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kriscowling · 08-13-2026

Hi folks, Over the past few months I have noticed that when I upload photos to webpages that show map locations of my photos, based on the GPS readings in the EXIF data, the locations are increasingly inaccurate. The same occurs when I literally cop...

kriscowling · 11-17-2024

The reflections of these sailboat masts in the still water caught my attention during my morning walk before going to my office. Neenah Harbor - June 2, 2023 6:45 AM EOS 6D Mk II with EF 24-105mm f/4L IS at 43mm focal length. 1/800 shutter speed @ ...

kriscowling · 11-16-2024

While placing flowers at this tiny little cemetery, I decided to capture a few images. The bright sunshine lit the open areas of the cemetery while the shaded areas under the trees were so very dark. This image is the result of three bracketed expo...

kriscowling · 11-10-2024

When my grand uncle died many years ago, he left me a treasure trove of carefully organized Kodachrome and Ektachrome slides that he shot between about 1939 and 1985. During the last eight years or so, I have been making hi-res scans of his slides. ...

kriscowling · 07-14-2024

This pair of mallards was relaxing on a bit of shoreline structure near a walking path at Arrowhead Park, along the south shore of Little Lake Butte des Morts in the city of Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin USA. Lazing on a Thursday Afternoon - Ne...

kriscowling · 08-15-2026

Thank you very much for the input! It’s only been over the past several months that I’ve noticed the change to the accuracy. I would think that if the GPS satellite signals being transmitted had changed that recently, everyone would be experiencing...

kriscowling · 08-13-2026

I use Mode 2, also. Although I usually have the GPS disabled and I only enable it when I need the GPS data to be included in the EXIF data. Thanks, Rick, for confirming my assumption that Mode 2 would be best for battery life!

kriscowling · 08-13-2026

Thanks for the video link, Tom. It’s a really nicely done tutorial video. None of the information was new to me but it’s great to see that such tutorial videos exist in the Canon support system as a resource for answering questions. Thanks again!

kriscowling · 08-13-2026

Hi Tom: Thank you for replying! I, too, was wondering if I somehow accidentally changed some setting but, if I did, it’s a setting of which I am unaware. I normally keep the GPS disabled and only enable it when I need it. When enabled, I always us...

kriscowling · 08-13-2026

Thank you very much, John. I appreciate that you took the time to reply. It’s nice to read that my friend was actually right about civilian GPS, even if it was more than 20 years ago!

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