Digital Cameras with Geotagging Functions

Have you ever been on vacation and taken a photo, only to get home and forget where the image was taken? Or have you ever spent hours adding geo tags to your photos so you can sort and view them later by location? If so, you'll be happy to know that new cameras with geotagging features can automatically embed GPS data into your photo's meta data. That means you'll never have to worry about where a photo was taken or spend time adding manual geo tags. The camera does it all for you! Here are some of the bestselling and best-rated cameras with geotagging built in.

(Sample camera geotagging image from Canon)

The Canon PowerShot S100 is currently the most popular camera with GPS on Amazon. That's because it comes packed with many other features that also make this a great camera. It features a 12.1 MP CMOS sensor, 5x optical zoom and a fast f/2.0 lens. It can shoot in multiple modes, including RAW and JPEG, and you can also shoot 1080p HD video.The GPS function can automatically embed the location and local time of all your still photos and videos, and you can then display your images on a map and track your route from photo to photo. You can also create custom maps and mini-travel guides to share with your family and friends. But that's just the beginning. Other cool features include:

- Stitch Assist to create panoramic images

- Special effects such as Poster Effect, Fisheye Effect, Miniature Effect, Monochrome and more.

- Super Slow Motion Movie to record your video in high speed and then play it back in slow motion.

- Color Accent to retain a single color in your image while the other colors are converted to monochrome

If you want a camera with GPS that can get you close to the action, the Lumix ZS20 may be the one for you. It has an amazing 20x optical zoom (equivalent to a 24-480mm lens on a 35mm camera) that can achieve up to 40x digital zoom. It features a 14.1 MP sensor and a 24mm ultra wide-angle lens. The built-in GPS displays not only latitudes and longitudes, but also the name of the country/region, state/province, county/town/village where you're at. It can also identify more than 1,000,000 landmarks in 82 countries or regions.

In addition to these features, the Lumix ZS20 offers a host of other functions to help you capture and create great photos:

- Intelligent HDR takes several still images shot at different exposures and overlays them into a single composite picture to avoid over- or under-exposure.

- Auto Retouch adjusts contrast and brightness with the press of a button to make all your images look great.

- Panorama Shot makes it is possible to capture a 360-degree panoramic image (either vertical or horizontal) by slowly moving the camera

- 3D Photo Mode creates a 3D image automatically in the camera

- Continuous shooting allows you to capture up to 60 frames per second in 3.5 MP resolution or up to 5 fps in high resolution

The built-in GPS system on the Nikon Coolpix P510 isn't the only cool feature on this camera. It also has an incredible 42x zoom (24-1,000mm equivalent), claiming the honor of having one of the world's longest optical zoom on a compact camera. It comes with a 16.1 M CMOS sensor, full HD video with stereo sound, continuous shooting up to 5 frames per second, a 3-inch LCD and many other features.

If you're looking for a camera with geotagging to take on an adventure, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS4 is a good choice. This rugged camera with GPS is one of the most popular waterproof compact cameras on the market due to its ability to take great photos and survive tough conditions. It's waterproof to 33 feet, shockproof to 6.6 feet, dustproof and freezeproof to 14 degrees F. Whether you're above or below water, the camera's 12.1 MP sensor,, 4.6x optical zoom and 1080p HD video will help you capture great shots every time. The camera's built-in GPS can display your latitude and longitude, as well as area information from 203 countries or regions and landmark information of over 1,000,000 locations around the world.

In addition, the TS4 offers these features:

- 28mm wide angle lens

- LED light for underwater or night-time shooting

- Panorama mode for 360-degree images

- Time lapse mode

- 3D Photo mode

The models above are currently the most popular cameras with geotagging, but they're not the only ones. Here are some of the other results for "cameras with GPS" on Amazon.

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