Operation Manual

GPS
Using the GPS function to record the location of a picture
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Displaying the status and result of positioning
The icons that indicate the status and result of positioning will appear. When positioning
is successful, camera will search the place name information (name of place and
landmark) inside its internal database and display it.
Place name information
GPS reception icon
The same number of icons as the number of
the GPS satellites (from which radio signals are
successfully received) stop flashing and light.
If the three bars of the GPS reception icon do not
light and the icon turns off, it means that positioning
was unsuccessful.
Positioning
executed
successfully
(blue)
Positioning result icons
Icon Time elapsed after successful positioning
Less than 5 minutes.
5 minutes to 1 hour have elapsed.
1 hour to 2 hours have elapsed.
2 hours or more have elapsed.
Positioning failed. No location information/place
name information available.
Even if GPS reception is good, it will take approx. 2 to 3 minutes to
successfully execute positioning in the following cases:
• When positioning is executed for the first time
• When [GPS Setting] was set to [OFF]
• When [Airplane Mode] was set to [ON] and the camera was turned off (→264)
• When the battery was removed
Positioning can be executed faster when you download GPS assist data to the
camera using the “GPS Assist Tool”. (→266)