Problem

Possible Cause and Recommended Action

 

 

Positioning takes a

1)The first positioning operation you perform with the camera

 

long time.

after you purchase it, immediately after changing the “GPS”

 

 

setting from “Off” to “On”, or after not using it for a long time

 

 

may take a number of minutes to complete.

 

 

 

2)Normally, a positioning operation should take around

 

 

10 seconds. However, changes in the positions of the GPS

 

 

satellites, as well as the shooting location and environment

 

 

can cause it to take longer.

 

 

 

3)Positioning may take longer than normal in environments

 

 

where GPS satellite wave reception is poor (page 97).

 

The position

1)Depending on wave conditions, GPS satellite positioning is

 

reading is off.

subject to error of hundreds of meters.

 

 

 

2)Performing positioning in an environment where it is difficult

 

 

to receive GPS satellite waves and where the motion sensor

 

 

is being influenced by magnetism can result in large errors in

 

 

positioning readings.

 

 

 

3)Performing positioning for a long time with the motion sensor

 

 

in an environment where it is difficult to receive GPS satellite

 

 

waves can cause large errors in the positioning readings.

 

 

 

 

There is large error

1)The camera may be being affected by magnetism. Perform

 

in direction

direction sensor accuracy adjustment (page 106). Also, move

 

information.

the camera away from sources of magnetism and from metal.

 

 

2)The direction sensor may not be able to perform direction

 

 

measurements under any of the following conditions.

 

 

• Immediately after “On” is selected for the “GPS” setting

 

 

(page 92)

 

 

 

• Immediately after loading the battery and turning on the

 

 

camera

 

 

 

 

 

The place name is

This can happen immediate after you turn on the camera, when

 

different from the

the GPS wave condition icon (page 93) shows

(wave

 

location where I

condition poor), or when there are major differences between

 

shoot an image.

you current location and the place name data stored in camera

 

 

memory. If this happens, select “- - -” (blank) for the place name

 

 

(page 94).

 

 

No place name

1)There may not be a landmark near your current location.

 

appears on the

2)There may not be a name in the camera’s built-in place name

 

camera screen.

data in the vicinity of your current location. This will be

 

 

indicated by “- - -” (blank) appearing on the screen in place of

 

 

place name candidates (page 95).

 

 

 

 

 

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