topic Canon T3 and date stamp on the photo in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Canon T3 and date stamp on the photo

paulw43 — Sat, 30 Aug 2014 20:25:42 GMT

On a Canon T3, is there a way to place a date stamp on the photo? I have not found one yet.

Re: Canon T3 and date stamp on the photo

ebiggs1 — Sat, 30 Aug 2014 23:03:37 GMT

Nope!

Re: Canon T3 and date stamp on the photo

ebiggs1 — Sat, 30 Aug 2014 23:05:37 GMT

It automaticaly puts a date "in" the photo. It is viewable in the EXIF info. A EXIF viewer is required, some are free.y

Re: Canon T3 and date stamp on the photo

RobertTheFat — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 12:59:06 GMT

@ebiggs1 wrote:
It automaticaly puts a date "in" the photo. It is viewable in the EXIF info. A EXIF viewer is required, some are free.y

That doesn't really answer the OP's question. Knowing that the date can be found in the Exif data doesn't tell you how to make it appear on the picture. FWIW, I don't know how to do it either, but I don't doubt that there's a photo editor somewhere with that capability. If I were looking, I might start with Irfanview, with its extensive library of user-submitted add-ons.

Re: Canon T3 and date stamp on the photo

paulw43 — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 13:09:16 GMT

Thanks Bob. I will download one of the viewers and see how it works.

Re: Canon T3 and date stamp on the photo

ebiggs1 — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 14:02:18 GMT

Well, Bob from Boston, that is sorta silly isn't it? If the camera doesn't put it there any photo editor can add it after the fact.

And you can't deny the fact it is embedded in the EXIF by the camera.

Re: Canon T3 and date stamp on the photo

TCampbell — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 16:03:11 GMT

While the camera wont put the date ON the photo and most photo viewers will show you the info (including the EOS software Canon provided with the camera) I have stumbled across utilities which will read the date from the embedded EXIF data and digitally edit the photo by overlaying the date on the image (usually you get to decide where it places the date, size, font, etc.).

I have not actually used one of these utilities myself... But I have come across them. Do an Internet search and you should find several choices.

Re: Canon T3 and date stamp on the photo

RobertTheFat — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 18:51:46 GMT

@ebiggs1 wrote:
Well, Bob from Boston, that is sorta silly isn't it?

No, I don't think so.

If the camera doesn't put it there any photo editor can add it after the fact.

Maybe any can, but many don't. And using a photo editor to read the date from the Exif data and put it on the picture was my idea, wasn't it?

And you can't deny the fact it is embedded in the EXIF by the camera.

Actually, I don't recall trying to deny it.

Re: Canon T3 and date stamp on the photo

ebiggs1 — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 20:25:28 GMT

Actually my thoughts were more of a altered photo as to one that is not. My only point.
If you were going to edit a photo any date could be added.