Instinct - use to geotag photos

Former Member over 5 years ago

I would like to use the instinct to geotag my photos - by exporting a gpx log that I will import into other software and match to ad location to my photos. I know this can be done with the fenix but think the instinct better suits me - I have not bought one yet. I was looking to use the ultratrac option. Vivoactive 3 is another option. Any info would be helpful

0 trux over 5 years ago

I do not quite understand the purpose. Your phone does not have any GPS, or why do you want the watch to supply the coordinates?

And how is it supposed to work? Taking a photo on your phone or a camera (?), and having it syncing with the watch, loading the GPS coordinates, and storing? Is that the way it works with Fenix?

0 Former Member over 5 years ago

Two options off the top of my head:

Record a location (press and hold the GPS button) at each photo site and then sync with Explore.
Record an activity and hit the lap button every time you take a photo. Sync with Connect.

0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to trux

You record a log file on your watch with your location, the time on your camera is matched against the log and then the location is added to the photos metadata so that you can see it on map.

0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

Thanks - is it possible to do so without hitting the lap or recording the location each time - is I record a log of where I was during the day and use the time stamp on the track to match it to my camera using software.

0 trux over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

If you make a trip and start it as an outdoor activity, the track log will be stored with coordinates for each keypoint. The keypoint frequency or density depends on the GPS recording mode in your watch settings. If you use the default Smart Recording, it records key points where the device changes direction, speed, heart rate or elevation. You can also select Every Second Recording, which I believe does not need any explanation. And then you can also use the UltraTrac mode which saves power. I do not remember the sampling rate from the top off of my head, but it is lower. Designed for long hikes or runs, so that you do not need to recharge your watch during the activity.

The coordinates can be then exported into a numerous file formats, including CSV (readable by Excel) or Google Earth. You can also view your track on a map in Garmin Connect and read the coordinates at each time point from it. Manually, or by a script.