Canon PowerShot D30 - Manual (Page 29)

Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Using GPS
Functions
Auto Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
P Mode
Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Using GPS
Functions
Auto Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
P Mode
Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Using GPS Functions
Camera location information (latitude, longitude, and elevation) based on
signals acquired from GPS satellites can be added to the still images and
movies you shoot, or this information can be logged separately. In addition
to geotagging, the camera clock can be updated automatically.
Before using GPS functions, make sure the date, time, and home time zone
on the camera are set correctly, as described in “Setting the Date and Time”
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When using GPS functions, keep the following points in mind.
• In certain countries and regions, the use of GPS may be restricted.
Therefore, be sure to use GPS in accordance with the laws and
regulations of your country or region. Be particularly careful when
using GPS outside your home country.
•
Be careful about using GPS features where the operation of
electronic devices is restricted, because the camera will receive
GPS signals.
•
Others may be able to locate or identify you by using location data
in your geotagged still images or movies. Be careful when sharing
these images or GPS log files with others, as when posting images
online where many others can view them.
• GPS: Global Positioning System
Where to Use GPS, and How to Hold the
Camera
z z
Use the camera outside, where there is
an unobstructed view of the sky. (GPS
functions will not work correctly indoors or
in other areas away from GPS coverage
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z z
Hold the camera correctly, as shown, for
easier GPS signal reception.
z z Keep your fingers or other objects off the
GPS antenna.
How to Carry the Camera When Using the Logger
Function
For better GPS signal reception, try to keep the GPS antenna pointing up,
toward the sky. When carrying the camera in a bag, put it in the bag with
the GPS antenna pointing up, and try to put the camera in an outer section
of bag.
Places with Poor GPS Coverage
•
Location information may not be recorded, or inaccurate information may
be recorded where GPS signal coverage is poor, such as in the following
places.
● Indoors ● underground ● near buildings or in valleys ● in tunnels or
forests
● near high-voltage power lines or mobile phones operating
on the 1.5 GHz band
● inside a bag or suitcase ● under water ● when
traveling across great distances
● when traveling through different
environments
• Even in other places, GPS satellite movement may interfere with
geotagging and cause missing or inaccurate location information, or the
information may indicate that the camera has been used elsewhere even
if it has not.
GPS Antenna