topic Re: File properties - author setting in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

File properties - author setting

famousbeagle — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 18:51:05 GMT

Hi,

I bought a Rebel T3i used, and when I look at the file properties of an image, it shows another person's name under the "Author" entry in the "Origins" section. I've searched in the manual and online but can't find anything on this.

Does anyone know how I can change that so it shows my name as the author?

Thanks!

Re: File properties - author setting

kvbarkley — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 19:21:43 GMT

page 172 of the manual: (You need to be in PAS or M mode for this to work. See the star? You might as well use A-Dep mode, since you won't use it for anything else.)

Re: File properties - author setting

diverhank — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 19:21:07 GMT

@famousbeagle wrote:
Hi,

I bought a Rebel T3i used, and when I look at the file properties of an image, it shows another person's name under the "Author" entry in the "Origins" section. I've searched in the manual and online but can't find anything on this.

Does anyone know how I can change that so it shows my name as the author?

Thanks!

Page 172 of the manual tells you how to do it:

Re: File properties - author setting

famousbeagle — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 19:26:21 GMT

Ahhhhh .... copyright info.

Thanks so much, y'all!

Re: File properties - author setting

RobertTheFat — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 00:23:54 GMT

@famousbeagle wrote:
Ahhhhh .... copyright info.

Thanks so much, y'all!

BTW, those settings are much more easily done via the EOS Utility than via the camera's menus. That doesn't matter much if the settings are never going to change. But if you'll be changing the copyright notice (home vs work) or the author's name (when you let one of the kids use the camera), it avoids a bit of tedium.

EOS Utility also lets you synchronize the camera's date and time with your computer. Again it doesn't matter much unless you're going to use more than one camera and want all your pictures to sort in the correct chronological order.

Re: File properties - author setting

famousbeagle — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 00:51:23 GMT

Great, thanks for the tip! 🙂

Re: File properties - author setting

Mr_Fusion — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 01:03:20 GMT

If you don't have the manual, it is available online from Canon Support. It is often a good place to start if you have a question.

Re: File properties - author setting

famousbeagle — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 01:22:12 GMT

@Mr_Fusion wrote:
If you don't have the manual, it is available online from Canon Support. It is often a good place to start if you have a question.

Thanks. I do have the manual and looked through it but didn't see it. I didn't realize it would be under "copyright."

Re: File properties - author setting

kvbarkley — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 19:06:52 GMT

The paper manual is the "Basic Instruction Manual" , there is a PDF "Instruction Manual" that has more information.

Re: File properties - author setting

famousbeagle — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 19:39:43 GMT

Yes thank you. I do have the PDF manual.