POLL: What's more important, gps or wifi?

[Marsu42]

It seems it has become clear why the 70d doesn't have gps: The superior 7d doesn't have wifi (supposedly because of the full-metal jacket) and we wouldn't have a inferior model to have better specs, would we ...

So after so many threads about the benefits of built-in gps vs. an external tagger and eye-fi vs. idiosyncratic built-in wifi implementation, I think it's time for a poll! Are you the gps- or wifi type of photog?

 

[Maximilian]

I shoot photo!
And although these gimmicks might be quite useful for a lot of people in some to many occasions they're not for me.
Give me best IQ, AF and other photo related functions for my money and a camera that isn't sucking out life of the battery with such things.
I know others think different but that's me.

 

[AcutancePhotography]

Don't need nothing? ???

Neither GPS nor WiFi is essential, but both are handy. It all depends on the cost. Cost is not limited to money. How GPS/WiFi affects the body size, style, construction; how GPS/WiFi affects battery life are also considerations that affect the customer's decision.

Only the customer can determine if the costs are worth the utility.

IF, and that is a large if, a camera manufacturer can implement GPS/WiFi in a truly costless way then sure, I won't mind having either on my camera system. But I don't think that is possible. There will always be trade-offs and compromises. That's just the reality of technology.

My opinion: If the camera has excess power and computing capability, there are other things I would like besides GPS/WiFi.

 

[J.R.]

Being a hobbyist, I've used WiFi considerably on the 6D instead of the GPS. Too many of my family and friends want their photos ASAP and the 6D with the EOS-Remote has been upto scratch for this purpose.

The GPS has come in handy a few times I was shooting out in the wild, but WiFi has been more useful to me.

 

[jthomson]

I went for the GPS. Having the photo come up on the map view in Lightroom is nice. Wi-fi would also be nice but i really don't use it that often. I prefer to tether the camera.

 

[tomscott]

GPS is probably one of the most useful features of the new age DSLRs.

 

[zim]

I voted wifi but the caveat is it has to actually implimented correctly and be stable!

 

[lintoni]

I don't need either, but both would have uses, if well implemented, in body.

As it is, I do geotag photos if I've been out hiking, which is when I do most of my photography, but I use my Android tablet to generate a GPX track, which I apply to the photos as my first stage of post processing.

If I did need to use wi-fi, there are better ways of doing it than Canon's implementation (DSLR Controller and a cheap wireless router).

So, if well implemented in body, I'd use them. If not, there are good work-arounds available which mean I am NOT going to be wasting money on one of Canon's excessively expensive toys to gain the functionality.

 

[ScubaX]

I went for the GPS. Having the photo come up on the map view in Lightroom is nice. Wi-fi would also be nice but i really don't use it that often. I prefer to tether the camera.

That and you can export a file for Google Earth and have reduced versions of your trip.

I use GPS all the time and keep a eye-fi in the camera and rarely use it. Seems faster to import via a cable to my iPad if I want to send out photos fast.

 

[Marsu42]

Don't need nothing?

Just trying to get a feel for the language, and my skills are based on watching gangsta movies and series

and a camera that isn't sucking out life of the battery with such things.

It hasn't been mentioned here, but fyi and concerning the poll: gps on the 6d has very little power drain while wifi empties your battery in no time.

 

[FEBS]

I would love to have GPS built-in on all my cameras. Soon, the 7D will be exchanged with the 7D2. I also have a GP-E2 which I mostly use in log modus to collect the position. The direction is not that important to me.
Do I need wifi? Sometimes, an then I use camranger and that's sufficient for me.

 

[Hillsilly]

I can see where GPS could be interesting. But I struggle to imagine situations where I'd use Wi-Fi.

 

[Dylan777]

Not important factors in purchase decision. Don't mind having both if there is no extra charges, just like video feature on my 5D and 1DX.

 

[I_Miss_Minolta]

Neither.

This subject reminds me of the riddle in the movie, "Roxanne":

"What can you sit on, sleep on, and brush your teeth with?"

GPS? I take a picture: instant, "...this is where I was."
Wifi? If I'm using a smart phone to UPLOAD an image, I use the smart phone to TAKE the image.

Yeah, but what about [...insert your exception here...]?

a) A chair, a bed, and a toothbrush.

 

[awinphoto]

Since i shoot in studio a good chunk of the time, GPS means little to me... wifi, if implemented successfully, would cut my time transferring photos, hopefully...

 

[PhotoCat]

When I hanged my 5D2 on the end of a 20-foot pole for a bird's eye shot, I loved to hv wifi to compose the pic
on my cell phone! My feet often ended up in the shot LOL!

 

[DominoDude]

I'm the kind of customer that's perfectly happy without any of those thingymebobs.

 

[mackguyver]

I find GPS most useful, but WiFi would also be nice. Adding a EyeFi card is a lot cheaper than adding a GPS module, too, so that's why I voted for GPS.

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

Although there is a limited money making use for GPS, and its fun, its not my highest priority. Wi-Fi, on the other hand can save time and labor, so its a money making advantage.

I use a eye-fi card on my 5D MK III for internet shots, but would like to tether using Wi-Fi.

Neither one is a deal breaker, since there are work arounds, even if not ideal.

 

[dppaskewitz]

I use the GPS on my 6D all the time (I never don't turn it on, unless I forget). I haven't yet figured out how to use the built in Wifi (but it's only been a year and a half since I bought the camera, so there is still time). I wouldn't upload photos using Wifi (shooting Raw and generally in the boondocks, as someone else mentioned). But it might be useful for remote control from a cell phone or tablet. I have seen other posts where folks have mentioned that use (something about bugs and a car, if I recall correctly). One of these days, I'll figure it out...........