Panasonic DMCZS40S, DMC-ZS40, DMCZS40K Using the GPS function to record the location of a picture

GPS

Using the GPS function to record the location of a picture

Before use, read “About GPS” (→10) and “User License Agreement for Location Name Data” (→320).

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”. The camera is also compatible with the satellite navigation system GLONASS operated by the Russian government.

This camera records the location information of a place where a picture was taken and also automatically adjusts the time to the local time.

Precautions on properly receiving a GPS signal

●●It is recommended to hold the camera steady with the GPS antenna (→258) pointed at the open sky while updating the GPS.

●●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

••Surrounded by trees, such as in a forest

••Inside a moving train, vehicle, etc.

••Near high-voltage electrical power lines

••In building basements

••Between tall buildings or in a valley

••Inside tunnels

••Near devices such as a 1.5 GHz band mobile phone

●●Do not block the 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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