Anyone recommend a specific type of camera for the work we do?
For example, is there a digital camera with a built in GPS that marks the location of each photo?
That would be nice.
Any recomendations?
I've seen a bunch of people with Nikon D300's (or D200's) with a Nikon GP-1 GPS attachment. I haven't used the GP-1 before, but it seems to be a pretty nifty setup. The camera itself is great.
GP-1 Unit: http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-GP-1-Unit-Digital-Cameras/dp/B001FA0FTK
GP-1 Review & Details: http://www.digitalreview.ca/content/Nikon-GP1-D90-GPS-Accessory.shtml
Nikon D300: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_D300
Texas Wing purchased 12 camera "kits" with the following equipment:
Nikon D200 camera body
Sigma 28 - 200 lens w/ hood & lens cap
Short, 9-pin to camera cord
Etrex GPS
Long, 9-pin to GPS cord
Long, Camera to USB cord
Camera battery charger and power cord
Camera Batteries (x2)
2GB Flash Cards (x2) and black Sandisk pouch
Polarizing Filter & Case
Camera body and rear lens cap covers
Camera bag to contain all the above
All of these went to the Hurricane Ike response and were used to take 40,000+ damage assessment photos for the state.
FLWG is using the D200 combo. I do not reccomend using a camera with the built in GPS, the onboard GPS antenna isnt that great. You can also use a standalone GPS unit and a post processing software app to geo-code the images. If you intirested PM me ill give you more info.
FLWG imaging Guru
Does anyone know if a Nikon D70 can connect to an external GPS?
The Nikon D70 body sales sites list "Lack of GPS support" as a con for the camera.
On a Nikon discussion forum, one user posts...
QuoteNikon uses the round 10-pin connector for GPS data, and that connector is only available on the higher-end models such as the D2 family, D3, D200 and D300.