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Why GPS in camera is a great feature

Why GPS in camera is a great feature

From the course: Photo Gear Weekly

Why GPS in camera is a great feature

- In many cases, it can be helpful to know the exact location or at least the general location where you captured a particular image. You might for example want to return to the same spot to photograph the same subject under different conditions or you might want to be able to tell someone what that subject was or at least remind yourself of what a particular subject was and having that location information can certainly help with that task. That means that we actually know where a photo was taken. The problem is, we can't always anticipate when we're going to want to know where we captured a particular photo so I don't necessarily know whether I need to make a note in a notebook about my location and I find that's especially true when I'm out in the middle of nowhere photographing in a landscape. If I find something that I like, I photograph it but I don't necessarily make a note of where that location was. But fortunately now I don't have to worry about that issue anymore because we…

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