Photographers do not need to find that new camera with GPS built-in because your gps4cam can handle the task for you. Now photographers do not need a GPS device as long as they have a smartphone. Using Adobe Lightroom or gps4cam’s desktop software, photographs can easily be geotagged thanks to the data captured via gps4cam.
#GPS4CAM LIG ANDROID#
I will keep my fingers crossed that Leica gives us updates that addresses this relatively minor shortcoming.GPS4cam is software for your Android or iPhone which allows photographers to easily log GPS locations for their photographs. I'm super happy with the camera and have no regrets. I was really happy to learn the SL had an integrated GPS module when I was first introduced to it, hoped the SL2 would carry it forward. Needing to stop, startup Fotos on my phone, and wait 20 seconds every time I want to capture an image isn't practical IMO.Īs indicated earlier, in general, I've found phone tethering solutions to be unreliable for geotagging (and maintaining connectivity in general). For GPS to be of value to me it needs to be on all the time and reliable, else I will find another solution for when I want GPS tagging (such as when traveling).
Unless Leica implements some changes, I'm going to resign myself to the SL2 being a GPS-less camera as nicci78 indicated. YMMV, as this is based on my limited time with the camera. I've also found reconnecting to the phone to be error prone (it took three attempts following re-connection errors on last try). But after setting my phone down, the SL2 displays a connection lost error after about 2 to 3 minutes. If the user is interactive with Fotos (i.e., it stays open and in the foreground), then the connection to the camera persists and can continue to use the camera remotely. I tried it out and here's what I'm seeing. If this is the GPS functionality it is very limited. I did some googling and didn't see much information on the Fotos app that says otherwise. However, with it connected to the app you are not able to have access to the menus. I was using my Q2, but from my understanding it should be the same. I can confirm that it works this way as well. I haven't tested extensively but presume that tagging works when the blue LED is flashing. However, I decided to check for myself and discovered that GPS tagging works provided Fotos is connected to the camera (i.e., can press the shutter button on the camera to capture and tagging works). I read elsewhere that GPS tagging requires the image to be captured using the Fotos app.
I stand corrected regarding one comment I made above. This is fine for remote control scenarios, but as initially indicated, it renders GPS tagging virtually useless for my purposes. After the camera goes to sleep or is turned off, the Wi-Fi connection is lost and the user must re-establish a connection using the same process as before.
#GPS4CAM LIG BLUETOOTH#
The blue color could suggest a Bluetooth connection, but again, a Wi-Fi connection is required for Fotos to function. Once connected, there's a blue LED that flashes on the back of the camera to indicate it's connected. Opening the Fotos app requires a Wi-Fi connection to be established to the phone - the process takes about 20 seconds, and the user needs to give permission to connect via a join prompt each time the app is opened.
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