How do you automatically geotag images using Map Utility

[murphyrl]

I am using a 6D to create a GPS log file but I want to geotag images from other cameras.  According to the manual and help files there should be an automatic way to geotag these images based on their time stamp.  Unfortunately, I can not get the "fourth" icon on the bottom left corner of the image tab to show up so I can click it -- see page 12 of the manual for version 1.4 (this icon has a pin & + with AUTO underneath it).

[hsbn]

I've never used Map Utility to do it. I use Geosetter (free for PC), it's fast and free. But you will need to convert LOG file from the camera to standard GPX file.

[murphyrl]

Thanks, I will give it a try if I can't get Map Utility to work

[murphyrl · Accepted solution]

I had several conversations with Canon and seems Canon's Map Utility will not automatically geo-tag images so I switched to Geotag.  It was a little tricky to get set up right (also needs GPSBabel, exiftool, and dcraw to be fully functional).  I also wrote a little C-program to automatically run GPSBabel to convert Canon's log file to .gpx format and then execute Geotag.  Everything works pretty smooth now and does what Map Utility should do.

Murf

[hsbn]

I use Lightroom, so I use Jeffrey plug in to reverse geotag. It also supports log file.