Do cameras have tracking devices?

It’s been established that most cameras today do not have a built-in GPS feature. There are still other ways to geotag images and gather location information that can be used later.

Can a camera be tracked?

You see, every photo taken with a digital camera has an EXIF data that is like a unique serial number of you digital camera. Granted that the camera thief uses the camera like how it is commonly used today, i.e. posting the pictures taken with the camera somewhere online, you can track the camera down and get it back.

Can a DSLR camera be tracked?

It’s also information that can be easily stripped from images or even permanently altered in the camera. So no, in short there is no way to track a DSLR camera that is lost or stolen.

Is it possible to track a stolen camera?

Finding a Stolen or Lost Camera. Search for the serial number online. There are websites like GadgetTrak and Stolen Camera Finder that can find your camera by comparing your camera’s serial number with photos on popular sites like Instagram and Flickr.

What is Stolen camera Finder?

stolencamerafinder crawls the internet searching for photos, collecting the serial numbers of the cameras that took them. When you use the drag & drop feature, stolencamerafinder reads the unique serial number from the exif data of your photo and uses it to match against serial numbers it has stored.

How can I find my lost camera?

Register your camera purchase with the manufacturer. The websites stolencamerafinder.com and cameratrace.com allow you to enter your camera’s serial number. In the event someone posts a picture with your lost or stolen camera on the web, the site will match the image’s Exif metadata with yours.