https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Camcorders/4-Questions-re-Date-Time-Stamps-Involving-Canon-Video-Camera/m-p/20175#M418 <P>1) Regarding date/time stamping, do these video cameras allow the camera person to choose whether to permanently burn/embed the date/time stamp of the original recording into the mini DVC tape footage, or chose instead to embed the date/time stamp into mini DVC tapes using an invisible 'metadata-style' date/time stamp? Or, do they only allow for a metadata type date/time stamp, period, and no choice about it?</P><P>2) Then, if the camera person records in the metadata-style date-stamping mode, does that then allow the editor of the original DVC tape footage to replace the original 'metadata type date stamp' with their own 'new' metadata-type date/time stamp, to allow them to then produce a whole new mini DVC tape with their own new (chosen and editor preferred) date/time stamp on it?</P><P>3) Whoever answers these questions, please advise your name, title, and other contact info.</P><P>4) If it is Canon policy not to officially answer these question in this forum, or not to supply identity/ contact info of person answering the questions, then, please advise identity/contact info of person at Canon who may be able to help further. I am an attorney with a case involving video, and need help getting to the truth of what we believe has occurred. Thank you.&nbsp;&nbsp; Yours truly, TruthandJustice</P> Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:29:46 GMT TruthandJustice 2013-04-10T17:29:46Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Camcorders/4-Questions-re-Date-Time-Stamps-Involving-Canon-Video-Camera/m-p/20175#M418 <P>1) Regarding date/time stamping, do these video cameras allow the camera person to choose whether to permanently burn/embed the date/time stamp of the original recording into the mini DVC tape footage, or chose instead to embed the date/time stamp into mini DVC tapes using an invisible 'metadata-style' date/time stamp? Or, do they only allow for a metadata type date/time stamp, period, and no choice about it?</P><P>2) Then, if the camera person records in the metadata-style date-stamping mode, does that then allow the editor of the original DVC tape footage to replace the original 'metadata type date stamp' with their own 'new' metadata-type date/time stamp, to allow them to then produce a whole new mini DVC tape with their own new (chosen and editor preferred) date/time stamp on it?</P><P>3) Whoever answers these questions, please advise your name, title, and other contact info.</P><P>4) If it is Canon policy not to officially answer these question in this forum, or not to supply identity/ contact info of person answering the questions, then, please advise identity/contact info of person at Canon who may be able to help further. I am an attorney with a case involving video, and need help getting to the truth of what we believe has occurred. Thank you.&nbsp;&nbsp; Yours truly, TruthandJustice</P> Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:29:46 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Camcorders/4-Questions-re-Date-Time-Stamps-Involving-Canon-Video-Camera/m-p/20175#M418 TruthandJustice 2013-04-10T17:29:46Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Camcorders/4-Questions-re-Date-Time-Stamps-Involving-Canon-Video-Camera/m-p/23465#M419 <UL><LI>Did you ever get a response to your questions?&nbsp; I am in need of the same things you are looking for, and I am having a very difficult time finding anything.</LI></UL><P>Thanks, Wendy</P> Wed, 08 May 2013 21:04:24 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Camcorders/4-Questions-re-Date-Time-Stamps-Involving-Canon-Video-Camera/m-p/23465#M419 Wendy 2013-05-08T21:04:24Z