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# Setting the date/time of the internal clock

The date/time and time zone are recorded as metadata in the content (clip) while shooting. The date/time metadata will affect the playback order by the thumbnail.

Always check and set the date/time and time zone before using the camera for the first time.

Do not change the setting of the date/time and time zone while shooting.

Press the <MENU> button.

- The [MENU] screen is displayed on the control panel.

Select [MENU] → [SYSTEM SETTINGS] → [CLOCK] → [CLOCK SETTING] to set the year, month, day, and time.

The year setting upper limit is 2037. For details on the settings menu, refer to “Setting menu basic operations”.

Select [MENU] → [SYSTEM SETTINGS] → [CLOCK] → [TIME ZONE] to set the time difference from Greenwich Mean Time.

NOTE

- You can correct the date and time of the internal clock from GPS by enabling the GPS function.

- The accuracy of the clock is approximately ±30 seconds per month. Check and reset the time when accurate time is required.

- Note that if the time is received using the built-in GPS, the time of the internal clock (local date and time) is maintained accurately based on the time received (Greenwich mean time) and the time zone.

  Check the settings of the time zone again if the settings for the time zone is not correct, such as the wrong local date and time are displayed as the time of the internal clock (it is not necessary to reset the internal clock).

#### Time zone table

Time difference | Region | Time difference | Region
--- | --- | --- | ---
00:00 | Greenwich | +01:00 | Central Europe
−00:30 |  | +01:30 |
−01:00 | Azores | +02:00 | Eastern Europe
−01:30 |  | +02:30 |
−02:00 | Mid-Atlantic | +03:00 | Moscow
−02:30 |  | +03:30 | Tehran
−03:00 | Buenos Aires | +04:00 | Abu Dhabi
−03:30 | Newfoundland | +04:30 | Kabul
−04:00 | Halifax | +05:00 | Islamabad
−04:30 | Caracas | +05:30 | Mumbai
−05:00 | New York | +06:00 | Dakar
−05:30 |  | +06:30 | Yangon
−06:00 | Chicago | +07:00 | Bangkok
−06:30 |  | +07:30 |
−07:00 | Denver | +08:00 | Beijing
−07:30 |  | +08:30 |
−08:00 | Los Angeles | +09:00 | Tokyo
−08:30 |  | +09:30 | Darwin
−09:00 | Alaska | +10:00 | Guam
−09:30 | Marquesas Islands | +10:30 | Lord Howe Island
−10:00 | Hawaii | +11:00 | Solomon Islands
−10:30 |  | +11:30 |
−11:00 | Midway Islands | +12:00 | New Zealand
−11:30 |  | +12:45 | Chatham Islands
−12:00 | Kwajalein Atoll | +13:00 | Phoenix Islands
+00:30 |  |  |

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