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    How do I add the date and time to my pictures?

    24-Sep-2008
    8200267600

    Solution

      These instructions explain how to insert the date in images.
      CAUTION
      • To select the items displayed on camera's LCD monitor, press the button shown below (right, left, up, and down). To specify the selected item, press the button.
      • The [Date Stamp] cannot be deleted from the image data once it has been recorded because the date is written in as an image.
      • When selecting [Date Stamp] , [Recording Pixels] is set to 1600 x 1200 pixels and the compression (image quality) to [Fine].
      • Screens or menu listings may differ depending on the camera model being used.
      • As the actual locations of buttons / switches on cameras vary depending on the camera model, the illustrations that appear on this page may differ from your camera.
      • When the shooting mode is set to <Movie> () or <Easy mode> (), settings for inserting the date and time cannot be made.
      • When the shooting mode is set to [ISO 3200] () under <SCN> (), settings for inserting the data and time cannot be made.

      1. Set the <Mode Dial> to a setting other than <Movie> () or <Easy Mode> (), and press the <Power> button.




      2. Press the <FUNC./SET> () button.




      3. A screen like the one below will appear on the monitor.



      Select [Date Stamp] () in the [Recording Pixels] section .
      Press the <DISP.> () button.


      4. A screen like the one below will appear on the monitor.



      Press the camera button as shown above (right and left), select [Date Stamp] and set it to [Date] or [Date & Time].
      Press the <DISP.> () button.


      5. Press the <FUNC./SET> () button.




      6. Make sure that the [Date Stamp] is set and the following screen will appear with the icon () in the lower-left corner of the screen.




      7. When shooting with this setting, the date will be embedded in the image as shown below.



      [Date]
      [Date & Time]
      WARNING
      The date, its font and color, and the position where it is displayed cannot be changed. Also, dates and times recorded with [Date Stamp] cannot be deleted.