Using the GPS function to record the location of a picture
■■Displaying the status and result of positioning
The icons that indicate the status and result of positioning will appear on the LCD monitor. When positioning is successful, camera will search the place name information (name of place and landmark) inside its internal database and display it.
Place name information
••Country/region
••Province/state
••City/borough/county
••Town/village
••Landmark
GPS reception icon
| Positioning |
The same number of icons as the number of | executed |
the GPS satellites (from which radio signals are | successfully |
successfully received) stop flashing and light (blue). |
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If the three bars of the GPS reception icon do not |
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light and the icon turns off, it means that positioning |
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was unsuccessful. |
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Positioning result icons
Icon | Time elapsed after successful positioning |
| Less than 5 minutes |
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| 5 minutes to 1 hour have elapsed. |
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| 1 hour to 2 hours have elapsed. |
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| 2 hours or more have elapsed. |
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| Positioning failed. No location information/place |
| name information available. |
Even if GPS reception is good, it will take approx. 2 to 3 minutes to successfully execute positioning in the following cases:
••When positioning is executed for the first time ••When [GPS Setting] is set to [OFF]
••When [Airplane Mode] is set to [ON] and the camera is turned off ••While the battery is removed
Positioning can be executed faster when you download GPS assist data to the camera using the “GPS Assist Tool”. (→141)
