I use exiftool, a nifty metadata manipulation tool to fix timezones (and geotag as well). Download the photos, and my location history from Google Takeout.In this post I document the Exiftool bash command for renaming a folder of photo files according to their creation date /time.I like this because my wife’s phone saves images as IMGYYMMDDXXXXX. MaStardate: 75693.4 Tagged as: Exiftool Ubuntu. Leave location tracking on my Android phone active.Bulk Rename Photos to Date Taken with Exiftool.So, to tag my photos, I’ve been doing the following instead Not only does this suck up battery on both camera and phone, it also denies my phone of a wireless connection! I then have to turn on the wireless hotspot on my camera and have my phone connect to it.

The on-board geotagging feature requires a paired wireless connection to an app installed on my phone. I use Google Photos to upload selected photos taken on vacation, and very much like how it links to Google Maps.Īnd, as much as I like my dedicated camera, it has rubbish UX for geotagging photos. Book Guide to geotagging photos with Google location history and exiftool

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