Using gps function, Configure the setting, Check the reception status – Canon D20 User Manual

Page 47: Places with poor gps coverage, Reception status display

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Using GPS Function

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Location information may not be recorded, or inaccurate information may
be recorded where GPS signal coverage is poor, such as in the following
places.
z

Indoors zunderground znear buildings or in valleys zin tunnels or

forests znear high-voltage power lines or mobile phones operating on the
1.5 GHz band zinside a bag or suitcase zunderwater zwhen traveling
across great distances zwhen traveling through different environments

Even in other places, GPS satellite movement may interfere with geotagging
and cause missing or inaccurate location information, or the information may
indicate that the camera has been used elsewhere even if it has not.

GPS signal reception may take longer after battery replacement, or when
you have not used GPS functions for some time.

Configure the setting.

Press the

m button, choose

in the menu,

and choose

(p. 41).

To restore the original setting, repeat this
process but choose

.

Check the reception status.

Use the camera outside, where there is an
unobstructed view of the sky. (GPS functions
will not work correctly indoors or in other
areas away from GPS coverage (p. 47).)
Check GPS reception status as shown on the
screen.

* When you have activated the logger (p. 49),

is also displayed.

Places With Poor GPS Coverage

Using GPS Function

OFF

OFF

Reception Status Display

(on)

GPS signal received. Location can be recorded.*

(blinking)

Looking for GPS signal.*

(on)

No GPS signal.

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