finds its position. Status of the GPS locating is indicated on the screen. You can even set the camera to log your track, without taking shots - but see comments below. Two points on top of the comments of Malcolm are to be considered: - Finding a satellite fix for an accurate position can be painstakingly slow with the camera. I literally wait for several minutes, after having moved for long distances. That may have to do with resyncing the satellite almanach, but nevertheless slows your work. - GPS operation is power hungry. You may want to take additional batteries (plural) into the field. It will burn your charge considerably quicker, if you use the track-logging mode mentioned above.
Regards Martin > Am 04.05.2015 um 06:00 schrieb ECOLOG-L automatic digest system > <[email protected]>: > > There are 2 messages totalling 165 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. Built in GPS unit in Point and shoot cameras (2) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Sun, 3 May 2015 14:52:48 -0400 > From: =?windows-1252?Q?Jacob_Hadle?= <[email protected]> > Subject: Built in GPS unit in Point and shoot cameras > > Hello, > > I have a question for those of you who are familiar with point and shoot=20= > > digital cameras that have built-in GPS units. A project I have acquired=20= > > this summer involves a plant inventory on a ~7,000 acres site (open and=20= > > dense canopy areas). In part, the protocol requires us to take a picture=20= > > of each plant species and document their latitude and longitude=20 > coordinates. To optimizes my time effectively, using a camera that=20 > geotags each picture would seem to work well.=20=20 > > The main interests I have in the point and shoot camera in not so much=20= > > how the quality the picture takes, but how accurate the camera will pick=20= > > up coordinates. I have spent a considerable amount of time online, and=20= > > calling local camera stores researching which point and shoot camera=20 > would have the best GPS quality; however, I have found very little=20 > information about the accuracy and performance in these built-in GPS=20 > units. I am currently looking into the Canon PowerShot D20 or the Ricoh=20= > > G700 SE-M. > > If anyone has experience using digital cameras with built-in GPS units=20= > > in the field, I would truly appreciate your thoughts.=20 > > Most grateful, > > Jacob Dr. Martin K. Obrist ^v^ ^v^ Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL Biodiversity and Conservation Biology CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland MG D 52 phone: ++41 44 739 24 66 fax: ++41 44 739 22 15 E- mailto:[email protected] WWW http://www.wsl.ch/fe/biodiversitaet/
