I’m curious to know if anyone has experienced a GPS failure with a Nikon AW100.
I bought one in Dec 2011 and all was fine until a week before a 10-day trip to Tassie (Feb 2012). I downloaded the GPS-A file (which provides data so the camera can get a position fix in just a few seconds), copied to the camera as usual and did an update – it failed. To cut short a long story of testing and elimination, the GPS function had failed.
I returned the camera to the retailer who nicely agreed to replace it with one off the shelf (otherwise I wouldn’t have a camera for the trip). It’s now been on half a dozen trips since – all good, until …...
Two weeks ago (Jul 2012), it failed again – exactly the same – GPS function died. No knocks, drops, or the like – it updated a few days prior, sat on the shelf, then failed another update.
I’ve again returned it and again the retailer was good enough to swap it for shelf stock. They say they’ve sold a lot of these cameras and not one return (apart from me!). I’ve searched the net for any similar problems without success.