Electronic Compass - Nikon CoolPix AW120 Reference Manual

Electronic Compass

Press the d button M z (location data options) menu icon M
Electronic compass M k button
Option
Compass display
Compass correction
Set whether or not to display a compass on the shooting
screen.
• Default setting: Off
• The direction the camera is pointing is displayed based
on measured direction information.
• When the camera lens faces downward, the compass
display switches to a circle compass with a red arrow
that points north.
- Display style: north, east, south and west
- Display range: 16 cardinal points
• The direction measured by the electronic compass can
be imprinted on images using Data imprint in the
playback menu (E18).
Correct the compass when the compass direction is not
displayed correctly.
When the screen shown
on the right is displayed,
swing the camera to draw
a figure eight in the air
while turning your wrist
to face the camera
forward and backward,
side to side, or up and
down.
Description
Compass correction
Move camera in a figure eight.
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