User Manual

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Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
Controlling with a Smartphone
Writing location information of a smartphone on a recorded
image
Wireless connectivity required:
Bluetooth
The smartphone sends its location information to the camera via Bluetooth, and the
camera performs recording while writing the acquired location information.
GPS
Bluetooth
The smartphone acquires
location information.
The smartphone sends the
location information.
The camera performs recording
while writing the location
information.
Preparation
Enable the GPS function on the smartphone.
1
Make a Bluetooth connection to the smartphone (→227)
2
Select the camera’s menu
→ [Setup] → [Bluetooth] → [Location Logging] → [ON]
• The camera will enter a mode where location information can be recorded and [ ] will be
displayed on the recording screen.
3
Take pictures on the camera
• Location information will be written to the recorded pictures.
When the displayed [ ] is semi-transparent
Location information is not acquired, so data cannot be written. Positioning with the GPS on the
smartphone may not be possible if the smartphone is in a location such as a building or a bag.
Move the smartphone to a location where positioning performance can be optimized, such as that
offers a wide view of the sky, to try positioning. In addition, refer to the operating instructions of your
smartphone.
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Images with location information are indicated with [ ].
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Be sure to pay special attention to the privacy, the likeness rights, etc. of the subject when
you use this function. Use at your own risk.
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The smartphone battery drains faster while location information is being recorded.
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The location information cannot be written in the following cases:
• Motion pictures recorded in [AVCHD] format