Sony PDW-850 Operation Manual page 98

• The GPS signal may not be received when indoors or
near tall structures. Move to a location with a clear
view of the sky.
• The recording of GPS information may be interrupted,
depending on the strength of the received signal, even
if a positioning icon is displayed.
To display the state of GPS data reception in the
viewfinder
Set DISP GPS to ON on the VF DISP 2 page of
the OPERATION menu to display the GPS data
reception status at all times in the viewfinder.
Verifying the GPS location
When recording or playing video with GPS data,
you can check the location on the GPS
INFORMATION screen in the viewfinder.
To display the GPS INFORMATION screen in the
viewfinder
1
Set STATUS GPS to ON on the SET
STATUS page of the OPERATION
menu.
2
Push the STATUS ON/SEL/OFF switch
on the camcorder to the ON/SEL
position.
The displayed screen changes each time the
switch is pushed. Push the switch until the
GPS INFORMATION screen appears.
The GPS INFORMATION screen, below, is
displayed for a few seconds.
GPS INFORMATION
LATITUDE : N 35 40 '12.36
LONGITUDE: E135 25 '13.31
ALTITUDE : +0123m
CALC： 13-03-31T12：45：35Z
REAL： 13-03-31T12：45：36Z
TIME ZONE +9：00
GPSxxx DOP：02
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Advanced Operations for Shooting
Displayed items
Item Description
LATITUDE
Latitude
LONGITUDE
Longitude
ALTITUDE
Altitude
CALC
Calculated date and time
REAL
Current date and time
TIME ZONE Time zone offset from UTC
a) When recording, the current latitude, longitude, and
altitude are displayed. During playback, recorded
information is displayed.
b) The calculated date and time displays the time
obtained using positioning data received from three or
more GPS satellites. After positioning is established,
the display stops when positioning is subsequently
lost. The time is displayed when positioning is re-
established. While positioning is established, the time
displayed is always the same as the current date and
time.
During playback, the calculated time is not displayed.
c) The current date and time displays the time obtained
from one or more GPS satellites. It matches the GPS
satellite clock. When no GPS satellites are available, it
displays the time using a crystal-operated clock within
the module.
During playback, the calculated date and time
recorded on the disc is displayed.
When shooting without available GPS data,
[---------] is displayed.
Problems when using GPS
GPS signals cannot be received
The signals from GPS satellites may not be
received due to interference caused by
obstructions. In this case, move to a location with
a clear view of the sky. For details about locations
that may obstruct the signal, see page 261.
Calculated location appears incorrect
An error of up to a few hundred meters (yards)
may occur if the received GPS signal is reflected
off nearby structures or if the signal is very weak.
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