Hi all. Just wondering if anyone’s had any luck integrating the Reach M+ or M2 with the Sony RX0? Have found some threads on the forum but very little information on whether anyone has been successful, let alone how to do so.
I’m not sure about this one. I assume you are wanting to PPK with a drone?
How do you initiate the captures? Manually, auto-interval?
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Hi Aaron,
Reach M+/M2 requires a hot shoe connection to get precise time marks. As far as I know, the Sony RX0 camera doesn’t have a hot shoe connector, so you can’t easily integrate it with our receivers.
If you know how to get the camera’s feedback in another way, you can make a custom cable for the purpose. You can use Reach M+/M2 Time mark1 pin (C1 port) to save events. Please note that Reach’s GND pin from C1 should be connected to the camera’s GND.
I export the full GPS track from RTKLIB. When flying I take two test shots that I can visibly see in Geosetter and sync the M2 locations to the photos. I agree that this can be a second or two off if you do not perform the checkshot well, but the relative accuracy of you map is still there. I compensate for this by using Ground Control Points which I recommend regardless of how you fly. When doing PPK usually 5-6 will get it done.
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Sounds like a solution too, but we’re trying to integrate the M2 to our in-house mapping drone. Currently, the flight controller is triggering the camera. We want to offer clients a seamless solution for PPK - will probably give the custom cable option a try, else another camera is also another option for PPK. Having said that, I still want to keep the platform as lightweight as possible, so not really keen on larger cameras that use the hotshoe. Any tips on cameras? Been seeing a lot of Chinese mapping cameras - pretty tempting given their profile and hotshoe availability.
So you’re not actually doing the flying and processing?
We have a sister company that does mapping with our platform, and we’re just developing a PPK workflow on the same kit for them. We might as well develop a seamless solution to offer our other clients too 
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