A device for optimizing photographic recording properties, comprising - an object angle determination device which is designed, based on GPS data, to determine the object angle of the photographic object (1, 2), - a camera angle determination device which is designed, based on GPS data, to determine the camera angle from the camera position to the object position, - an azimuth determination device which is designed to determine the azimuth of the sun with reference to the object position of the photographic object (1,2), - an elevation determination device which is designed to determine the elevation of the sun with reference to the object position of the photographic object (1,2), - an azimuth object difference angle determination device which is designed to determine the azimuth object difference angle (AODW), which results from the difference of the azimuth of the sun, which has been established by the azimuth determination device, and of the object angle which has been established by the object difference angle determination device, - an azimuth camera difference angle determination device which is designed to determine the azimuth camera difference angle (AKDW), which results from the difference of the azimuth of the sun, which has been established by the azimuth determination device, and of the camera angle which has been established by the camera angle determination device, - an elevation evaluation device which, based on the elevation of the sun, which has been determined by the elevation determination device, calculates an elevation evaluation number, - an azimuth object difference angle evaluation device which, based on the azimuth object difference angle (AODW) which has been determined by the azimuth object difference angle determination device, calculates an azimuth object difference angle evaluation number (BAODW), - an azimuth camera difference angle evaluation device which, based on the azimuth camera difference angle (AKDW) which has been determined by the azimuth camera difference angle determination device, calculates an azimuth camera difference angle evaluation number (BAKDW), - a total evaluation device which, based on the elevation evaluation number, the azimuth object difference angle evaluation number (BAODW) and the azimuth camera difference angle evaluation number (BAKDW), calculates a total evaluation number, - wherein the total evaluation device executes an action if the total evaluation number exceeds an evaluation threshold. - an object angle determination device which is designed, based on GPS data, to determine the object angle of the photographic object (1, 2), - a camera angle determination device which is designed, based on GPS data, to determine the camera angle from the camera position to the object position, - an azimuth determination device which is designed to determine the azimuth of the sun with reference to the object position of the photographic object (1,2), - an elevation determination device which is designed to determine the elevation of the sun with reference to the object position of the photographic object (1,2), - an azimuth object difference angle determination device which is designed to determine the azimuth object difference angle (AODW), which results from the difference of the azimuth of the sun, which has been established by the azimuth determination device, and of the object angle which has been established by the object difference angle determination device, - an azimuth camera difference angle determination device which is designed to determine the azimuth camera difference angle (AKDW), which results from the difference of the azimuth of the sun, which has been established by the azimuth determination device, and of the camera angle which has been established by the camera angle determination device, - an elevation evaluation device which, based on the elevation of the sun, which has been determined by the elevation determination device, calculates an elevation evaluation number, - an azimuth object difference angle evaluation device which, based on the azimuth object difference angle (AODW) which has been determined by the azimuth object difference angle determination device, calculates an azimuth object difference angle evaluation number (BAODW), - an azimuth camera difference angle evaluation device which, based on the azimuth camera difference angle (AKDW) which has been determined by the azimuth camera difference angle determination device, calculates an azimuth camera difference angle evaluation number (BAKDW), - a total evaluation device which, based on the elevation evaluation number, the azimuth object difference angle evaluation number (BAODW) and the azimuth camera difference angle evaluation number (BAKDW), calculates a total evaluation number, - wherein the total evaluation device executes an action if the total evaluation number exceeds an evaluation threshold.