newbie qn on time and date

dogueville · 10th June 2007

hello camera gurus,

i'm kinda new here and i have a canon a640. I've tried fiddling it for the longest time to find out how to put the datestamp on every picture when i take them but still no luck.

How do i fix the date and year there on every picture taken huh?

tia!

USM · 11th June 2007

Originally Posted by dogueville

hello camera gurus,

i'm kinda new here and i have a canon a640. I've tried fiddling it for the longest time to find out how to put the datestamp on every picture when i take them but still no luck.

How do i fix the date and year there on every picture taken huh?

tia!

Hi,

Do you mean that you wanted the time / date to appear on the all photos when you print them out?

catchlights · 11th June 2007

check this out

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tks · 11th June 2007

Most camera these days do not stamp the date/time on the image itself as it spoils the image. Instead, this info together with other info such as camera used, aperture, exposure, resolution etc are stored in the EXIF information that is in the digital file. This information can be displayed when you view your pictures using any number of software.

For some cameras, there might be a particular mode where you can stamp the date/time on the image itself. For Canons, this is usually the postcard mode. Based on the link given above, it seems your camera has this mode. But note that this mode will take the picture at a lower resolution of 2MP.

If you must stamp the date/time on every picture/resolution, then you have to use software to do this. It is apparently not difficult at all, although most of us don't do it.

noobie · 11th June 2007

Originally Posted by dogueville

hello camera gurus,

i'm kinda new here and i have a canon a640. I've tried fiddling it for the longest time to find out how to put the datestamp on every picture when i take them but still no luck.

How do i fix the date and year there on every picture taken huh?

tia!

This feature is not fully built-in on Canon cameras (Nikon cameras has include this feature for all image quality). In Canon camera, you have to do it in the software part. Check your Zoombrower application that comes with the cam. You can insert texts in your photo and there is a time/date stamp function within the text mode.

Russ · 11th June 2007

Date/time stamping is a legacy from film days when there was no other way to put the date/time but on the frame itself.

Whilst still useful sometimes, generally people prefer not to have it and with digital it is possible to store the info in the EXIF info without spoiling the photo itself.

But old habits die hard I guess

10th June 2007	#1
dogueville Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 177	newbie qn on time and date hello camera gurus, i'm kinda new here and i have a canon a640. I've tried fiddling it for the longest time to find out how to put the datestamp on every picture when i take them but still no luck. How do i fix the date and year there on every picture taken huh? tia!

11th June 2007	#3
catchlights Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Punggol Posts: 10,794	Re: newbie qn on time and date check this out . __________________ Shoot to Live, Live to Shoot www.foto-u.com \| www.benjaminloo.com \| email

11th June 2007	#4
tks Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 489	Re: newbie qn on time and date Most camera these days do not stamp the date/time on the image itself as it spoils the image. Instead, this info together with other info such as camera used, aperture, exposure, resolution etc are stored in the EXIF information that is in the digital file. This information can be displayed when you view your pictures using any number of software. For some cameras, there might be a particular mode where you can stamp the date/time on the image itself. For Canons, this is usually the postcard mode. Based on the link given above, it seems your camera has this mode. But note that this mode will take the picture at a lower resolution of 2MP. If you must stamp the date/time on every picture/resolution, then you have to use software to do this. It is apparently not difficult at all, although most of us don't do it.

11th June 2007	#6
Russ Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pasir Ris Posts: 1,613	Re: newbie qn on time and date Date/time stamping is a legacy from film days when there was no other way to put the date/time but on the frame itself. Whilst still useful sometimes, generally people prefer not to have it and with digital it is possible to store the info in the EXIF info without spoiling the photo itself. But old habits die hard I guess