And when these new reg's kick in, you will not be allowed to leave a battery in your charger unit, Gwyn!! Add to this, that the airline will then be empowered to refuse to accept your bags if you do not take appropriate measures to eliminate the risk of short-circuiting, ie, taping over the battery terminals with non-conductive materials. I know it sounds a bit like "overkill", but you can rest-assured that some "jobsworth" will uphold the spirit of these new safety regulations!

I've been spending a few spare moments reading over the new regulations, Algi.. From what I can glean so far, "recognised" brands (Duracell, Ever Ready, etc) can be packed in your suitcase as "hold baggage". I'd imagine that this rule also applies to "proprietary" camera batteries such as those bearing the Pentax, Nikon, Canon, etc labels. "Grey" batteries, such as those manufactured by the likes of Hama, Hanmel, etc should be carried as part of "cabin luggage", and the likes of the Road Runner's favourite Acme products would fall into the category of "untested" from the pov of these new regulations. In all cases, the recommendation seems to be to keep these types of battery in their original packaging (if possible) during transit. If travelling "loose" (not in the original packaging), then the + and - terminals should be securely isolated to avoid any risk of short-circuiting.

Some folks might think that this is regulations gone mad, but I've watched quite a few IATA Dangerous Goods By Air safety videos, and you most certainly DO NOT want your laptop spontaneously combusting in mid-air because of a fault within the battery!!

In January 2013, IATA (International Air Transport Association) and ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) regulations will be imposing new procedures for carriage of the above HAZMAT by air, including the passenger system. These regulations are mainly aimed at freight-forwarders, express couriers, mail services, and airline operators - however, these new regulations will also be imposed on passenger traffic, albeit to a lesser degree.

Attached is a link to the flyer on the IATA website.

Basically, any spare batteries carried on board a commercial aircraft should be packed in such a way as to prevent short-circuiting, leakage, and seepage. The leaflet basically explains your obligations as a passenger, and these regulations are intended to cover all batteries containing lithium, including laptop and camera batteries.

If you buy in Japan, It will most likely be more expensive, even if you purchase using the TAXFREE FOR TOURISTS scheme. Note also, that if you do purchase under this scheme, and reclaim the tax at the port of exit, you are then duty-bound to declare it to HMRC upon arrival into the UK. They will then impose VAT on the lens, PLUS 4-7% import tax too, as well as an admin charge. In short, unless the lens is about 33-50% cheaper there, buy the lens in the UK. It keeps the audit trail simple.

Without being familiar with this camera, I can tell you that this is indicating a different tome zone to the one you are currently in. If you were going on hol's to, say, Japan, you would change the WORLD TIME to TYO (Tokyo), which is normally GMT +9 hrs.

What you need to find is the "house" icon, which is where you will set the home time. This is probably available via the 4-way controller (if your camera has one). I would have thought that the HOUSE/PLANE icons were situated close by each other in the menu screen.

I was in the transport museum in Pollockshields (Crossmyloof Ice Rink, as was?..), many years ago. I think the last time I was in th Kelvin Hall was the year before the SECC opened, for the Motor Show (my cousin John got ,e a couple of trade passes). My mum worked in the front kiosks at the KH, and my dad took a wee part-time hob as a concierge there when money was tight in the early 70's! My Aunty Nessie lived just along the road, in Regent Moray Street, just up from the Calypso Bar, which I'm given to understand is now a wine bar!!

I saw the tall ship, and the science museum and BBC building as well more recently. I'd love to pop along towards Celtic Park/Tollcross/Shettleston to see the difference being made by the Commonwealth Village, since my grandparents on my dad's side were all from there.

Jeez!!... I'm beginning to sound like that old tv show, " All Our Yesterdays"...!!

I guess GCC still haven't got around to repairing the fountain then?.. I've got so many happy childhood memories of Kelvingrove Park, The Art Gallery, the Uni, and the Kelvin Hall!!.. If you took photos of any of these, I'd love to see them!

Howard - as I understand it, GPS data is embedded as (or similar to) EXIF data, whichever GPS tool is used. I'm not even sure whether PDCU4 would consider this extra data of any relevance/significance to how it works, and thus "disregards" it.

As far as software goes, I think it is a feature of particular websites to "trawl" through a photo's additional data to determine if a standardised geo-positionary "signal" is encoded into the image.

I have found that Flickr will "geo-position" photos I take on my gps-enabled smartphone, but in the absence of a gps device in my Kr, I have to geo-position my photos manually.

I'm not even sure if this was the answer to your original question, but hopefully it is of some use.

Artur - if you are considering Shepperton for the repair, I could get the gear collected from you.

If, however, you are considering buying a new rig-out then SRS comes highly recommended by all and sundry here.

Liszon - Shepperton's not all that far from Heathrow/Staines!!... It surely falls within your remit??

*** Just a thought - whereabouts in London are you? I work for a courier company near to heathrow, and a couple of our drivers live in Shepperton! We have vans in central London daily!! ***