In defense of WiFi...

[cgipson1]

I recently bought the Canon 6D.

It's a really great camera and I'm far from pushing it to its limits, but I can't think of many practical situations where I would want to use the WiFi.

I always turn the GPS on when I'm shooting outside though. It's fun to go back and look at all of the places I've taken photos.

I don't want people to know where I was shooting, lol!

 

[Devinhullphoto]

I just want the latest and greatest Nikon to run android and like totally have Facebook and candy crush. They need to because like they aren't doing anything new. /rant

-_-

 

[cgipson1]

I just want the latest and greatest Nikon to run android and like totally have Facebook and candy crush. They need to because like they aren't doing anything new. /rant

-_-

New is not always better...

 

[table1349]

I recently bought the Canon 6D.

It's a really great camera and I'm far from pushing it to its limits, but I can't think of many practical situations where I would want to use the WiFi.

I always turn the GPS on when I'm shooting outside though. It's fun to go back and look at all of the places I've taken photos.

Food for thought with the GPS. If you use it, it is embedded in your meta data. Someone can take those embedded coordinates, plug them into Google maps and pull up a street view of the location the photo was taken. Not a big deal with a landscape at the Grand Canyon. Could be a big deal if it is photos of your kids at a birthday party at home or Christmas morning with lots of neat, expensive presents in the photo. And yes there are criminals out there that actually do such things. Just something to keep in mind.

 

[table1349]

I just want the latest and greatest Nikon to run android and like totally have Facebook and candy crush. They need to because like they aren't doing anything new. /rant

-_-

New is not always better...

Spoken like one of the first passengers to fly on a Boeing Dream Liner. Hot time in the old town tonight. :mrgreen:

 

[cgipson1]

I recently bought the Canon 6D.

It's a really great camera and I'm far from pushing it to its limits, but I can't think of many practical situations where I would want to use the WiFi.

I always turn the GPS on when I'm shooting outside though. It's fun to go back and look at all of the places I've taken photos.

Food for thought with the GPS. If you use it, it is embedded in your meta data. Someone can take those embedded coordinates, plug them into Google maps and pull up a street view of the location the photo was taken. Not a big deal with a landscape at the Grand Canyon. Could be a big deal if it is photos of your kids at a birthday party at home or Christmas morning with lots of neat, expensive presents in the photo. And yes there are criminals out there that actually do such things. Just something to keep in mind.

Yeppers! I think it is a BAD idea...

 

[amolitor]

And yes there are criminals out there that actually do such things. Just something to keep in mind.

Really? Like, how many such criminals? Can you give me any evidence whatsoever that there is even one? And, if so, can you give me a rough estimate of how many others there might be? How much of a risk is this, do you think, relative to say getting in my car and driving for one mile?

 

[table1349]

And yes there are criminals out there that actually do such things. Just something to keep in mind.

Really? Like, how many such criminals? Can you give me any evidence whatsoever that there is even one? And, if so, can you give me a rough estimate of how many others there might be? How much of a risk is this, do you think, relative to say getting in my car and driving for one mile?

Yep really. If you want stats look them up. It's folks that are complacent that has kept me and all the folks I work with busy for the last 30 plus years. We call them Job Security. GPS is a handy tool, and criminals are well aware of that.

http://www.futurecrimes.com/article/stolen-gps-devices-lead-criminals-back-to-empty-homes-2/

http://www.digitaltrends.com/photog...y-by-geotagging-location-info-to-your-photos/

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...-on-victims-car-before-burglarizing-her-home/

 

[amolitor]

Uh. And how, exactly, would I "look up the stats" for "how many criminals use GPS data embedded in photographs to identify good targets for a burglary"?

A quick google search turns up a lot of people telling me to Watch Out, but no actual evidence that anyone actually does it. Most burglars select targets by which houses are nearby. Smart ones target houses by zip code. Using GPS data from photographs might happen, but it's statistically so unlikely that worrying about it is stupid, it speaks to a burglar who is technically savvy and yet a complete imbecile who is clueless about how to actually be a burglar. Of course now that mayors and police chiefs are warning us about it, we'll probably see a tiny number of dorky teenagers trying it out, but I'm going to stick to worrying about things like how much I drive and the other 10,000,000 risk factors more likely to impact my life.

 

[Devinhullphoto]

New is not always better...

Sarcasm. I'm making fun of people who think nikon doesn't innovate enough.

 

[snerd]

Just to go on record that I don't want or need video or wifi or gps on my dslr camera. I'm old, but still a tech-geek. I just will never use any of those features.

 

[Derrel]

And yes there are criminals out there that actually do such things. Just something to keep in mind.

Really? Like, how many such criminals? Can you give me any evidence whatsoever that there is even one? And, if so, can you give me a rough estimate of how many others there might be? How much of a risk is this, do you think, relative to say getting in my car and driving for one mile?

I have heard that GPS-tagged photos are helping sophisticated poachers and traders in rare, exotic animals located animals or populations of rare/endangered animals. They search the web for photos, and there are apps that have pretty good data extraction capabilities which allow poachers/traders/smugglers to locate very precise coordinates for the subjects shown in their search results. Not sure exactly how widespread this is, or even if it is true.

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

I think DSLR wireless connectivity and transmission of data is the wave of the future. It will make many things easier for everyone.

Resistance is futile.

Practicality 1:
You're shooting a wedding with a 6D (the best low light camera that Canon makes). You have your laptop in your backpack. You've set up the EOS utility to transmit full raws. You have the folder "watched" by lightroom for auto importing.

So you're shooting away, all the while, your RAWs are being ingested into Lightroom on your laptop.

Some photographers like to sell photos at the venue. This is a handy way to get rid of wired tethering and make everything easier. Also, the files are being backed up automatically.


Practicality 2:

I'm in my studio posing a family. I have my EOS utility app connected to my 6D. Focus is set, and I can use the app to see a live view of the image, and also to remotely release the shutter. This way I can focus on the posing and how the people look, and not be behind a view finder.

Practicality 3:

I take an awesome shot of my kid with my 6d. But I'm on the road and nowhere near a computer. Sure, I can snap a shot with my cell phone, But it just doesn't have that same Juicy DOF that the DSLR sensor gives me. Also, I have much less control over exposure with my phone, so I'd look to shoot with my DSLR whenever possible. The photos automatically download to my phone through EOSutility. They are all there, for me to see, and share if I want to.

I'm not going for broke here, it's a pic of my kid I want to share with friends and family. I share it directly to Facebook because I did it right in camera and it looks good.

Again: resistance to Wi-Fi is futile. This is the wave of the future. There are many practical advantages, and there will be more and more as tech advances.

If anything, we need MORE Wi-Fi connectivity and options. Right now, there is no EOS utility app for iPad. Imagine how nice it would be to see your pictures at 10inches, the near equivalent of an 8x10" print, right in your hands, instantly after taking the picture. So many possible uses. You could use this to show a client the image you just took. You could create a slide show. You could see minor imperfections that you couldn't see on your small DSLR LCD.

DSLR Wi-Fi is in no way perfect, but it has a boat-load of potential. And I will be (already am) one of the first to take advantage of it.

We are just on the cusp of what's going to be possible.

 

[Bulb]

To all of the above, I don't plan on uploading any photos with embedded GPS data.

It's for my own use. If I show someone a photo I've taken then I'll remove the GPS data. RawTherapee allows me to remove EXIF data from the exported .jpg including GPS.

 

[table1349]

I think DSLR wireless connectivity and transmission of data is the wave of the future. It will make many things easier for everyone.

Resistance is futile.

Practicality 1:
You're shooting a wedding with a 6D (the best low light camera that Canon makes). You have your laptop in your backpack. You've set up the EOS utility to transmit full raws. You have the folder "watched" by lightroom for auto importing.

So you're shooting away, all the while, your RAWs are being ingested into Lightroom on your laptop.

Some photographers like to sell photos at the venue. This is a handy way to get rid of wired tethering and make everything easier. Also, the files are being backed up automatically.


Practicality 2:

I'm in my studio posing a family. I have my EOS utility app connected to my 6D. Focus is set, and I can use the app to see a live view of the image, and also to remotely release the shutter. This way I can focus on the posing and how the people look, and not be behind a view finder.

Practicality 3:

I take an awesome shot of my kid with my 6d. But I'm on the road and nowhere near a computer. Sure, I can snap a shot with my cell phone, But it just doesn't have that same Juicy DOF that the DSLR sensor gives me. Also, I have much less control over exposure with my phone, so I'd look to shoot with my DSLR whenever possible. The photos automatically download to my phone through EOSutility. They are all there, for me to see, and share if I want to.

I'm not going for broke here, it's a pic of my kid I want to share with friends and family. I share it directly to Facebook because I did it right in camera and it looks good.

Again: resistance to Wi-Fi is futile. This is the wave of the future. There are many practical advantages, and there will be more and more as tech advances.

If anything, we need MORE Wi-Fi connectivity and options. Right now, there is no EOS utility app for iPad. Imagine how nice it would be to see your pictures at 10inches, the near equivalent of an 8x10" print, right in your hands, instantly after taking the picture. So many possible uses. You could use this to show a client the image you just took. You could create a slide show. You could see minor imperfections that you couldn't see on your small DSLR LCD.

DSLR Wi-Fi is in no way perfect, but it has a boat-load of potential. And I will be (already am) one of the first to take advantage of it.

We are just on the cusp of what's going to be possible.

Gee in the old days instant gratification had a term for it. It was called "Choking the Chicken." In the future it will be probably be called "Wackin the WiFi." :mrgreen:

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