Easily Add Location Info To Your Photos (aka Geotagging) 

I've been looking for this simple solution for a long time, even contacted Sony, without success. Up to now, I've using complex apps that required syncing. Thank Brian.

Thanks a lot, coming from a Canon 6D Mark II with built-in GPS, I was wondering how this would work with my new A7R IV and just following the video made it work first time, great !

I really appreciate that this video was concise, simple to understand and didn't waste my time. Thanks!

Thanks for the tip - no more wasting time on the other GPS apps that basically drove me crazy. Setting up my A73 with an iPhone12 was super easy. Also glad to know you've already looked into battery drain issues which are a non-issue!!

Hi Brain, I just got around to setting up my Sony A9 and A7M4 with the Geotagging this morning with iPhone 12 Pro Max. Been lazy about doing until I saw your video. Then went out and tested the feature photographing Ospreys and it works like a charm. Thanks for posting the video. Cheers!

Fantastic Brian, thanks so much. No more need for GPSTrack which doesn’t always land in the right place anyway, and adding the local time is a BIG bonus! I’m so glad you’re back.

Hi! Thanks for video! But some remarks - Sony applications is battery hungry and better take a powerbank for phone if your session take a time (for example - full day trip). Also check carefully application description - not all Sony models has such possibility. Alternative method (for whom have no camera with geotagging support or phone with relatively weak battery): - collect your track (usually it not discharges battery so much). Android users can skip this step as Google keeps Timeline. - if need convert your track to usable format nby GPSBabel (free app) or online service - GeoTag your pictures with iteractive editing on map in GeoSetter (free Windows program). GeoNaming is also possible but requires subscription to geonaming service.

Thank for point me to this video, I will have to do more research for my own camera ... but I get the general idea... I have always been shy to soliciting the iPhone when backpacking for days, because is serves me as an emergency device ... but I understand battery usage should be ok

What a great feature. Thank you for walking me through the setup. It is going on all of my Sony cameras. Yes, thank you for the suggestion not to share the beautiful/private locations out of respect. I will be saved so much time by not manually linking them through Lightroom.

Thanks so much! I'm an Android user and it works perfectly on my Galaxy S21 (and Sony A9II). Be sure the "Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl is "Off" in Network2 page. Apparently Geotagging and Bluetooth remote control are mutually exclusive (I think remote control via WiFi still works fine with GPS info).

Shame many cameras don't have GPS, but this solution is nice. Weird expensive cameras like this don't have it. Good to know it does not drain the battery of the phone.

Hi Brian! This was a very helpful video! May the force be with you

So glad to see you back publishing videos again Brian. You have the likability, listenability in spades. I enjoy lots of RU-vidrs for different reasons, but somehow I always find I come away from your videos with some useful information. I tend to watch on my laptop while sitting in front of my iMac with LR open and my camera close at hand so I can follow along on my own gear. Ironically, the other RU-vidr I do that with is your bud, Matt Kloskowski. :-)

Hi Brian! Thank you for the tip. I always add the geotag info to my photos, and I never imaged that side effect you mentioned. Too sad... I use an a6000 and, unfortunatelly, it doesn't work on it as smothly as you shown. a6000 does not have bluetooth, so I had to use the wifi connection to the Sony Remote Control app, previously installed on camera. So here are my findings: 1) When using the Sony Remote Control app, several camera functions are disable / unavailable, as Continuos Shooting and Braketing, for instance. 2) The geotag info is stored at the smartphone copy of the image, not to the image file on camera memory card. 3) The image on smartphone memory is always jpg, despite the camera saving RAW to the memory card. 4) The battery drains really fast when using wifi. So, as my wife won't allow me to upgrade the camera in the near future, I'll keep using my old geotagging app on smartphone and add the info on a computer.

Great video and well explained. Better presentation than many of the videos done by less qualified people. I have had problems before with other Sony cameras and wifi or bluetooth. Bravo!

Nothing to say but: thanks so much!

Really nice, thank you! Have you noticed a change of your camera battery life? Thanks

I have the Sony bluetooth grip as well. Unfortunately, I couldn't turn on the Location Info. Link Set while the ZV-E10 is connected to the bluetooth grip. I can only choose one of them. :/

Thank you Brian, much appreciated. This is great for ACDSee Studio Ultimate.

Thanks.. for nice info

Does this process still work even with the new Image Edge app by Sony with the new red icon? When checking reviews on the app store it seems to perform very poorly but I'm only interested in the geotagging workflow you mention here. Thanks again for such a clear tutorial! Just want to ensure if it's still relevant after the update.

Great PSA at the end of the video.

Thanks, I think I finally got this set up!

Thanks Brian!

Easy to digest! Just what I was looking for.

Thank you Brian👍🏻

Hi there, appreciate the vid, but on my a7 iv the location info link set is not on the list on the menu and I followed the instructions, but it is not there./

I had trouble with the Sony A7iv capturing the GPS from my iPhone when out of cellular area across the island of Kaua’i in Sep 2022. It is not flawless and assured!

Your video is super informative. Thank You.

You made that so Easy! Thank you so much!!!

Glad you are back to publishing on RU-vid. Question... is there a workaround to having the smartphone send GPS data AND.... using a bluetooth remote? I can't get both to work on any of my Sony cameras.

I use this with my A7RIII and if I don't use my camera for a few days or if the Sony app gets closed or iOS free's it from memory the camera will not automatically make the bluetooth connection and I'll have to make an effort to try and remember to check the app and camera each day that I go out to take photo's, If I forget to check most of the time I get home with no location info. I really wish they would just add a GPS unit to the camera or give an option for something like a hotshoe GPS unit add-on.

I have two Sony 7M3s is there a way have both of them receiving location information at the same time?

Thanks for this video with great explanations.. I made it work for each of my Sonys - Perhaps to have more than one camera, only one would work as advertised. Any experience with two or more cameras? Would the all synch automatically nomatter what camera I use? Any advice would be very helpful.

Thanks Brian. I have the a7R3 and a7R4 and use them simultaneously with different lenses attached. Does the geo tagging function work on both cameras at the same time? I imagine you might have to toggle between both on the Imaging side which might me crazy. I also use the Sony Remote Control and read a users comment below that geo tagging and bluetooth remote may not function at the same time. I'm also concerned about battery life. Used to shoot with the a7R2 and had at least 10 batteries. With the 3 and 4 I have less but find that while they don't drain like the R2 they still drain enough to make me uncomfortable especially in cold climates. I will test this out soon since I'm scheduled for a workshop in Grand Tetons and Yellowstone in a couple of weeks. So I was correct that you can use this function with two Sony bodies but you need to "change the camera" to geotag a photo taken on that camera. Also, the geotag does indeed get imbedded on the raw file in the SD card. Select the photo after import and go to Map to see the coordinates. Thirdly, you can't use the geotag function and the Sony Bluetooth Remote at the same time. I will need to change my workflow to make this work for me since I like the Sony Remote. Lots to think about.

Amazing!!! I was looking for this!!

'ive had a lot of problems when trying to reconnect with BT for getagging on A9II and Samsung S9. If the connection breaks it's (almost) impossible to re-establish it. Turning of/on BT on camera and on phone, even complete reboot of camera and phone does not solve it. I gave up trying.

Thanks for the video - It seems you need to have the Imaging Edge software open in the background to ensure the connection with the camera is maintained. Has anyone worked out how to maintain the connection without Imaging Edge open

Thanks Brian, I'm going to start using this app on my a7riv. Do you have a video on your settings for your a7riv? I would like to see it so I can see if my settings are being maximized for landscape photography.

Hi Brian, new to your channel and just watched this video. Very useful. Thanks. Out of interest, does this also add the images to iCloud so that I have those images on the iPhone map of where photos were taken?

What if I already took the photo ? And I’m trying to add the location to the photo geotagging a month after my trip

Cut to 2.20..

Thank You!!

Brian such a good good video I am new to Sony with a Sony A3 111, when I turn Camera off for days or More I have trouble getting a Connection any Ideas what I am doing wrong. ( Subscribed )

hey brain. thanks for the tip. I also have an iphone. (iphone 10). when my phone is on standby mode it does not record the location. I always have to wake it up for the location to get recorded my a7r3. Any ideas how to fix this?

What software do you use to get a map of your photos? I'm currently using Capture One, but it has no "map function". For my smartphone photos google fotos can show a map.... i would like to add this for my sony pics.

Thanks :-) Seems that the imaging edge app needs to be running for the function to work next time you turn on the camera ?

Do you know of any software on Windows that would translate the GPS coordinates and display it on the picture when viewing it just the way Apple shows that info on the ios Photo Viewer? Thanks

How about if you use more than one camera at a time? Will datas be shared with 2 or 3 cameras at once?

That isn't adding location data, that's creating a photo with metadata

hmmm.. doesn't seem to work at all with my new Alpha 1 and iPhone13 Pro Max, I can get Bluetooth connectivity, the location services section is 'greyed' out, attempt to toggle them on bring up a screen mentioning the BT Camera Remote which I use. Could be the camera only supports one BT connection. The app does not work well and looses connection to the camera, then tries to force a WiFi connection before making a BT connection. Seems half-baked. I'm back to using my iPhone to take a photo a copy the GPS data manually using Lightroom. Thanks for trying, your approach looked more workable than the Sony instructions on their website.

Does this still work well? I'm moving to Sony and just bought a a7c II and love to import them to my iPhoto with geotagging. From what I have read online, and in the App Store this app is very buggy and inconsistent. Anyone have issues with it?

Wonder if this still works because imaging edge was replaced by creators app

Does it work with the A7iii?

Works

I respect and agree with you on sharing location information. 👍👍👍

I use samsung android 11. I can connect but have to turn bluetooth off, then go to imaging edge and then go to location information linkage which says stopped:[bluetooth] cannot be used. click on that and a popup appears with Deny and Allow buttons. click Allow and ensure the camera is on. A screen Location Information Linkage appears with camera name and connected with the camera. The camera will change the display showing symbols which indicate it is connected and recording the location. All good so except that it does not automatically reconnect. after a period, determined by what I haven't yet discovered, the camera is no longer connected and I have to go through the actions, including turning bluetooth off, to reconnect. I do hope someone knows how to correct this situation. Camera is A1 phone samsung galaxy s20 ultra 5g.

Hi Brian, I'm using two cameras. Best I can see I can only link to one camera at a time via Imaging Edge Mobile on the iPhone. Have you worked out how to do it with two bodies? It would seem one has to switch the Location Information Linkage with two cameras each time one changes camera. Or have I missed something?

Great potential solution but I can't get it to work on my A7R3 with the latest firmware and Apple iPhone 12 Pro with the most recent iOS. I am able to transfer an image but can't geotag even after following this clear presentation and also instructions from Sony's site.

While I am proud Fuji shooter, their app which allows this option, however, is notoriously unreliable, even with the latest updates.

Isn't that funny that, T3 looks like masterpiece compared to the last garbage? 🤣 Greetings from T2 regular Edition (all alternative endings sucks ;)

My A7R II doesn't have Bluetooth. Any idea how to tag?