Camera would like to use current location??

[barranquillero1]

ever since i updated my iphone first gen to the 2.0 software everytime i am going to use the camera i get that message? the camera also takes a while to open. is this happening to anybody else?

 

[SAVANNAHLEE]

ever since i updated my iphone first gen to the 2.0 software everytime i am going to use the camera i get that message? the camera also takes a while to open. is this happening to anybody else?

it happened to me 2..i dun know what's the matter..i couldnt even find out the taken pics...

 

[KC2]

It's trying to geotag (apply a location tag - whether estimated or exact with GPS) to your photos.

From the iPhone user manual:

Camera photos are tagged with location data if Location Services is turned on. You
can use location data with some applications and photo-sharing websites to track
and post where you took your pictures. If Location Services is turned off, you’ll be
prompted to turn it on. If you don’t want to include location data with your photos,
you don’t need to have Location Services turn on to take pictures. See “Location
Services” on page 107.

Page 107:

Location Services allows applications such as Maps and Camera to gather and use
data indicating your location. Location Services does not correlate the data it collects
with your personally identifiable information. Your approximate location is determined
using available information from cellular network data, local Wi-Fi networks (if you
have Wi-Fi turned on), and GPS (if you have an iPhone 3G; GPS not available in all
locations).

You can turn Location Services off if you don’t want to use this feature. If you turn
Location Services off, you’ll be prompted to turn it back on again the next time an
application tries to use this feature.
Turn Location Services on or off: Choose General > Location Services and turn
location services on or off.
To conserve battery life, turn Location Services off when you’re not using it.

 

[pedroistheman]

yeah, it's apple policy to always check w/ you each time it uses GPS...same thing with maps or any other app that uses GPS. Your only option to avoid this would be go into the settings and turn GPS off...