Panasonic DMCZS40K 259, Displaying the status and result of positioning, GPS reception icon

GPS

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. When positioning is successful, camera will search the place name information (name of place and landmark) inside its internal database and display it.

GPS reception icon

The	same number of icons as the number of	Positioning
the GPS satellites (from which radio signals are		executed
successfully received) stop flashing and light.		successfully
If the three bars of the GPS reception icon do not			(blue)
light and the icon turns off, it means that positioning
was unsuccessful.

	Positioning result icons
Place name information
		Icon	Time elapsed after successful positioning
			Less than 5 minutes.
			5 minutes to 1 hour have elapsed.
			1 hour to 2 hours have elapsed.
			2 hours or more have elapsed.
			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] was set to [OFF]

••When [Airplane Mode] was set to [ON] and the camera was turned off (→264) ••When the battery was removed

Positioning can be executed faster when you download GPS assist data to the camera using the “GPS Assist Tool”. (→266)

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