Checking the triangulating status – Sony HDR-TD20V User Manual

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Notes

It may take a while before the camcorder starts

triangulating.

Use the GPS function outdoors and in open

areas, as the radio signals can best be received

in such areas.

The map always displays the north at the top.

Obtaining a map of
the current location
(triangulating priority
mode)

This feature is useful for checking a map of

your current location while traveling.

As the camcorder turns other functions

off to search for satellites, obtaining

triangulating information can take priority.

Select

 [Setup]

[

General Settings]

[Your

Location].

Notes

If you select a certain point on the screen, the

map shows an area with that point at the center.

Select

to move your current location back

to the center again.

If the camcorder cannot acquire current

location information, the triangulating

information screen appears (p. 49).

If the location information that was previously

acquired is invalid, the marker does not appear.

To close the current location screen, select

.

Checking the
triangulating status

The camcorder displays the status of the

GPS signal reception when you are unable

to obtain the triangulating information.

1

Display your current location
(p. 49).

If your current location appears on

the LCD screen, you do not need to

continue this operation.

2

Select

.

To close the triangulating information

screen, select

.

A marker (red) that indicates

your current location

Displays the triangulating

information (p. 49)

Satellite map

Triangulating

gauge

Information for the

location that was

previously obtained.

Satellite icons

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