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Using the GPS function to record the location of a picture
DMC-ZS20

Information to be recorded on the pictures

When the camera successfully executes positioning, it records the following information
in still pictures and motion pictures(except for the picture quality settings of [PSH],
[FSH], and [SH]).
Latitude and longitude
Place name information (Country/region, province/state, city/borough/county, town/
village, landmark)
Only the information determined at the time when the recording was started is recorded.
The is displayed during playback for pictures that are recorded with location and
place name information.

Place name information

The most appropriate place name is displayed for place name information by searching
for place names and landmarks from the database of this camera based on the latitude
and longitude of positioning. (In some cases, the nearest place name or landmark may
not be displayed.)
If an appropriate place name or landmark is not found, [---] will appear even if the
positioning is executed successfully. Even if [---] is displayed, in some cases you can
select the place name information by using [GPS Area Select]. (136)
There are also cases where the landmarks you are looking for may not be registered
in the camera database. Place name information such as landmarks is current as of
December 2011. (Type of landmarks (196))
Place name information (place name and landmark name) may be different from the
official names in some cases.