Geotagging (Adding location information from smartphone / tablet onto recorded still pictures*)

* This function is not available on smartphones / tablets not equipped with the location information acquiring function.

Preparation

1. Wi-Fi connection

2. Activate location information option on smartphone / tablet

Operation

1. Tapicon

2. Tap [Geotagging]icon

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A Time synchronization
B Recording start/stop
C Send location data
D Display operational condition
E Operational condition display area
F Operation log
G Recording interval

3. Tapiconto adjust current time on camera

4. Tapiconto start recording location information

  1. Tap again to stop recording.
  2. Please stop recording location information when not using it as it consumes battery quickly while active.

5. Taking still pictures

6. Tapiconto send location data to digital camera

Once you finish sending the location data, the message [Location data sent. Erase location data?] will be displayed.
Select either [Erase] or [Cancel].

7. Write location data to recorded still pictures

When sending location data to your camera in step (6), a message [Save the current location information to the picture file?] will be displayed.
If you tap [Write], the location data taken with a smartphone / tablet will be written onto the recorded still picture.

  1. If you want to write the location data to multiple still pictures at once, repeat the steps from step (6) after taking multiple still pictures in step (5).
  2. If you want to stop Geotagging, tapiconand stop recording location data.
  1. Tapicon, operational condition will be displayed in theiconarea.
    Tapiconto display location information recording logs. Max. log storage capacity is 20 entries. New entries exceeding max. amount will overwrite previous data.
  1. Tapiconto select location information recording interval.
    1, 5, 15, 30, 60 sec. intervals are available.
  1. After recording begins, location data will continue to be recorded according to the set recording interval.
    During that time, If you film with the camera while switching multiple SD cards*, please repeat the following steps for each SD card.

(a) Switch the SD Memory Card in the camera.

(b) After confirming the connection between the camera and smartphone / tablet has not been disconnected, repeat steps (5) - (7).

* SD / SDHC / SDXC Memory Cards are indicated as “SD Memory Cards” in this text.

  1. Images with location information added using the location information acquiring function may contain personal information such as location information which could be used to identify you. Be aware of these issues when you upload images to a website.
  2. When taking still pictures in certain locations such as indoors, accurate GPS location information may not be available, and location information may not be saved.
  3. Max. location data storage capacity is 600,000 entries. *New entries exceeding max. amount will overwrite older data.

* Approx recording period is 1 month when recording interval is set at a 5-sec.

  1. For using sent location data, see camera operating instructions.
  2. Location information recording will be stopped, if you press the Home or On/Off button of iOS devices after recording location information is started.