Nikon Coolpix S9300 - Manual (Page 13)

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<Important> Notes on GPS/electronic compass (COOLPIX S9300 only)
● Location name data of this camera
Before using the GPS function, make sure to read "USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR
LOCATION NAME DATA (COOLPIX S9300 only)" (
F7) and agree to the terms.
• The location name information (Point of Interest: POI) for Japan is as of June 2011;
the location information for outside Japan is as of September 2011.
The location name information will not be updated.
• Use the location name information only as a guide.
● Notes on GPS/electronic compass
• Do not operate the GPS/electronic compass while you are driving a car.
• Use information (such as direction) measured by the camera as a guideline only.
This information cannot be used for navigation of an airplane, car, and person or
land survey applications.
• When you use the camera for mountain climbing or trekking, be sure to take a
map, navigation device, or measuring instrument separately.
• When the camera lens is facing upward, the electronic compass is not displayed.
• An individual may be identified from still pictures or movies that have been
recorded with location information.
Observe caution when you transfer still pictures or movies recorded with
location information, or GPS log files to a third party or upload them to a network
such as the Internet where the public can view them.
Be sure to read "Disposing of Data Storage Devices" (
Av).
● When the Record GPS data of the GPS options menu is On, and a log is
recorded using Create log, GPS functions will continue to operate even
when the camera is turned off.
• The electromagnetic waves emitted from the camera may affect the measuring
instruments of an airplane or medical equipment.
When use of the camera is prohibited during airplane takeoffs and landings or
inside a hospital, set the Record GPS data to Off and turn off the camera.
● Using the camera overseas
• Before taking the camera with GPS function overseas for travel, consult your
travel agency or embassy of the country you are visiting to confirm whether
there is any restriction on use.
For example, you cannot record location information logs without permission
from the government in China.
Set the Record GPS data of the GPS options menu to Off.
• The GPS may not function properly in China and on the borders between China
and neighbouring countries (as of September 2011).