Adding date and time to images using the PowerShot A480.

Article ID: ART129948 | Date published: 05/12/2015 | Date last updated: 08/17/2015
 

Solution

These instructions explain how to insert the date in images.

attention:

  • 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].
  • When the shooting mode is set to <Movie> (), settings for inserting the date and time cannot be made.
  • The following explanations are provided based on the assumption that the [Shooting Mode] is set to <Program AE> ().


1. Press the <Power> button on the camera.


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 <MENU> () button.


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

Operate the <directional buttons> left or right to select [Date Stamp] and set it to [Date] or [Date & Time].

Press the <MENU> () 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.


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