Camera searching for GPS? - Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General

Was playing around with the camera and noticed that pressing left at the photo option changes to a mode where it tries to initialize the GPS.. Just wondering what mode and what this does? (pressing the left key at the photo mode)

GPS Photo, takes pictures and records GPS coordinates

mine shows initializing GPS.. and doesnt do anything.. is there something i have to configure?

You must be in open air and get a fix for your GPS, in this way the coordinates of where the picture was taken will be inserted in the picture properties

Disable GPS Photo
You should IMMEDIATELY disable GPS Photo. The Tilt is notoriously awful when it comes to getting a GPS lock under any circumstances, and you don't want to go through the abort procedure every time you try to take a picture.

how would i disable GPS Photo? What do you mean closing GPS everytime I wanna take a pic?
I'm loading tomtom right now.. and its been copying the files for nearly an hour and a half..

jdmba said:
You should IMMEDIATELY disable GPS Photo. The Tilt is notoriously awful when it comes to getting a GPS lock under any circumstances, and you don't want to go through the abort procedure every time you try to take a picture.
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I don't think it is that urgent to do, if at all needed. The camera program will start in the last mode it was used the last time, if you use it in the photo mode, then next time it will start in the photo mode and the GPS Photo mode will not be activated.

seemon said:
how would i disable GPS Photo? What do you mean closing GPS everytime I wanna take a pic?
I'm loading tomtom right now.. and its been copying the files for nearly an hour and a half..
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if you don't think you will need the GPS photo mode in the future, disable the GPS Photo mode is available in the KaiserTweak program (from the stickies)

jdmba said:
You should IMMEDIATELY disable GPS Photo. The Tilt is notoriously awful when it comes to getting a GPS lock under any circumstances, and you don't want to go through the abort procedure every time you try to take a picture.
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I've never had a problem getting a GPS lock with my Tilt. I do navigation for a living and it's pretty damn close if not usually right on.

I took some pictures with GPS camera... Now what? Where is the fun in this? Which program will show where my photo is taking?

Guys,
If you are not satisfied with the inbuilt photo tagging feature in the tilt, please try out GeoTerrestrial Geotagger, which works as an add-on to the GPSToday today-screen plugin. (Both totally free).
1) The GeoTagger add-on can be set to automatically geo-tag (aka geocode) your device pictures as soon as they are taken.
2) The geo-location is added to your pictures' JPEG Exif data so you don't need to perform any extra steps or maintain additional pieces of data.
3) Flickr will automatically recognize the geo-location of pictures geo-tagged with GPSToday GeoTagger.
4) Flexible: You are not restricted to automatic geo-tagging with GPS location only. You can also geotag specific pictures with whatever location you want, by selecting the location on the GPSToday map.
5) Coming Soon: View your geo-tagged pictures on the map itself within GPSToday. Find pictures "near" a location, from within GPSToday.
6) To install the GeoTagger add-on, install or update to the latest version of GPSToday, and simply select "GeoTag Pictures" from the Map>More menu in GPSToday.
From your Desktop: http://www.geoterrestrial.com
From your Device : http://m.geoterrestrial.com
You can follow an earlier thread about GPSToday at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=370384&page=18
Thanks!

pandaboyy said:
I took some pictures with GPS camera... Now what? Where is the fun in this? Which program will show where my photo is taking?
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Try this one http://www.gpsvisualizer.com

pandaboyy said:
I took some pictures with GPS camera... Now what? Where is the fun in this? Which program will show where my photo is taking?
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Picasa
http://picasa.google.com/

You sure it works with Picasa, cause I get nothing ...

Since I changed to my new radio, I never have problems getting locks and I used to have hella problems with my tilt.

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How to to activate the gps photo

How to to activate the gps photo on the TytnII (like the Artemis)
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\Camera\
in the folder called P9 change the value "enabled" from 0 to 1.
Now if you launch the camera you must find a new menu called "gps photo".
When you shot a photo in this way the tytn write the position (lat and long) in the exif data of the photo.
Cool. Note that GPS photo doesn't show up in the menu -- it's another camera mode, like photo/video/contacts/etc.
3waygeek said:
Cool. Note that GPS photo doesn't show up in the menu -- it's another camera mode, like photo/video/contacts/etc.
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Sure, excuse me for my bad english and poor explanation.
For a free exif reader
http://www.takenet.or.jp/~ryuuji/minisoft/exifread/english/
You can use the lat and long in google maps, in TomTom etc.
How does this work?
Do you need to connect the GPS first? ... with what? The Camera software?
Please if you can be more detail ....
When you select GPS Photo, the camera software turns GPS on itself if you're not connected already...
Thanks for the info. This is like adding GPS function to the Trinity
Now I have photos with GPS coordinates. How can I add them into Google Map? Thanks
isomaniac said:
Thanks for the info. This is like adding GPS function to the Trinity
Now I have photos with GPS coordinates. How can I add them into Google Map? Thanks
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If you want to simply view the point in google maps:
with exif reader read the coordinates of the photo i.e
GPSLatitudeRef : N
GPSLatitude : 41 0706 [DMS]
GPSLongitudeRef : E
GPSLongitude : 14 5225 [DMS]
Now open google maps and write in "find" the coordinates in this way
41 07' 06'' 14 52' 25''
Google maps show you the point were you have take the photo!
isomaniac said:
Now I have photos with GPS coordinates. How can I add them into Google Map? Thanks
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It's called geo tagging in google.
Use the picassa image software from google. if you load the photo's in there, the tool will recognize the coordinates and by following a menu it will bring you to the location in google earth (which you already have of coarse). It shows the photo (and all other photo's geotagged) indexed by picassa in Google earth.
angelus1753 said:
It's called geo tagging in google.
Use the picassa image software from google. if you load the photo's in there, the tool will recognize the coordinates and by following a menu it will bring you to the location in google earth (which you already have of coarse). It shows the photo (and all other photo's geotagged) indexed by picassa in Google earth.
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Thanks, but I want to see them in Google Map, is this possible? Any different procedures?
angelus1753 said:
It's called geo tagging in google.
Use the picassa image software from google. if you load the photo's in there, the tool will recognize the coordinates and by following a menu it will bring you to the location in google earth (which you already have of coarse). It shows the photo (and all other photo's geotagged) indexed by picassa in Google earth.
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I have Picassa and Google Earth installed. But I do now know the steps, would you mind list the steps?
Thanks.
KOOL
KOOL stuff guys lets get playing with the kaiser
I saw some register string 2 days ago but i didn't dare to mes with it. But now i will give it a try and hope it will not messup my phone!
Thanks!
I have confirmed this wors great it starts the GPS as soon as you select this option in camera mode! Nice find thank you!
travegliaesogno said:
How to to activate the gps photo on the TytnII (like the Artemis)
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\Camera\
in the folder called P9 change the value "enabled" from 0 to 1.
Now if you launch the camera you must find a new menu called "gps photo".
When you shot a photo in this way the tytn write the position (lat and long) in the exif data of the photo.
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why dont settings/features like this ship on? makes me think im missing a ton of things???
Lavachild said:
why dont settings/features like this ship on? makes me think im missing a ton of things???
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Well, that's because you are missing a lot of things, that's why this forum is here, to show us what we're missing
Made a pic but no change
Hello - I changed the registry and I do have no the GPS item under camera but the pics are normal and there is no added information ?
What I`m doing wrong ?
peter7 said:
Hello - I changed the registry and I do have no the GPS item under camera but the pics are normal and there is no added information ?
What I`m doing wrong ?
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Read post #1 and #3 again..... The position information is stored in the EXIF information of each photo.
Hi, I've just activated this and I am getting the GPS photo on screen with the GPS on. But when I take a photo there is no location data on it. Anyone have any ideas?
travegliaesogno said:
How to to activate the gps photo on the TytnII (like the Artemis)
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\Camera\
in the folder called P9 change the value "enabled" from 0 to 1.
Now if you launch the camera you must find a new menu called "gps photo".
When you shot a photo in this way the tytn write the position (lat and long) in the exif data of the photo.
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Forgive my ignorance. I'm assuming the regedit for the TyTN II? How do I get there?
If for the PC, I don't have it and can someone explain how that would adjust the setting on the phone?
Use PHM RegEdit
Here is the link http://www.phm.lu/Products/PocketPC/RegEdit/

Has anyone actually taken a GPS photo that worked?

I'm not sure if the GPS camera option is actually taking photos and storing GPS data. The LAT/LONG data is not in the exif of any photos I've taken using the GPS camera. I've taken pictures with and without GPS test running in the background. And yes I had a GPS fix when I've tried taking these pictures.
Can anyone confirm or deny please? Please tell me what I'm doing incorrectly.
TYIA
sure, it works great
http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gpsexiffromkaisernq3.png
Yeah works great! Took a couple of pictures out of an airline plane and compared with google earth at home
Brevi said:
Yeah works great! Took a couple of pictures out of an airline plane and compared with google earth at home
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Please turn of all electronic devices on board aircraft.
we3zy said:
Please turn of all electronic devices on board aircraft.
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Dude... It is receiver not transmitter and also airplane has GPS, so who would care
Anyway: POLL:
What do you think will happen if you will cross the 1000 km/h speed?
a) Phone explodes!
b) nothing, it counts from 0 again as it has only 3 digits for speed in TomTom
Thanks guys. What are you using the view the location data? Maybe I'm just not using the right program.
arexben said:
Thanks guys. What are you using the view the location data? Maybe I'm just not using the right program.
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google earth?
I use ExifRead to see the Lat/Lon coordinates, then just find it in Google Earth. I believe you can get it here: http://www.tawbaware.com/exifread.zip
whats a GPS photo? will I ever have use for it?
tvos
tvos said:
whats a GPS photo? will I ever have use for it?
tvos
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Maybe you will go somewhere, take a photo of something interesting, after some time find the photo in your archive and ask "Where the hell did I take this one?"
BUM! GPS info and you're back from pre-Alzheimer stage
can i ask you which program have you used to see the Exif information?
i'd like to put my GPS photo in google earth but i don't know what i've to do
Picasa will read the pictures but you (well I) need to modify the Exif data before I import them otherwise the GPS co-ords are not read. Once Picasa can see the GPS data then it will upload to your web albums.
I use: exiftool <foldername> -r -GPSVersionID=2.2.0.0
lelebianconero said:
can i ask you which program have you used to see the Exif information?
i'd like to put my GPS photo in google earth but i don't know what i've to do
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It's irfanview
gabriel31337 said:
Dude... It is receiver not transmitter and also airplane has GPS, so who would care
Anyway: POLL:
What do you think will happen if you will cross the 1000 km/h speed?
a) Phone explodes!
b) nothing, it counts from 0 again as it has only 3 digits for speed in TomTom
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I can at least tell u what will happen if you keep up high speed for a couple of time (in other words: move some hundreds of kilometres):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=352747
lelebianconero said:
can i ask you which program have you used to see the Exif information?
i'd like to put my GPS photo in google earth but i don't know what i've to do
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I used Irfanview with the "EXIF Plugin" installed. When you view the EXIF Data there is a button in the corner, that sends you right to the location in Google Earth.
arexben said:
Thanks guys. What are you using the view the location data? Maybe I'm just not using the right program.
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I had trouble with this too at first anyway. I presume you already had the GPS option or you have enabled the GPS option for your camera (my UK T-Mobile MDA Vario III had it disabled by default!)?
If so, take the picture, then go here www.gpsvisualizer.com
It's very simple - you upload the picture, choose the output format and click GO!
ladytoast said:
Picasa will read the pictures but you (well I) need to modify the Exif data before I import them otherwise the GPS co-ords are not read. Once Picasa can see the GPS data then it will upload to your web albums.
I use: exiftool <foldername> -r -GPSVersionID=2.2.0.0
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Hello, I need some help. I have lots of GPS _xxx.jpg photos taken by TyTN GPS Photo. All of them shown GPS coordinates in their EXIF info when I view them in ACDSee. None of them can shown their locations in Google Maps when I upload them to Picasaweb.
I downloaded exiftool but when I type your stated command line commands, it said the file not found GPSVersionID=2.2.0.0
Would you further advise me how can I "fix" these photos so that Picasaweb can correctly show their locations in Google Maps?
Thanks.
flickr reads the location correctly. for me i just email the photos to my flickr account and then you can map out all you pictures on their site. you do need to turn on the gps option in your flickr settings.
gabriel31337 said:
Maybe you will go somewhere, take a photo of something interesting, after some time find the photo in your archive and ask "Where the hell did I take this one?"
BUM! GPS info and you're back from pre-Alzheimer stage
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Haa Haa good one..Yup Google is about only Exif capable app at the mo.
As for using any receiver on a plane....GODDAM you are at 30,000 feet on average most of the time, do you not think that ANY delicate TX/RX lines are not sheilded from external radio sources at that height?? Internal sheilding is just the same...pretext was, they wern't sure of radio interference...THAT was 8 years ago...Now they are sure...that they can charge money for you using your phone or WiFi on a plane safely...Money, Money MONEY...
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As for using any receiver on a plane....GODDAM you are at 30,000 feet on average most of the time, do you not think that ANY delicate TX/RX lines are not sheilded from external radio sources at that height?? Internal sheilding is just the same...pretext was, they wern't sure of radio interference...THAT was 8 years ago...Now they are sure...that they can charge money for you using your phone or WiFi on a plane safely...Money, Money MONEY...
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Yeah, plus I had phone/wifi/bt turned of. Only GPS turned on, which is just a receiver.
A portable DVD-player or an electric razor sends out much more radiation than that.

GPS Camera tweak 13 ... but what now?

Hi Guys
i've applied the following tweak from the top thread:
"13. Enable GPS photo: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\Camera\P10 -> change the value "enabled" from 0 to 1"
Does this now mean the photo's are/can be geo-tagged? If so, how do I use it? I have looked in the camera options but cant see any options in there to turn it on/attach it to a photo.
GPS location is attached in EXIF. Searching would tell you quicker . For viewing location of taken photos use some EXIF reader.
In combination with this question i have one regarding this. If u use geotagging, will gps startup everytime u take a picture? I think it will do so, but like to know for sure.
If you enable GPS photo, you will see an extra cameramode called GPS-Photo, just push "up" and there you go and thats when GPS starts up. You can still take regular pictures without Geotagging easily
greetz
Tom
Thanks Tom, you are indeed very correct! Tucked away on the last page of the camera mode "GPS-Photo". Cheers!
i have changed the reg value to 1 as well but i still dont have the enable gps mode in my camera settings?
bwfcmadlad said:
i have changed the reg value to 1 as well but i still dont have the enable gps mode in my camera settings?
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It's not a setting, it's a mode!
Monty Burns said:
Thanks Tom, you are indeed very correct! Tucked away on the last page of the camera mode "GPS-Photo". Cheers!
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Check here and see if it appears.
im such a muppet some times. Is the mode the once that you change from 0 to 1 then and would that be what your talking about?
which....
which programs actually read and make use of this GPS tagging data????
help

Contact Photos - Am I missing something ??

Hi All
A quick question regarding the contact photos in the People tab in TouchFlo.
I click add favourite, and asks me to pick a contact... so I do.
Then it asks me to pick a photo or use the camera, at this point I WANT to use the camera.
The camera starts but is locked to full photo mode, not contact photo mode.
All the buttons that are normally there are gone leaving just the menu button, which is no use whatsoever. SURELY this is some sort of bug.
Even if I go back to full camera mode and set it to contacts mode (hoping it would use the last mode selected) it still uses full photo mode.
Am I doing something stupid or overlooking something really obvious ??
And before anyone says.... Yes I know I can take the photo first then add it later, it's not the point
BUMP
Could some one at least confirm that this happens on their Diamond as well, so I can at least know whether this is normal behavior or just my device.
It will take you around 1 minute to confirm.
... please
Confirmed from me ... Can't change photo mode... can't change where to save the picture, have to save it in 'device memory'.. bummer ...but I never noticed because I never used it that way...
Thanks mate for confirming that.
Like to meet the programming genius behind that... and ***** slap em upside the head

Barcode Multiscanner

Hi,
on Android there is an App called "Compare anywhere" it is a Barcode Multireader application.
I want an application like this on my XPERIA. Did somebody know an app.
It check in the internet for the cheapest price at ebay, amazon, etc.
BR
MArk
hi, i am using beetagg on my x1 it works just fine for me,.. if you get any problems with this app disable realtime mode and switch to foto mode.. then i m able to use macro function of camera etc... works well for small barcodes in magazines, too then http://www.beetagg.com/
ps: was the only barcode reader which worked for me on my x1
Try also www.i-nigma.com
I realyl miss the auto-focus function but QuickMarks program is really messing up the autofocus when you exit.
Hey Glith i suggest you to try beetagg when disabling realtime mode you can use all functions of the normal x1 camera app
Try the barcorama project
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=368798&page=39
Fabian1112 said:
Hey Glith i suggest you to try beetagg when disabling realtime mode you can use all functions of the normal x1 camera app
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Thanks.. Working pretty well. However. Do you know how to change the default focus mode of the camera? It defaults to auto but i want it to default to "point".
Okay, I have this bee crap now and it does just not work. My X1 has no 5 or fire button and in settings I find nothing to select any buttons.
In real mode, the picture is blurry (no autofocus access!) and in shot mode I can focus but nothing afterwards.
It seems this is more a personal tagger and not a barcode reader for articles. I did not find on their website what you can do with a barcode afterwards. (besides tagging your own stuff!)
So what is the procedure to make this really work on a X1?
Thanks
picture is taken with the camera button when you switch to photomode.. but you can use the big fat button under your display in the middle, too
beetagg understands most of the common barcodes
michaelthemage said:
Okay, I have this bee crap now and it does just not work. My X1 has no 5 or fire button and in settings I find nothing to select any buttons.
In real mode, the picture is blurry (no autofocus access!) and in shot mode I can focus but nothing afterwards.
It seems this is more a personal tagger and not a barcode reader for articles. I did not find on their website what you can do with a barcode afterwards. (besides tagging your own stuff!)
So what is the procedure to make this really work on a X1?
Thanks
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same problem here
damskie said:
Try the barcorama project
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=368798&page=39
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I tried this barcorama with my X1, after quitting the software the camera lens went crazy. It made a strange sound and I had to turn of the power of the phone to make it stop. Also I couldn't make the software to read barcodes.
Same problem with Quickmark barcode reader.
i-nigma didn't make the camera lens crazy but it didn't read barcodes either.
does the beetagg work with regular barcodes?? or just the ones that are shown in the video( in the site)
UPDATE : never mind...i gotta read more..
is there any update on this?
do any of the programs actually work well and do what they should?
thanks
QuickMark works fine... and there are many more out there.

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