Recording The Image Location With Gps (Only In Connection With The Leica Fotos App); Formatting A Memory Card - Leica Q2 Instruction Manual

RECORDING THE IMAGE LOCATION WITH GPS (ONLY
EN
IN CONNECTION WITH THE LEICA FOTOS APP)
The GPS (global positioning system) allows the pinpointing of a
receiver anywhere in the world. The GPS function is activated
automatically when a connection to the Leica FOTOS app is active.
The camera will then continuously receive the current GPS data
(latitude and longitude, elevation above sea level) and writes this
information into the Exif data of the images.
Note
• This function is available only as long as the camera is
connected to the Leica FOTOS app (see p. 129)
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FORMATTING A MEMORY CARD

Memory cards that have already been in use with this camera will
usually not require formatting. An unformatted memory card that is
inserted into the camera for the first time will have to be formatted.
We recommend formatting memory cards from time to time,
because residual data traces (data pertaining to individual pictures)
may reduce the card's memory capacity.
▸ Select in the main menu
Format Card
▸ Confirm the selection
Notes
• Never switch off the camera while data transfer is in progress.
• All data previously stored on the memory card will be lost during
formatting. Formatting will not be prevented by the deletion
protection set for individual pictures.
• All images should therefore be regularly transferred to a safe
mass storage medium, e.g. the hard disk of a computer.
• A simple formatting process will initially not irretrievably destroy
existing data on the card. Only the directory will be deleted,
which means the data will no longer be directly accessible. Data
access can be restored with appropriate software. Only data
subsequently overwritten when new data is saved will actually be
irretrievable.
• A memory card should be formatted again in the camera if it
was formatted in another device, e.g. a computer.
• Contact your retailer or Leica Customer Care if the memory card
cannot be formatted/overwritten (see p. 152).