Does the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver work with the Canon EOS 1100D / Rebel T3?
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I have a Canon EOS 1100D (Rebel T3) and I'm trying to find out whether the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver is compatible with it. I know Canon lists support for newer bodies like the T4i, but will it work with the T3 as well? If so, what features are available, and why is support different between the T3 and T4i?
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I believe it will work, but with quite limited functionality.
Basically it is a manual process with the Canon T3. The GP-E2 will capture logging information, but you have to sync the two up on a computer later.
The T4i has firmware that supports the usage of this GPS logger, your T3 does not as far as I can tell. It might be worth looking at any new T3 firmware updates to see if they perhaps have added this functionality since the release of the GP-E2.
This is the compatibility info from the Canon website:
Compatible Cameras
- Automatic geotagging when shooting supported by EOS-1D X and later cameras (EOS 5D Mark III and EOS 7D: supported with a firmware update)
- Manual geotagging after shooting (from logging information) supported by all EOS DIGITAL cameras
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Yes, but only in a limited way. Based on Canon’s compatibility information, the GP-E2 supports:
- automatic geotagging while shooting only on certain newer EOS bodies with firmware support
- manual geotagging after shooting, using the GP-E2’s log data, on all EOS digital cameras
So with the EOS 1100D / Rebel T3, you should expect to use it as a GPS logger rather than for direct in-camera geotagging. In practice, the GP-E2 records location data, and you later sync that log with your photos on a computer.
The difference is firmware/body support: cameras like the T4i have built-in support for communicating with the GP-E2 for automatic tagging, while the T3 does not. Unless Canon released a firmware update adding that support, the T3 won’t offer the same automatic functionality.
In short: the GP-E2 can still be useful with a T3, but mainly for post-processing geotagging rather than seamless in-camera GPS tagging.
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