Recording Positional Information to Pictures

5 Press the dbutton.

•This returns to the GPS signal status display screen.

•Check the positioning status before shooting. Refer to the “GPS Signal Status Display” below for more information on the positioning status.

Signal strength

Position

6 Rotate the mode dial to the shooting mode and shoot.

• While the camera is turned on, positioning is done and updated every five seconds. However, positional information will not be updated when the zoom control and any dials are operated, or when any button is pressed.

• The positional information will not be updated when the

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shutter-release button is pressed halfway. The positional

 

 

information obtained when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway will be recorded onto the pictures to be shot. However, positional information will not be recorded if the Valid storage period (A63) is exceeded while pressing the shutter-release button halfway.

•Check the positioning status before shooting. Refer to the “GPS Signal Status Display” below for more information on the positioning status.

CGPS Signal Status Display

The GPS signals that will be displayed when the mode dial is set to Gare as follows.

Positioning status:

GPS signal

Shooting

Description

status

mode

 

zzz

n

Receives signals from four or more satellites and determines

(White)

 

position. Positional information will be recorded onto the picture.

zz

o

Receives signals from three satellites and determines position.

(White)

 

Positional information will be recorded onto the picture.

zz

z

Positioning has not been done but valid storage period limit is not

(White)

over yet (A63). The last recorded position will be recorded.

 

 

 

 

z

y

Positioning has not been possible for a period of time more than the

(Red)

valid storage period. Positional information will not be recorded.

 

 

 

 

GPS the Using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Positional

Signal strength

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

information:

 

 

 

 

 

Displays the latitude

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and longitude of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

determined position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time elapsed:

Displays the time elapsed since the last positioning.

GPS satellite position and signal status:

Displays the number, position, and signal status of the transmitting satellite.

A maximum of 12 satellites will be displayed. The strength of the receiving signals are indicated as follows: gray ➝ yellow ➝ blue (stronger).

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