Show date and time on image

[mary anne]

Hi -  I'm hoping someone here can help me.  I've gone through the user manual and a few Google searches and haven't found an answer.

 

I have a job requirement to show the date and time stamp ON the digital image.  They don't want a print and they don't want to see the date/time in the EXIF data.  They want to view the file on the monitor and see the date/time stamp on the image.  Is there a setting on the XT-1 that will give me that?   

 

Thanks in advance!

[Doug Pardee]

No, I don't know of any serious camera that offers this option.

 

I haven't done it myself, but if you have a Windows computer, you supposedly can use the free FastStone Image Viewer software to timestamp your photos. Instructions here: http://soft.mydiv.org/win/qans.t103873.how-to-add-timestamp-to-multiple-photos-in-faststone-image-viewer-.0-Faststone-Image-Viewer.html

 

Caution: I've seen some indications that process overwrites the files it's stamping. You probably want to work on copies to be sure your originals are safe.

Edited August 3, 2017 by Doug Pardee

[sir_c]

I heard for Lightroom there is a plugin Mogrify that can do such. But in-camera I haven't seen this on digital myself.