Panasonic DMCZS40K User Manual

GPS

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Before use, read “About GPS” 

 and “User License Agreement for Location Name 

Data” 

. 

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.

 

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It is recommended to hold the camera steady with the GPS antenna 

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 pointed at 

the open sky while updating the GPS.

 

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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

 

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Do not block the GPS antenna with your hand or other objects.

 

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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.