MAKE | DIY – GPS Camera attachment

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By Marc de Vinck
Posted 2008/02/27 @ 2:00 am
Category Electronics, Photography & Video

This is a great how-to on building a GPS system for your DSLR camera. The pictures are tagged with the exact GPS coordinates for later reference. Nice work!

This version eliminates the need for the expensive MC-35 and even the special 10-pin connector. I’ve opted for a quick GPS receiver and encased everything in a small black box with a flash shoe mount. Because it is powered through the camera’s power source, a switch on the side of the box turns off the GPS. Version 3 should include a battery, rechargeable through a USB connection.

DIY Camera GPS system – [via] Link

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DIY camera GPS project for Nikon DSLRs – Link

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5 Responses to DIY – GPS Camera attachment

Dan on February 27th, 2008 at 3:08 pm said:

Brilliant idea but, how much better could it have been to also have 3 axis data so that you know the direction and tilt etc. Then both the camera and the subject locations could be pinpointed.

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rv on March 5th, 2008 at 6:14 am said:

This is an excellent solution. Bearing or Azimuth would be extremely usefull. is there compass bearing capability with that GPS receiver? Tilt is unnecesary and probably impossible to determine.

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rv on March 5th, 2008 at 6:15 am said:

This is an excellent solution. Bearing or Azimuth would be extremely usefull. is there compass bearing capability with that GPS receiver? Tilt is unnecesary and probably impossible to determine.

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RV on March 5th, 2008 at 1:06 pm said:

FYI:

http://www.solmeta.com/en/products_detail.asp?id=1

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Jason on April 7th, 2009 at 2:49 pm said:

Use a gyro sensor for tilt. It’s not that useful, but you could do it.

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