How to Sync GPS Data from Your Smartphone to Your Camera

Note: Wireless (Bluetooth®) connectivity is required

Your smartphone can transmit its location data to the camera via Bluetooth, allowing the camera to record while simultaneously embedding the acquired location information.

Preparation

Make a Bluetooth connection to the smartphone.
- Visit this page for information on how to connect to a smartphone.
- Ensure you also turn on "Location Services" for your phone. And if necessary, grant access to location information within the Panasonic Image App's settings
Navigate through the camera's menu to the following:
- [Menu] > [Setup] > [Bluetooth] > [Location Logging] > [ON]
- The camera will enter a mode where location information can be recorded and [GPS] will be displayed on the recording screen.
Take pictures on the camera.
- Location information will be written to the recorded pictures.

When the displayed [GPS] is semi-transparent

Location information is not acquired, so data cannot be written. Positioning with the GPS on the smartphone may not be possible if the smartphone is in a location such as a building or a bag. Additionally, the camera may need to be reconnected to your smartphone.

Disconnect your camera from your smartphone, ensure location services are enabled (consider turning them on / off again), and then re-connect your camera to your smartphone.
Move the smartphone to a location where positioning performance can be optimized, such as that offers a wide view of the sky, to try positioning.
Refer to the operating instructions of your smartphone.

Notes:

Images with location information are indicated with [GPS].
Be sure to pay special attention to the privacy, the likeness rights, etc. of the subject when you use this function. Use at your own risk.
The smartphone battery drains faster while location information is being recorded.
The location information cannot be written in the following cases:
- Motion pictures recorded in [AVCHD] format

View your product's operating manual for more information related to writing GPS information to your recorded images.