Using the GPS Function
This function uses signals received from multiple GPS satellites to record location information (latitude, longitude, elevation) in still images and movies. The location information data can also be recorded separately from images and movies. This function can also be used to automatically update the camera’s clock.
Before using the GPS function, make sure to correctly set the date/time and your home time zone (p. 19).
GPS stands for “Global Positioning System”.
Please keep the following things in mind when using the GPS function.
• In certain countries and regions, the use of GPS may be restricted. Therefore, be sure to use GPS in accordance with the laws and regulations of your country or region. Be particularly careful when traveling outside your home country.
•Exercise caution when using this function in places that restrict the use of electronic devices, as the camera receives signals from GPS satellites.
•The camera’s positioning information recorded in images and movies with the GPS function may contain information that can be used to determine your physical location. Be sure to take adequate precautions when transferring images containing camera positioning data and GPS log files to others, or when uploading these files to the Internet where they can be viewed by numerous people.
GPS Function: Where it Can be Used and How to Hold the Camera
GPS Signal Receiver | z Use the camera outside, where the sky is |
| clearly visible. (The function will not work |
| properly if you are in an environment, such |
| as indoors, where the GPS satellite signal |
| cannot be received (p. 110).) |
| z Hold the camera as shown so that signals |
| are easier to receive from GPS satellites. |
zBe sure not to cover the GPS signal receiver with your finger or other objects.
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