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

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.

    1. Set the <Mode Switch> to <Shooting> () and then 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].
    Select the <DISP.> () button.

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




    6. A screen like the one below will appear on the monitor, so confirm that [Date Stamp] () is set.




    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.