SONY HDR-CX520 User Manual

How To Use GPS

4-156-306-11(1)

2009 Sony Corporation

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GB Using GPS functions

Utilisation des fonctions GPS

Uso de las funciones de GPS

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Using GPS functions

This section describes how to use the GPS functions equipped with your camcorder and also provides some important notes on using. Read the following instructions and also refer to the supplied “Operating Guide” before using your camcorder.

What is GPS?

The GPS (Global Positioning System) is a system that calculates geographical location from highly accurate US space satellites. This system allows you to pinpoint your exact location on the earth.

GPS functions you can use

Map Index

You can find a movie or photo on a map by its recording location.

YOUR LOCATION

You can display the current location on a map.

AUTO CLOCK ADJ / AUTO AREA ADJ

Your camcorder adjusts the clock and the time difference on each area automatically.

How to use the GPS function

Set the GPS switch to ON ( appears on the LCD screen). Your camcorder starts trying to triangulate. When your camcorder triangulates successfully, it will record the location information at the time movies and photos were recorded. You can identify the GPS switch by the “Operating Guide” supplied.

Notes

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The indicator changes according to the strength of GPS signal reception.

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Triangulating status GPS indicators GPS reception status

Function off No indicator

The GPS switch is set to OFF, or the GPS receiver is not functioning normally.

Difficult

Your camcorder cannot find a GPS signal, therefore, it cannot triangulate. Use your camcorder in an open area.

Processing

Your camcorder is confirming the GPS signal, and will be able to acquire location information soon. Wait until your camcorder completes the triangulation.

Triangulating

Your camcorder is receiving a GPS signal, and can acquire location information.

Triangulating

Your camcorder is receiving a strong GPS signal, and can acquire location information.

The GPS switch is set to ON in the default setting. Movies and photos recorded during triangulation by

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GPS will be recorded with location information. If you do not want to record location information, set the GPS switch to OFF. It may take from several seconds to several minutes to acquire the location information when you use the

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GPS for the first time or use it again after long intervals. Even if the camcorder is turned off, the GPS function is working as long as the GPS switch is set to ON.

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Make sure that the GPS switch is set to OFF during take off and landing of an airplane. You may not be able to acquire location information depending on the strength of GPS reception.

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The 3 dots in the lower right of show GPS signal stability. When fewer than 3 dots are displayed, the

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GPS signal is not stable enough to triangulate in the current environment. To successfully triangulate, move to an open area first, and turn the GPS switch to OFF and ON again, or turn the power of your camcorder off and on. Your camcorder quits trying to triangulate after a few minutes of unsuccessful attempts. If your

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camcorder continues to display (triangulation process not started) even after moved to an open area, turn the GPS switch to OFF and ON again, or turn the power of your camcorder off and on.

Map Index

Where movies and photos were recorded is marked on a map. You can select a movie or photo by recording location. Select the recording media which contains the movie or photo you want to play back before starting this operation.

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You can use the Map Index only with movies and photos having location information that was recorded with the GPS switch set to ON.

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You cannot use the Map Index with photos recorded on “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media.

Touch (VIEW IMAGES).

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The VISUAL INDEX screen appears.

Touch ( VIEW IMAGES) 

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[ MAP].

Returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen

Scale

Touch the image marker where

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you recorded the movies and photos to be played back.

The image marker turns red. The movies or photos recorded at that location are displayed on the left of the screen.

Touch the desired movie or

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photo.

Displays photos

You can change the scale using the zoom

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lever (W: larger, T: smaller).

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The point you touch on the map scrolls to the center automatically. If you hold a certain point, the map keeps scrolling.

will appear at the upper right corner

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of the thumbnail of the movie or photo without location information.

Image marker

Playback starts from the selected scene.

Notes

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Make sure that you set the GPS switch to ON

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prior to recording, to be able to create movies and photos that you can search for on the Map Index. The map always displays the north at the top.

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When you record several movies and photos at

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the same location, the movie or photo recorded most recently will be displayed on the LCD screen.

Tips

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You can also display the Map Index by

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touching (MENU)   [VIEW IMAGES] (under [PLAYBACK] category)  [ MAP]. You can also search for the thumbnail of the

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movie or photo you want to play by touching

/ in step 3. The recording location of the movie or photo will be displayed at the center of the map.

YOUR LOCATION

You can display the current location on a map. Set the GPS switch to ON so that your camcorder can acquire the current location information.

Touch ( YOUR LOCATION) on the recording screen.

The current location is displayed and marked at the center of the LCD screen. If you touch a certain point on the screen, the map shows the area with that point at the center. Touch (your location) at the bottom left of the LCD screen to move the current location back to the center.

To close the map screen

Touch .

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Notes

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The map always displays the north at the top.

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Tips

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You can change the scale using the zoom lever (W: larger, T: smaller).

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Your camcorder acquires the current location information every 10 seconds. The displays of the center marker, etc., appear differently according to the status of the current inquiry.

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When your camcorder cannot acquire the current location information, the center marker turns gray and the map shows the last location acquired.

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If you hold a certain point, the map keeps scrolling.

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You can also display the current location by touching (MENU)   [ YOUR LOCATION] (under [OTHERS] category).

AUTO CLOCK ADJ/AUTO AREA ADJ

Your camcorder can maintain accurate time and compensate for time difference automatically, by acquiring time and location information from GPS.

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Touch (MENU)   [CLOCK/ LANG] (under

[GENERAL SET] category)  [AUTO CLOCK ADJ]/[AUTO AREA ADJ].

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Touch a desired setting   .

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Notes

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You must set the date and time on your camcorder before using your camcorder.

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There may be discrepancies of a few seconds even if [AUTO CLOCK ADJ] is activated.

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The clock is adjusted automatically by [AUTO CLOCK ADJ] when you turn off your camcorder if the camcorder is receiving a GPS signal while it is being used. The clock is not adjusted until the camcorder is turned off. Also, the clock is not adjusted unless the camcorder is receiving a GPS signal, even if the GPS switch is set to ON.

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The [AUTO AREA ADJ] function automatically compensates for a time difference when it detects a time differences with the current area. The clock may not be adjusted to the correct

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time automatically, depending on the country/ region selected for your camcorder. In this case, set [AUTO CLOCK ADJ] and [AUTO AREA ADJ] to [OFF].

COORDINATES

During playback, your camcorder can display the coordinates information recorded on movies and photos.

Touch (MENU)   [PLAYBACK SET] (under

[PLAYBACK] category)  [DATA CODE]  [COORDINATES]   .

Trouble shooting

The camcorder is not receiving a GPS signal.

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Your camcorder may not be able to receive radio signals from GPS satellites because of obstructions. Bring your camcorder to an open area, and set the GPS switch to ON again.

The current location on the map of the camcorder is different from the actual current location.

The margin of error of the radio signal from

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GPS satellites is large. The margin of error can be as wide as several-hundred meters at the maximum.

Latitude Longitude

About GPS

The GPS system consists of 24 or more GPS satellites. A GPS receiver receives radio signals from the satellites, and calculates the current location of the receiver based on the orbital information (almanac data) and travel time of the signals, etc. Determining a location is called “triangulating.” A GPS receiver can determine the location’s latitude and longitude by receiving signals from 3 or more satellites.

As the positions of GPS satellites vary

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constantly, it may take longer to determine the location or the receiver may not be able to determine the location at all, depending on the location and time you use the camcorder. “GPS” is a system for determining geographic

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location by triangulating radio signals from GPS satellites. Avoid using the camcorder in places where radio signals are blocked or reflected, such as a shadowy place surrounded by buildings or trees, etc. Use the camcorder in open sky environments. You may not be able to record location

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information at locations or in situations where radio signals from the GPS satellites do not reach the camcorder as follows.

In tunnels, indoors or under the shade of

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buildings. Between tall buildings or at narrow streets

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surrounded by buildings. In underground locations, locations

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surrounded by dense trees, under an elevated bridge, or in locations where magnetic fields are generated, such as near high voltage cables. Near devices that generate radio signals of the

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same frequency band as the camcorder: near

1.5 GHz band mobile telephones, etc.

On triangulating errors

If you move to another location right after

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setting the GPS switch to ON, it may take a longer time for the camcorder to start trianguating, compared to when you stay in the same place. Error caused by the position of GPS satellites

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The camcorder automatically triangulates your current location when the camcorder receives

radio signals from 3 or more GPS satellites. The triangulating error allowed by the GPS satellites is about 30 m (98 feet). Depending on the environment of the location, the triangulating error can be greater. In this case, your actual location may not match the location on the map based on the GPS information. Meanwhile, the GPS satellites are controlled by the Unites States Department of Defense, and the degree of accuracy may be changed intentionally.

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Error during the triangulating process The camcorder acquires location information every 10 seconds during triangulating. There is a slight time difference between when the location information is acquired and when the location information is recorded on an image, therefore, the actual recording location may not match exactly the location on the map based on the GPS information.

On the restriction of use of GPS on an airplane

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During take off and landing of an airplane, set the GPS switch to OFF and turn off the camcorder, as you will be instructed to do by the on-board announcement. In other cases, use GPS in accordance with the regulations of the place or situation.

On the map data

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The camcorder contains map data for the following countries/regions. Europe, Japan, North America, Oceania, etc.

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Built-in map is powered by companies as follows; Map of Japan by Zenrin Co., Ltd., other areas by NAVTEQ.

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The map data included is as of the date of production of this manual.

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GPS maps will appear in 2-dimensional graphics except for certain landmarks in Japan, which will appear in 3D.

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The map always displays the north at the top.

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You cannot change the language on the map.

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You cannot update the map data.

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The scale of the map is 25 m to 6,000 km (or 100 feet to 6,000 miles).

On the geographic coordinate system

The “WGS-84” geographic coordinate system

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is used.

On copyright

The map data of the camcorder is copyrighted.

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Unauthorized copying or other usage of the map data may be contrary to the copyright laws.

On the navigation function

The camcorder does not have a navigation

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function that uses GPS.

Australia

Austria

Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovenia

France

source: Géoroute® IGN France & BD Carto® IGN France

Germany

Die Grundlagendaten wurden mit Genehmigung der zustaendigen Behoerden entnommen.

Great Britain

Based upon Crown Copyright material.

Greece

Hungary

Italy

La Banca Dati Italiana è stata prodotta usando quale riferimento anche cartografia numerica ed al tratto prodotta e fornita dalla Regione Toscana.

Japan

Norway

Portugal

Source: IgeoE – Portugal

Spain

Información geográfica propiedad del CNIG

Sweden

Switzerland

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