topic Re: Date & Time Stamp for Canon SX540HS in Point & Shoot Digital Cameras

Date & Time Stamp for Canon SX540HS

mgauf — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:48:35 GMT

My Canon Powershot SX540HS does NOT have a Date & Time stamp option in the camera menu. Below "Auto Settings" is:
Centering On
Auto Slow Shutter
Face ID Settings

It does not appear to be under Tools, either.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Re: Date & Time Stamp for Canon SX540HS

kvbarkley — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:13:50 GMT

Would you expect there to be one? Placing the date and time on the image is going the way of the dodo bird, though I understand the need in certain situations.

Most folks just depend on the EXIF data.

Re: Date & Time Stamp for Canon SX540HS

mgauf — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:15:57 GMT

Date and Time stamping for potential legal evidence

Re: Date & Time Stamp for Canon SX540HS

kvbarkley — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:34:57 GMT

Most cameras can't do this. Again, did you expect it to?

I wish the courts would realize that this image data and time stamp is as easy to change as EXIF data, and therefore not a good indication of when an image was actually taken.