JoshMerwin
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Thanks, it doesn't show any info there, it's blank in the GPS panel on Bridge and Phocus. But they may not have activated it yet via the firmware. Or I don't know how to turn it on.
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Thanks, it doesn't show any info there, it's blank in the GPS panel on Bridge and Phocus. But they may not have activated it yet via the firmware. Or I don't know how to turn it on.
Two more questions:
Is there any shutter lag if in manual focus?
How long would you estimate the EVF blackout is when the shutter activates?
Thank you,
ACG
No, I didn´t notice any lag with MF.Two more questions:
Is there any shutter lag if in manual focus?
How long would you estimate the EVF blackout is when the shutter activates?
Thank you,
ACG
I just did a search of the entire 120 page user manual on the term GPS and there are exactly zero times that the term GPS is used in the manual... So maybe there isn't a GPS antenna under one of those covers....Question: If the X1D uses an external GPS unit in the hot shoe, then what is the supposed GPS antenna adjacent to one side of the hot shoe. I would have imagined the external GPS to contain its own antenna? Thats unless an internal unit was either initially planned or is still in the works for sometime down the road. I assume almost all units out there are demo units, so maybe internal GPS is still possible in production units? Just a guess.
and concluded that there's no logical reason why GPS capability shouldn't be built into DSLR-sized and MFD cameras. Even my iPhone has built-in GPS.
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I read his comment differently. My read was that, depending upon the laws of the particular country to which the X1Ds are shipped, there may or may not be an internal GPS.Ming Thein also confirmed that GPS would be an external unit.
Joe, the guy in the video refers to the GPS module as a "standard" feature. I am sure that if the GPS module truly were a separate device that you have to mount on the hot shoe, it would not be a "standard" item, i.e., included with the X1D body. It would be a separate accessory that you would have to buy from Hasselblad. This is the case with the H series cameras. I tend to believe that the guy was wrong about it sitting in the hot shoe for the flash. I would believe Ove B as the Product Manager who said that the GPS was built into the camera body.Thanks Josh.
Another video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY1tyQO2Xec
When he describes GPS (at about 5'34"), he refers to a "GPS module" that "fits into the hot shoe", contrary to the original announcement/spec that suggested a built-in GPS capability. It appears that GPS will not be built-in.
I've played with almost 100 X1D RAW files so far (provided by people who have used demo cameras) and none of them have GPS metadata in the EXIF. Not a deal breaker (for me) but definitely a fail if this proves to be correct.
I've used hot shoe GPS accessories before (with Nikon) and they're expensive and a PITA, IMHO. I even designed and built one to see how difficult it would be, and concluded that there's no logical reason why GPS capability shouldn't be built into DSLR-sized and MFD cameras. Even my iPhone has built-in GPS.
:banghead::cussing::angry:
I too would tend to believe the product manager "but", look at the dates of the two videos. The one with Ove the product manager was a much earlier video taken during Photokina and it's possible for whatever reason, that things have changed since that time or even since November. Unless there is clarification directly from Hasselblad, I think it's simply waiting until someone acquires a production unit in hand to sort things out.Joe, the guy in the video refers to the GPS module as a "standard" feature. I am sure that if the GPS module truly were a separate device that you have to mount on the hot shoe, it would not be a "standard" item, i.e., included with the X1D body. It would be a separate accessory that you would have to buy from Hasselblad. This is the case with the H series cameras. I tend to believe that the guy was wrong about it sitting in the hot shoe for the flash. I would believe Ove B as the Product Manager who said that the GPS was built into the camera body.
I don't see what the panic is about... This camera is NOT about the GPS, it's about taking amazing pictures in a physical form that's tiny and light, unlike anything out there at the moment. It seems to me that Hasselblad should be given credit for the astounding progress it is making in the firmware it is putting out, from version to version. If the improvements are any indication of the commitment and energy of Hasselblad to the future high quality of this platform, then I, for one, am excited.My dealer asked Hassy for info on this in November and was told that
"The X1D customer units will have the GPS enabled."
For me, the point is less whether it does or doesn't have it but that it is now the 31st December, the month in which, after many delays, shipment to customers was confirmed, and yet something as basic as this is still unknown.
Like Joe, my enthusiasm is fading. We are asked to believe that it has shipped but its actual specification remains in the the vapourware category.
Seriously, not good.
My mistake, I received an email from his account and thought it was a response from Ming. Having just looked again, I see he was the 2nd responder.I read his comment differently. My read was that, depending upon the laws of the particular country to which the X1Ds are shipped, there may or may not be an internal GPS.