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
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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
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Navigate through the camera's menu to the following:
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[
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.
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[
Menu
] > [
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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.
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The location information cannot be written in the following cases:
- Motion pictures recorded in [ AVCHD ] format