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Smeggypants
Posted 31/01/2014 - 21:09 Link
gwing wrote:
Smeggypants wrote:
gwing wrote:
[quote:3496ace15f="richandfleur"][quote:3496ace15f="Smeggypants"] I'd expect some drain in a camera of course but not excessive.
I'd be expecting to turn it on and off (via and easy menu setting) as required, if there was a noticeable effect on the camera battery life.
I would expect the drain to be essentially zero. After all I can run a gps app on a phone continuously for a couple of hours and the camera would only have to turn it on for a few seconds when a shot is taken, or maybe even just when the camera is powered on (which would be my preference).
It takes time to lock on to the satellites though ( Sometimes many minutes ) so you can't just turn it on or off briefly for a pic[/quote]yes you're right Smeggy. But a half way decent gps should get a position within 30 seconds assuming the geographical position is reasonably current i.e. it isn't the first use on your holidays abroad

Obtaining a position when the camera is powered up and then just on demand afterwards would seem perfectly workable and low battery drain. Then again there could easily be a customisable setting for 'update gps position after shot if it is [x] seconds since last position fix' and countless other variations that would minimise battery usage.[/quote]if you're taking lots of shots in one location, then it would be a good feature to turn it on to get a position and then turn it off and have the camera store that position and embed it all shots taken afterwards until told otherwise
[i]Bodies: 1x K-5IIs, 2x K-5, Sony TX-5, Nokia 808
Lenses: Pentax DA 10-17mm ED(IF) Fish Eye, Pentax DA 14mm f/2.8, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8, Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8, Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7, Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8, Sigma 135-400mm APO DG, and more ..
Flash: AF-540FGZ, Vivitar 283

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