GPS the Using
Recording Positional Information to Pictures
BNotes on GPS
•After about two hours of positioning or if the battery has been changed, it will take several minutes to obtain the positional information.
•Positions of the GPS satellites change constantly. You may not be able to determine the position or it may take some time depending on your location and the time. Use GPS in an open space whenever possible. Receiving of signals will be smoother if the GPS antenna (A7) is facing the sky.
•The following locations will block or reflect signals, resulting in failed or inaccurate positioning.
-Inside buildings or at the basement of buildings
-Between
-Under overpasses
-Inside tunnels
-Near
-Between clusters of trees
•Using a mobile phone of 1.5 GHz band near this camera may disrupt positioning.
•When carrying this camera around while positioning, do not place it in a metal bag. Positioning cannot be done if the camera is covered in metal materials.
•GPS satellites may have a margin error of several hundred meters depending on the positioning environment.
•Be aware of your surroundings when positioning.
•If Record GPS data is set to On, positioning will be done every 90 minutes for six times when the camera is turned off. During positioning, the
•The date of the camera's internal clock at the time of shooting is recorded in the date of recording and time of recording indicators displayed on the camera during playback. The time obtained by the positional information recorded on images will not be displayed on the camera.
•Positional information will be recorded on the first frame of pictures shot using Continuous
(A140) or Auto bracketing (A143). In continuous shooting, the positional information will not be recorded for pictures taken after the valid storage period has ended.
•Positional information cannot be recorded onto movies.
•The Geodetic system for this camera's GPS function uses the WGS 84 (World Geodetic System 1984).
CPictures with Recorded Positional Information
•The zicon is displayed during playback for pictures which have the positional information recorded (A9).
•Positional information recorded onto a picture can be checked on a map with ViewNX (Ver. 1.2) after transferring the picture to a computer.
•ViewNX (Ver. 1.2) is compatible with Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Mac OS X 10.5.4, but not compatible with Windows 2000.
•ViewNX (Ver. 1.2) can be downloaded through the Internet. (See “Installing Nikon Transfer” of the Quick Start Guide.)
For more information on using ViewNX, refer to the
•The actual place of shooting may differ from the GPS information recorded on the picture files due to the accuracy of the positional information obtained and the Geodetic system used.
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