# Zensō: Location

> Geotag photos with your device's location.

Web page: https://shisheng.dev/zenso/docs/location

Zensō can add this device's location to your photos, in place of a GPS unit on the camera. How the location gets into a photo depends on the camera and on how it's connected.

## Turn on location

### 1. Turn on Sync location

Tap the gear button to open Settings, then choose Sync. When iOS asks, allow location access while using the app.

- Settings › Sync › Location › **Sync location**: On

### 2. Send it to the camera

For EXPEED 7 cameras connected over Wi-Fi. The interval can be 1 to 10 minutes.

- Settings › Sync › Location › **Sync location periodically**: On
- Settings › Sync › Location › **Location sync interval**: 5 min

### 3. Keep Zensō connected

Zensō sends location only while it's connected to the camera. Background connection keeps it connected after you switch to another app. It needs location access set to Always.

- Settings › Sync › Connection › **Background connection**: On

## How location reaches your photos

## EXPEED 7 cameras

Z 9, Z 8, Z 6III, Z f, Z 5II, Z 5IIc, Z 50II and Z R, connected over Wi-Fi in STA mode as described in the [Connection Guide](https://shisheng.dev/zenso/docs/connect).

Zensō sends your location when it connects, then again at the interval you set. The camera records it in the pictures it takes.

To send it right away, tap Sync in the Dashboard's Quick Actions. This also sets the camera's clock.

To see what the camera received, open Location data (smart device) under Connect to smart device in the camera's Network menu.

## EXPEED 6 cameras

Z 5, Z 6, Z 6II, Z 7, Z 7II, Z 30, Z 50 and Z fc.

These cameras can't take location data over a wireless connection. Instead, Zensō adds the location to JPEG and HEIF photos as they arrive through Auto-download.

- Settings › Storage › Auto-download › **Auto-download**: On

> **Important**
>
> RAW files, and photos you download later from the Gallery, don't get a location. A photo that already has GPS data keeps it.

## USB

The camera can't take location data over USB, so Sync location periodically is unavailable.

As with EXPEED 6 cameras, Zensō adds the location to JPEG and HEIF photos as they arrive through Auto-download.

- Settings › Storage › Auto-download › **Auto-download**: On

## Reference

- [Connect to Smart Device › Location Data (Smart Device)](https://onlinemanual.nikonimglib.com/z8/en/nwm_connect_to_smart_device_358.html), in the Nikon Z 8 Online Manual.