Patent ID: 7184611
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: G01C,G09B

Abstract:
1. A data recording apparatus which has a portable construction and records a digital image signal onto a recording medium, comprising: signal processing means for forming image data from an image pickup signal which is obtained from image pickup means; a display unit for displaying said image data; position selecting means for selecting a position on said image data displayed on said display unit and obtaining first position information regarding the selected position; position measuring means for obtaining second position information using a global positioning system (GPS) by measuring a position located at a distance from the selected position; and recording means for recording said first and second position information together with said image data onto said recording medium; wherein, when a power source for said data recording apparatus is turned off after said first position information is recorded onto said recording medium, the second position information is recorded when the power source is subsequently turned on.