A reader has created a new free iPhone app called GRPS that offers seamless geotagging for Ricoh GRIII cameras:
I’ve built an app for iOS that facilitates automatic geotagging of images for the GRIII series of cameras. The reason I’ve done this is because the official Ricoh app (ImageSync/GR World) doesn’t automatically re-connect whenever the camera powers on, unless you let location updates run constantly in the background.
However, as I noticed that the Leica Fotos app works seamlessly as expected, that is it will reconnect and sync location automatically whenever the camera powers on, I decided to try to make it work like that for the GR III series. I really think geotagging is of value for photo organization and when it comes this easy I think it is worth using.
So basically, you connect once, then it will all reconnect and start location updates automatically the next time you power on your camera, even if there are days or weeks between.
I just released a patch release to fix some compatibility issues that appeared with the latest firmware updates for the GR cameras.
Update: the app is free to try for a week, but after that, a one-time in-app purchase is required to unlock the geotagging functionality permanently. There are no subscriptions; you only pay once.
GPRS app description:
GRPS makes it easy to automatically start and stop location sync from your iPhone to your Ricoh GR III cameras. Once the initial connection is made, the app will automatically wake up and start syncing whenever your camera is powered on within range of the iPhone – even in the background!
This allows you to reliably get up to date location information in your images without having to interact with an app, set an explicit duration for location updates or excessively drain your iPhone battery.
Check the app’s website for additional info.
More Ricoh GR III camera app coverage can be found here:
New GRImageViewer app for transferring photos from the Ricoh GR III camera to iPhone/iPad
GR Remote Viewer app for Ricoh GRII camera (download JPG & RAW files from GRII to smartphone)
