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Some GPS thoughts on the Canon EOS R100

I have not really had a lot of time and opportunity to take advantage of my new camera. However when I have used it, I have learnt new things about it and how it works. One feature of the iPhone I have liked for when taking photographs is the geo-location data which is added to the images. The Canon EOS R100 doesn’t have built in GPS, but in theory you can use the Canon Connect app on the iPhone to add GPS data to the photographs you have taken with the R100. When I recently took the camera to Portishead I forgot to do this. I must try this next time I am out and about with my camera.

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Time for a new camera

I have had a DSLR for years, nay decades even. These days I more often then not, default to the iPhone for photography. I do like the iPhone camera, but I do feel it lacks the flexibility that using a dedicated camera has got.

I got my Canon EOS 400D back in 2007, it replaced a Canon EOS 300D which had been stolen. It has served me well taking nearly 15,000 photographs over the years.  I really liked it, but though it was great for outside photography, with low light inside shooting, it did not work very well. It also didn’t do video, which I wanted, and I had had some issues with shooting lots of photos continuously. So after much thought and reading reviews I decided I would replace it with a new camera.

I nearly bought the Canon EOS 2000D which I had seen on sale at John Lewis. However I did my (internet) research and realised that this model was already six years old.

I had seen the new R series of mirrorless cameras from Canon and after getting my hands on one I was tempted, but they seemed out of my budget. However after checking a few sites I found one in my price range and ordered the Canon EOS R100.

This is the entry level R series camera and has a large 24.1 MP APS-C imaging sensor. This is better than the 10MP sensor of the EOS 400D.

I realised I needed a new SD Card for the camera, most of mine were 1GB or 2GB, so I ordered an 128GB SD Card.

Once that arrived (and the weather improved) I went out and shot a few images.

I was pleased with the results, note these images have been downscaled for the blog.

So plenty of other things I want to do with the camera.