Sony Handycam HDR-CX500E Handbook page 35

The GPS switch is set to ON in the default setting. Movies and photos recorded during triangulation by
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GPS will be recorded with location information. If you do not want to record location information, set
the GPS switch to OFF.
It may take from several seconds to several minutes to acquire the location information when you use the
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GPS for the first time or use it again after long intervals.
Even if the camcorder is turned off, the GPS function is working as long as the GPS switch is set to ON.
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Make sure that the GPS switch is set to OFF during take off and landing of an airplane.
You may not be able to acquire location information in locations where radio signals from GPS satellites
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do not reach (p. 118).
The 3 dots in the lower right of
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GPS signal is not stable enough to triangulate in the current environment. To successfully triangulate,
move to an open area first, and turn the GPS switch to OFF and ON again, or turn the power of your
camcorder off and on.
Your camcorder quits trying to triangulate after a few minutes of unsuccessful attempts. If your
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camcorder continues to display
turn the GPS switch to OFF and ON again, or turn the power of your camcorder off and on.
Tips
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You can acquire your current location information to check where you are at the moment (p. 55).
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You can search for movies and photos to be played on the Map Index (p. 40).
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When you play movies and photos with [DATA CODE] set to [COORDINATES], the location
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information appears on the LCD screen (p. 89).
You can use [AUTO CLOCK ADJ] and [AUTO AREA ADJ] to adjust the clock and the area (p. 98).
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show GPS signal stability. When fewer than 3 dots are displayed, the
(triangulation process not started) even after moved to an open area,