topic Re: 5d Mark IV GPS DATA: Need Directional heading (in degrees) in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

5d Mark IV GPS DATA: Need Directional heading (in degrees)

carbonatd — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 17:24:58 GMT

Hi All,

I'm working on project in which it is critical to record the direction the camera is facing (in degrees). Lightroom only seems to show me latitude, longitude, and altitude. Is there any way to determine the bearing from the built in GPS unit?

Thanks!

Re: 5d Mark IV GPS DATA: Need Directional heading (in degrees)

jrhoffman75 — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 18:08:23 GMT

Maybe the Canon Map Utility would do this?

Re: 5d Mark IV GPS DATA: Need Directional heading (in degrees)

kvbarkley — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 18:21:05 GMT

AFAIK, the camera has only GPS, which can only get you a heading when it is moving. It would need a compass to get heading info.

Re: 5d Mark IV GPS DATA: Need Directional heading (in degrees)

Waddizzle — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 18:25:40 GMT

If it works anything like the 6D, then it does not have direction. However, the Canon GPS Receiver GP-E2 does have a compass. I do not know if it is compatible with the 5D4.

Re: 5d Mark IV GPS DATA: Need Directional heading (in degrees)

TTMartin — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:28:42 GMT

@carbonatd wrote:
Hi All,

I'm working on project in which it is critical to record the direction the camera is facing (in degrees). Lightroom only seems to show me latitude, longitude, and altitude. Is there any way to determine the bearing from the built in GPS unit?

Thanks!

Are you sure the Digital Compass was enabled and calibrated?

The following is for the Digital Compass in the 7D Mk II, but, I assume the one in the 5D Mk IV works similarly.

Using the Digital Compass (EOS 7D Mark II)