Using the information from images shot on a camera equipped with an internal GPS function, or information from GPS log files, you can easily view on a map the shooting location, or the route travelled while carrying the camera. You can also add and delete location information.
GPS (Global Positioning System) is a system that uses satellites to determine current location.
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Using ImageBrowser
If ImageBrowser EX is installed on your computer, you can simultaneously select multiple images that you want to display on a map.
1. Click the [ImageBrowser] icon in [Dock] (the task bar that is displayed at the bottom of the desktop).
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If you do not see the [ImageBrowser] icon in [Dock], click [Go] in the menu bar, select [Applications] -⋗ [Canon Utilities] -⋗ [ImageBrowser], and then click [ImageBrowser] to start the software.
2. The following window appears.
Click the image you want to display on a map.
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3. From the [View] menu, select [View on map].
[Map Utility] starts automatically.
For details on Map Utility’s on-screen displays, please see here.
Using Map Utility on its own
If [ImageBrowser] is not installed on your computer, or if you want to display images without using [ImageBrowser], start [Map Utility] directly.
1. Click [Go] in the menu bar, select [Applications] -⋗ [Canon Utilities] -⋗ [Map Utility], and then click [Map Utility] to start the software.
2. The following window appears.
The image added by clicking the [Add images] () button appears.
The [Add images] button
The Map Utility window
A window like the one below appears when [Map Utility] is running.
The image selected in [ImageBrowser] or added by clicking the () button appears.
Adds an image.
Adds or deletes an image’s location information.
The shooting location of images will display as pins on the map.
The currently selected image will display enlarged, in a pop-up window.
Exports files for use in displaying images with Google Earth. To use these files, it is necessary to install Google Earth. However, images may not display properly depending on the version of Google Earth used.
Input a location to search.
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If you want to manage GPS log files, click [GPS Log File].
Displays GPS log files.
Loads a GPS log file from a camera or memory card.
Adds a GPS log file.
Changes the time difference information in a GPS log file.
Deletes GPS log file from list.
Transfers and displays log information. Use this to adjust the route travelled when it does not display properly.