Using the GPS function to record the location of a picture
■Information to be recorded on the pictures
When the camera successfully executes positioning, it records the following information in still pictures and motion pictures∗ (except for the picture quality settings of [PSH], [FSH], and [SH]).
•Latitude and longitude
•Place name information (Country/region, province/state, city/borough/county, town/ village, landmark)
∗Only the information determined at the time when the recording was started is recorded.
●The is displayed during playback for pictures that are recorded with location and place name information.
■Place name information
The most appropriate place name is displayed for place name information by searching for place names and landmarks from the database of this camera based on the latitude and longitude of positioning. (In some cases, the nearest place name or landmark may not be displayed.)
•If an appropriate place name or landmark is not found,
•There are also cases where the landmarks you are looking for may not be registered in the camera database. Place name information such as landmarks is current as of December 2011. (Type of landmarks (→196))
●Place name information (place name and landmark name) may be different from the official names in some cases.