Picture Motion Browser FAQ

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GPS Image Tracker


: Question
: Answer
GPS Image Tracker
What does on the media files list indicate?
Position information applied to the image file by GPS Image Tracker is not correct.
The clock setting of the camera was not correct while shooting. Can I apply position information to the images by GPS Image Tracker?
The message [If you add GPS log information to the media file, the file may not be displayed properly by some devices or programs. Do you want to continue?] appears when saving the image with position information applied.
When I try to add image files to GPS Image Tracker, the message [Media files in unsupported formats were not added to the list.] appears.
Is no position information applied the image file that has on the media files list?
What does on the media files list indicate?



What does on the media files list indicate?
It indicates image files whose time stamps are out of the time range of position information recorded by the GPS unit.


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2008-3-12 / 08_00021

Position information applied to the image file by GPS Image Tracker is not correct.
Please check the following.

  • Was the clock setting of the camera correct when shooting the image?
    (If not, you can correct it with Picture Motion Browser supplied with your Sony camera.)
  • Was the time zone correctly set in GPS Image Tracker?
    (You can adjust the time zone for images during daylight saving time (summer time) or while traveling abroad.)
  • Was a GPS log file recorded while shooting?
    (Check if the image file has on the media files list.)

Also, position information applied by GPS Image Tracker is not perfectly accurate due to the following reasons.

  • Position information is estimated by calculation.
  • Positioning by the GPS itself is not always accurate (especially between tall buildings, etc.)


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2008-03-12 / 08_00022

The clock setting of the camera was not correct while shooting. Can I apply position information to the images by GPS Image Tracker?
Launch [Location Correction] in the [Corrections]. You can adjust the time gap using the slider bar.

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2008-3-12 / 08_00023

The message [If you add GPS log information to the media file, the file may not be displayed properly by some devices or programs. Do you want to continue?] appears when saving the image with position information applied.
This message appears when you try to save the image taken with a camera other than Sony digital still cameras, camcorders, or digital SLR cameras.


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2008-3-12 / 08_00024

When I try to add image files to GPS Image Tracker, the message [Media files in unsupported formats were not added to the list.] appears.
This message appears when you select the image file that is not supported by GPS Image Tracker.

Please select a JPEG file compatible with Exif2.1 or later, or a video recoded with Sony camcorders, which is supported by GPS Image Tracker.


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2008-3-12 / 08_00025

Is no position information applied the image file that has on the media files list?
If the image file has , the software will apply the position information that has the time data closest to the image file from the GPS log files saved in the computer.


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2008-3-12 / 08_00026

What does on the media files list indicate?
This mark indicates that the position information has been added to the image file.


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2008-3-12 / 08_00027



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