Brifely describe how you might use GPS in your digital camera.

By Anonymous • Posted: Mar 21, 2007

At the recent PMA show a number of companies have announced plans to not only have WiFi cameras but also GPS capable units. Do you think that would be a useful and helpful feature in your digital camera?

Yes, it sounds like fun.

32% (40 votes)

No, I don't need that kind of feature.

28% (35 votes)

Maybe, but I have to see how it works.

40% (51 votes)

Total votes: 126

Comments

Submitted by Harry E. Guzniczak on June 5, 2011 - 4:30pm.

Keep camera design as simple as possible....concentrate on the features that are needed to create a good picture.

Submitted by Jeff Corber on June 5, 2011 - 4:30pm.

In case of theft, I could track down my camera. Aside from that it wouldn't really help unless I was lost in a nature shoot.

Submitted by Greg on June 5, 2011 - 4:30pm.

Just can not see the necessity of having GPS in your camera. Maybe the upper end, but more to know and understand where they are and not for finding locations.

Submitted by Taylor S. on June 5, 2011 - 4:30pm.

It would be cool but only as an add-on feature I would not want to have to pay for somthing that I may use once because I got lost once in that one place.

Submitted by Rich Bewick on June 5, 2011 - 4:30pm.

In order to get to a location to take newer shots for comparision.

Submitted by Bill on June 5, 2011 - 4:30pm.

You would know exactly where you took the shot. There would be no more looking at the photo and saying, where did we shoot this at?

Submitted by Edward Nassy on June 5, 2011 - 4:30pm.

Sounds like a good idea for hikers/nature photographers but outside of that it seems like an expensive novelty item.

Submitted by Jack on June 5, 2011 - 4:30pm.

If you don't know where you are when you take a photo, maybe you should not be taking them. Lots of other GPS gadgets are available on the market now. This is just another button to push on your camera.

Submitted by Jeff Lane on June 5, 2011 - 4:30pm.

It sounds like a great idea, it would be useful to know the exact location in case you wanted to reshoot or use that particular background again for a future shoot.