24 VQT4S89 (ENG)GPS and map functions■Displaying the status and result of positioningThe icons that indicate the status and result of positioning willappear on the LCD monitor. When positioning is successful,camera will search the place name information (name of place andlandmark) inside its internal database and display it.Place nameinformationGPS reception iconThe same number of icons as thenumber of the GPS satellites (fromwhich radio signals are successfullyreceived) stop flashing and light.If the three bars of the GPS receptionicon do not light and the icon turnsoff, it means that positioning wasunsuccessful.Positioningexecutedsuccessfully(blue)Positioning result icons(Time elapsed after successfulpositioning) (minute): Positioning failed. No locationinformation/place name informationavailable.● Positioning will take time in environments where it is difficult toreceive the signals from the GPS satellites. For details, referto “Using the GPS function to record the location of a picture”(Owner’s Manual for advanced features).● Even if GPS reception is good, it will take approx. 2 to 3minutes to successfully execute positioning under the followingconditions;• When positioning is executed for the first time• When [GPS Setting] was set to [OFF]• When [Airplane Mode] was set to [ON] and the camera wasturned off• When the battery was removed