Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5 Basic Operating Instructions Manual page 118

Recording the place of recording with GPS
(continued)
Recording Mode:
When [GPS SETTING] is set to [ON] or
In Recording Mode, an icon that indicates the positioning status is displayed on the
LCD monitor.
Then, if positioning is successful, the location name information is displayed.
Location name
information
When using the camera for the first time or after not using it for a while,
positioning may take several minutes, because it may take some time to
acquire the orbit information from the GPS satellites.
If positioning is successful, the current position is saved.
However, note that the saved position information is deleted in the following cases:
• When [GPS SETTING] is set to [OFF]
• When [GPS SETTING] is set to
• When the setup settings are reset with [RESET]
In the following cases, the location name information that will be recorded on the
picture may vary significantly from the current position. Check the location name and
other information before recording.
• Immediately after turning on the camera's power • When the icon is something other than
Positioning is not performed in the following situations:
• During motion picture recording • During audio recording
Information recorded on recorded pictures
When positioning is successful, the current position is saved in the camera and the
latitude, longitude and location name information are recorded on the recorded still
pictures and motion pictures recorded in [AVCHD Lite(GPS REC)] or [MOTION JPEG].
Information recorded on recorded pictures
• Latitude/longitude
• Location name information (country or region name/prefecture, state or province name/city or
town name/landmark name)
You can use the camera or the 'PHOTOfunSTUDIO' software on the supplied CD-ROM to check
the recording location of pictures or display them by location of recording.
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Icon
Positioning
(5 minutes
maximum)
and then the camera's power is turned off
[GPS SETTING] is not available in the DMC-TZ8/DMC-ZS5.
Status
Location name information exists (information
from the last 5 minutes).
Location name information exists (information
from 5 minutes to 1 hour ago).
Location name information exists (information
from 1 hour to 2 hours ago).
Location name information exists (information
from more than 2 hours ago).
Positioning failed (no location name information).
Record only (Cannot set)