Sony DSC-HX10V Cyber-shot User Manual page 192

Cyber-shot User Guide
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GPS setting (DSC-HX10V only)
Checking triangulating status and shooting direction
The built-in GPS and direction sensor of this camera acquire the information on location or the shooting
direction, and record it on images.
Using the software "PlayMemories Home," you can import photos and movies recorded with location
and shooting direction information to a computer and enjoy viewing them with a map which shows their
shooting location. See "PlayMemories Home Help Guide" for details.
1. MENU
(Settings)
On GPS direction sensor is activated.
GPS direction sensor is inactivated.
Off
Set this to not record location and direction information.
To receive a GPS signal
Proper triangulation is not possible indoors or near tall buildings. Use your camera in an open area
outside, and turn on your camera again.
If no triangulation icon appears, even if you wait for several minutes, you may be in an area where
GPS signal reception is difficult or impossible. Begin shooting where you are, or move to an open
area outside. If you shoot where you are, no location information will be recorded.
Notes
The shooting direction is not recorded when shooting movies.
During take off and landing of an airplane, set [Airplane Mode] to [On].
Use GPS in accordance with the regulations of the place or situation.
It may take from several tens of seconds to several minutes to acquire the location information
when you use the GPS for the first time or use it again after long intervals. Triangulating time can
be shortened by taking in GPS assist data.
The information on the shooting direction acquired by this camera is based on magnetic north (the
direction a compass needle points).
If the camera is in close proximity to a magnetic source or a metal, an error may arise in the
direction sensor. Keep the camera away from a magnetic source or a metal, if at all possible.
The correct shooting direction may not be recorded or displayed in the following cases:
Near a building, a footbridge, an iron bridge, a vehicle, an iron tower
Near electric apparatus, such as a television, speaker, refrigerator, mobile phone, headphones
Near a steel desk or steel chair, etc.
Direction information will become unstable if this camera is pointed upwards.
Do not cover the GPS sensor with your finger when searching for GPS satellites or when
triangulating. This decreases the sensitivity of the GPS sensor and triangulation may fail.
(Main Settings) [GPS setting]
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