Canon PowerShot D20, User Manual

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Using GPS Function
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• Location information may not be recorded, or inaccurate information may
be recorded where GPS signal coverage is poor, such as in the following
places.
z Indoors z underground z near buildings or in valleys z in tunnels or
forests
z
near high-voltage power lines or mobile phones operating on the
1.5 GHz band z inside a bag or suitcase z underwater z when traveling
across great distances
z
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 signal reception may take longer after battery replacement, or when
you have not used GPS functions for some time.
Configure the setting.
Press the
m
button, choose in the menu,
and choose (p. 41).
To restore the original setting, repeat this
process but choose
.
Check the reception status.
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 (p. 47).)
Check GPS reception status as shown on the
screen.
* When you have activated the logger (p. 49), is also displayed.
Places With Poor GPS Coverage
Using GPS Function
OFF
OFF
Reception Status Display
(on) GPS signal received. Location can be recorded.*
(blinking) Looking for GPS signal.*
(on) No GPS signal.
COP
Y