Confirming A Location Calculated - Sony HKDW-704 Operation Manual

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About the time needed to calculate a location after power on
The unit can finish calculating a location within the following times if
the power is turned on under good satellite reception condition.
• After one hour or more since the power was turned off last:
within about 60 seconds.
• Within one hour since the power was turned off last:
within about 20 seconds.
If it take more time than those times described above, the unit is
receiving GPS radio waves from satellites due to buildings, trees, etc., in
the way.
Change the shooting location or wait until the satellites move to more
favorable position.

1-4-2 Confirming a Location Calculated

You can confirm the location currently calculated on the GPS
INFORMATION window displayed on the viewfinder when recording
or playing back GPS data.
Displaying the GPS INFORMATION window
Set the STATUS GPS item to ON on the SET STATUS page of the
OPERATION menu.
Displaying the GPS INFORMATION window on the
viewfinder
Push the STATUS ON/SEL/OFF switch on the camcorder upwards the
ON/SEL side.
Each time you push it up, the window displayed changes. Push it up
repeatedly until the GPS INFORMATION window appears. For several
seconds, the GPS INFORMATION window is displayed.
Note
Since serial communication is used for the GPS communication between
the unit and computer, communication delay is theoretically generated.
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Chapter 1 Using GPS Data