Panasonic DMC-ZS20, DMC-TZ30 manual Using the GPS function to record the location of a picture, 128

Using the GPS function to record the location of a picture

Before using the GPS function, read “About GPS” (→8) and “Licence Agreement for Place Name and Map Data” (→190).

GPS stands for Global Positioning System. You can check your current location using GPS satellites. The camera receives radio signals that contain orbital information and time information from multiple GPS satellites, and uses them to calculate its current position. Calculating a position in this manner is known as “positioning”.

This camera can record the location information of a place where a picture was taken on the pictures.

The camera can also automatically adjust the time or display a place where a picture was taken on a map during playback.

Precautions on properly receiving a GPS signal

●●It is recommended to hold the camera steady with the built-in GPS antenna pointed at the open sky while updating the GPS. (→129)

●●The camera cannot properly receive radio signals from the GPS satellites in the following places. As a result, the camera may not be able to execute positioning or a significant error in positioning may occur.

••Inside buildings	••In building basements or underwater
••Surrounded by trees, such as in	(when using the optional marine case)
a forest	••Between tall buildings or in a valley
••Inside a moving train, vehicle, etc. ••Inside tunnels
••Near high-voltage electrical power	••Near devices such as a 1.5 GHz band mobile phone
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●●Do not block the built-in GPS antenna with your hand or other objects.

●●If you want to execute positioning while you carry the camera around, do not put it in a metallic bag or case. If the camera is enclosed in something metallic, it cannot execute positioning.

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